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| Thread ID: 143754 | 2017-04-02 05:09:00 | Ransomware questions | Tony (4941) | Press F1 |
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| 1433676 | 2017-04-03 09:16:00 | Used to live not far from there going towards Te Aroha a few yrs ago now Also from the same area 67-87:) |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1433677 | 2017-04-03 09:50:00 | A bitcoin is nz$1600 at the moment, its up $200 from last month and worth investing in, but definitely makes you think long and hard about paying the ransom though. | Kame (312) | ||
| 1433678 | 2017-04-03 10:13:00 | A bitcoin is nz$1600 at the moment, its up $200 from last month and worth investing in, but definitely makes you think long and hard about paying the ransom though.Well it's looking like he won't have to, so that's good news. Of course we don't don't know what the techo will charge him... | Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433679 | 2017-04-03 10:31:00 | If he gets his files back he is very very lucky. As 1101 said above, the latest versions are not crackable. Maybe he will keep some offline backups after this. Or, then again, maybe not. |
linw (53) | ||
| 1433680 | 2017-04-03 10:47:00 | If he gets his files back he is very very lucky. As 1101 said above, the latest versions are not crackable. I agree, but I'm only going by what I've been told. Maybe he will keep some offline backups after this. Or, then again, maybe not. One would hope so, but I'm not optimistic. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 1433681 | 2017-04-03 10:59:00 | Does not sound like Cryptolocker as newer variants offer near nil remedy ,a earlier variant chance there might be a fix May be just Ransomware of some sort that needed targeted systematic cleaning |
Lawrence (2987) | ||
| 1433682 | 2017-04-03 11:19:00 | Also from the same area 67-87:) I went to that college in 1981-82 |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1433683 | 2017-04-06 19:03:00 | As someone who was hit with Crytolocker a few years ago I would say this to the guy. I had off site backups and just threw away the infected drive(s) and put backup hard drive in - I lost two weeks work/data. I spend a lot of my time doing backups - and it paid off then. First - He should have made backups - he shodul kick himself and apologise to his family for losing their photos etc Second - He should make a Youtube Video saying "I stupid for not having backups" (What if someone had stolen his computer?) Third - He should not pay the ransom - if people do that, it only encourages them. Fourth - He should report it to Netsafe - or whoever - so that they know the scale of the problem Fifth - He should buy a new C drive and reload his OS and programs Don't bother trying to find a program to unlock the file - its probably an excercie in futility People who say they will honour the deal if you pay them may be a bit deluded when they say the would not honour their side of the deal. What if they come back for me? Don't say its not in their interest - they are low life scum with no principals at all. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1433684 | 2017-04-06 19:05:00 | The poor guy has lost his data and all you are worried about is the town where he lives!!?? | Digby (677) | ||
| 1433685 | 2017-04-06 19:06:00 | As I have said before on these threads. The people that make this stuff should be found and SHOT. The isp's and email servers that host them should remove them right away or be banned from the internet. |
Digby (677) | ||
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