This harmful virus is designed to infect your PC files. It locks up your documents, photos and music. The encrypted files have a “.gero” extension. You can’t access them.
GERO files are encrypted. There is no way to decrypt them. To restore your files, perform a System Restore.
Gero is a ransomware infection. It gets on your computer and runs. It encrypts files, changes their extensions to “.gero”. You can’t open them.
Gero arrives with free software. Or by clicking ads, opening email attachments. Once inside, it damages your PC.
When Gero infects, it scans drives for files. It encrypts and renames them “.gero”. They no longer open. It shows ransom notes. With payment instructions to decrypt.
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