[Utilizer]

Hmmm. I was thinking this was somewhat serious, as the payment is demanded in BitCoin denominations (0.6 BitCoins), which are not cheap. People appear to be paying it, however.

[driftdiver]

Its serious, no question about it. In the earlier versions of the virus there put the file.

Here’s an article on it. - http://www.pcworld.com/article/2084002/how-to-rescue-your-pc-from-ransomware.html