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You computer gurus, Virus Q ?
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:27 pm
So Ive gota a box with the Crypto-Locker virus.
If I want to retrieve some Excel files, can I just boot to DOS, and go to the directory ?
And no Im not gonna try to remove the virus, I just want to retrieve the Excel files.
If I want to retrieve some Excel files, can I just boot to DOS, and go to the directory ?
And no Im not gonna try to remove the virus, I just want to retrieve the Excel files.
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Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:31 pm to Drop4Loss
Not if it's been encrypted, which most likely it has.
Pay, pull from backup, or SOL.
Pay, pull from backup, or SOL.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:44 pm to Drop4Loss
Posted on 4/9/14 at 8:52 pm to Drop4Loss
Had someone get it and the whiles were encrypted. Luckily we had a good backup in place.
When files are encrypted, there are two keys involved, a private and public. The public is stored on the computer and the private is stored on the virus developer's server. It's impossible to decrypt without the other key, hence the $300 ransom.
I had a new person bring me their computer and it had been infected. No backup in place. He paid the $300 and we got the key to decrypt, even it it was infected again.
When files are encrypted, there are two keys involved, a private and public. The public is stored on the computer and the private is stored on the virus developer's server. It's impossible to decrypt without the other key, hence the $300 ransom.
I had a new person bring me their computer and it had been infected. No backup in place. He paid the $300 and we got the key to decrypt, even it it was infected again.
Posted on 4/9/14 at 9:19 pm to Drop4Loss
Restore from backup.
You do have one, right?
You do have one, right?
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