Questions tagged [ransomware]
A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.
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My computer is hacked, All files were renamed as YYZA file extension, how to rename or remove YYZA Extension? [duplicate]
My Laptop got attacked by a virus and nearly every file including Photos, Videos and Documents extension were changed to YYZA , meaning .jpg was changed to .YYZA, How to recover or remove that ...
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How to have an app be trusted by Windows to bypass the "Ransomeware protection"?
I have a Windows desktop software that needs to write new folder/files into the %USERPROFILE%\Documents\ folder.
There is a Windows option, under "Ransomware protection", that protects "...
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Is situation (with GPG) possibly a malware attack?
I am taking care of an ubuntu server (22.04) and suddenly I was not able to access some files via FTP. I checked a few things and noticed a gpg root process consuming a lot of CPU. It kept restarting ...
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Cybereason just appeared on status bar
I've been using Manjaro for a while, but last week a new icon appeared on the status bar. When right-clicking it says it is from Cybereason (see below), but I did not install it. Try to figure out ...
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How do I check if files have been encrypted by Ransomware?
Is there any way to check if the current files (files of a computer/user/hard disk/NAS ) have been encrypted with ransomware by a third party?
Would it be possible to open all files according to their ...
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Do ransomware decryption tool really work and what's proper way to fix it? [closed]
My laptop got infected with ransomware, files got encrypted and it tells me to pay to them.
As I know I have a few options:
Pay the ransom and hope the cybercriminals keep their word and
decrypt the ...
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How do I recover files on a Linux web server after an attack by Makop Ransomware?
My web server was running a critical web service for my company network and was attacked by the Makop Ransomware. The majority of the php files and the databases have all been encrypted. Is there a ...
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Ransomware hack usb controller [duplicate]
Apology to poor english , i am 56 year old , from macedonia , maybe the superuser isnt a best place to ask , but google lied to me some times so i dont trust it ,
My boss in work is dumb as a bike and ...
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QDLA Remove and Decrypt
Good day, I have been hacked anonymously, that all my files was been renamed or encrypted by a ransomware STOP/DJVU. Is there someone out there can decrypt or solve this? Need Instruction. Thank you ...
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ls command on a Synology NAS via SSH returns "ls: cannot read symbolic link"
DISCLAIMER: I know nearly nothing of unix based things, shell etc...
A month ago a ransomware (0xxx) infected my Synology NAS. I contacted an expert to know if there's anything I can do. He told me to ...
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Ransomware affected Files can be used.?
My pc was hacked with internal drive and external, i turnoff the computer and disconnected external drives and done clean installation on internal, Does ransomware affected files on external hard ...
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How to decrypt all my personal files which is encrypted by window after window 10 reset? [duplicate]
All my personal files and excel files are encrypted by window when i reset window 10. Now i am not able to open my excel files. In all my files, the extension .geno is added in all the files (Mouse ...
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Can ransomware affect ejected external hard drive? [closed]
Can ransomware affect an external hard disk on Windows that has been ejected using "Safely remove" feature while keeping the drive plugged into my PC?
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I have accidentally put ransomware protection on my C drive
I have enabled ransomware protection but accidentally put c drive in my protected folder now it is not letting me change any settings neither is it letting me disabling the setting. Help
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Will the System Restore bring back Ransomware even after using an anti-virus?
I have been attacked by a Ransomware STOP djvu vs extension .npsk. I will be able to remove it soon, but after that, I want to use System Restore to recover my original file that not been encrypted ...
