"Don't pay the ransom" is just the first sentence. The rest of the paragraph would be: "Restore your data from backups, and have an IT professional come in an

"Don't pay the ransom" is just the first sentence. The rest of the paragraph would be: "Restore your data from backups, and have an IT professional come in and remove the malware if it's also on the backup." Just telling people to pay the ransom is idiotic. It actually leaves the malware in place, and what guarantee is there that they won't be blackmailed again the next day?