This is a great article taken from ‘Network World’ – what to do if you are the unfortunate victim of ransomware, the virus that encrypts your data, pictures and documents with military grade encryption. Currently, the only way to get it back is to pay the ransom.
http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2015/03/18/should-you-pay-or-fight-ransomware/?handleransomware=