Can cryptolocker infect a mac computer

Hi Can The New Malware Cryptolcker Infect A Mac Computer
Running Windows Parallels & Microsoft Office For Mac 2011

Whatever you have, it's not Cryptolocker. It and the Mac has been covered extensively. Cryptolocker is a Windows only threat. It has also been defeated. FireEye has a web page where even if your Windows computer has been infected, they can send you the decryption key to unlock it without paying the ransom fee.
Source 1
Source 2 - FireEye is one of the highest regarded anti malware and security sites. Note again that it only affects PCs running Windows.
Source 3 - I added this one to show that not everyone understands what Cryptolocker does. There are many sites that tag the Mac and Cryptolocker together, but in no case does it do what it does on the PC side. In the case of the Mac, if you see anything that says you've been infected with Cryptolocker, it's nothing more than a JavaScript loop on a web page that keeps you from backing out of that page and says you're infected. That is a VERY long way from a drive in Windows that is literally encrypted and you have to pay a ransom fee if you ever again hope to see important data you don't have backed up. There are many such fake web pages that attempt to lock the user to a particular page, and it is very easy to defeat. Some say it's the FBI, the CIA, or other fake pages demanding you call you toll free number to "fix" it.

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