Microsoft recommends not paying in case of ransomware

Many users in the past two years have been affected by ransomware, which ends up hijacking your computer. In many cases, you are asked to pay money to access your files and computer again. Even if paid, they are not always accessible. This is why companies like Microsoft recommend users not to pay.

Microsoft recommends not paying in case of ransomware

They have done so through a statement, where they say they seek to prevent users from doing this. So the company seeks to advise in case you are the victim of such an attack.

Not to pay

One aspect that Microsoft has wanted to emphasize is that even paying there is no guarantee that the files will be accessed again. So it can end up being a way to lose money, but without the files or access to the computer being recovered normally. Unfortunately, the company says nothing about what users or companies should do.

Ransomware has become a serious problem, which in the last two years has affected thousands of users and companies around the world, especially in several well-known waves. But the solutions are complex in this type of case.

Not only Microsoft recommends not to pay. Previously, authorities, experts and the police themselves have recommended not to pay for this extortion and to report the case. Unfortunately, despite being reported, it is almost impossible to recover files or end up finding hackers responsible for this type of attack.

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