Russian malware?

Hello, just on here news from Channel 4 in the United Kingdom (TV) informed of a computer based major Russian malware, causing more than half a billion books stolen or taken as ransom after taking control of computers or home or businesses. I am naturally very worried after listening to what follows. Cyber crime expert Don Smith shows Channel 4 News how criminals get remotely to your computer ("almost certainly have better access to your computer that you do") in order to steal the "cold hard cash. I don't know if we could watch the foregoing out side UK. However, as I have heard the discussion of news that happens an e-mail with an attachment when you open the attachment the open computer will be controlled by the gang. He continues to inform how they ask for ransom to access folders on this computer, able to look at the user in accessing distance to their camera ect. I did not open these messages or attachments. But naturally very concerned if I am a victim? I am under my free version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. I regularly updated MS Security Essentials. Are there any other technique, what can I do to see if mine is infected or attack? Thank you in advance for your comments, I want to say. Concerning

"an email with an attachment arrives and when it is opened the attachment, the computer has opened will be under the control of the gang...  " Not, I opened these messages or attachments".

Using "common sense" ("safe surfing") goes a long way toward prevention.  Never open a suspicious attachment.   In fact, even attachments in known friends/relatives have a danger, because their e-mail could have been hacked or even forged!   Therefore, we must always be on guard... even at the opening of "friendly" e-mails

One thing that could help: opening of attachments inside Sandboxie.   In theory, if anything malicious is open and running, it should be caught in the trap in the sandbox and then easily ignored simply by closing the tray to sand.

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What about ransomware, one of the most dangerous is CryptoLocker.   Fortunately, there is a program that I followed in this forum called CryptoPrevent, which easily blocks the known versions of Cryptolocker.   If you have not looked into it, you should read my long wire / underway here: http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/virus-spyware/f/3522/t/19530796.aspx

[FREE] program can be downloaded from CryptoPrevent   http://www.foolishit.com/vb6-projects/cryptoprevent/

(scroll to the bottom of the page for download links).   Manually check updates "occasionally".

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Regarding how to test your system for these infections [other than say, if CryptoLocker had completed his task, you might know, as it would invite you for ransom], I don't have a definitive answer... perhaps someone else might be able to address that.

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