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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Is there any way to scan Windows XP folders for viruses from Windows 10
We know that Windows XP is passed away long time before. But still I like to use ( or I have no other way because some old software work only on XP). Most of the anti-virus and malware protection ...
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How to wipe a disk completely that has been encrypted by ransomware
Recently my HDD was encrypted by a ransomware attack (I have no idea which encryption method has been used) and as a result I cannot access the contents of my HDD (see how Disk 1 seems in the first ...
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Corrupted windows and lost image file
My PC got attacked by a hets ransom virus. It corrupted my windows and encrypted all the files on my PC, including the original windows image file that came with the laptop. I now understand the ...
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Mbed ransomware attack on my PC [duplicate]
My pc attacked by Mbed ransomware virus and all files get encrypted.
To kill this virus, I have scanned my full system with bootable anti-virus
and used Emsisoft Decryptor to decrypt files.
But this ...
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How to recover files encrypted by norvas ramsomware
I just caught a ransomware that encrypted many of my files and I need to get them back. Now they all end in .NORVAS and I can't find a way to decrypt them back. I tried with data recovery pro, shadow ...
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Files encrypted with af21 file extension
I have a set of files which got encrypted during the recent ransomware attack. All of the files have a common extension .af21 . I am able to play the video files using VLC, although they have the same ...
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How do I recover my data from a ransomware .rumba?
My laptop got infected with a ransomware. It add extension .rumba to my files. How do recover my data? I've tried all the method in the google first page of "How to remove .rumba" to no avail. I ...
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Windows 10 Controlled folder access, when turned on does it prevent games from saving in documents?
Its a feature of windows 10 defender, but it doesn't explain itself well. When turned on, it takes you to a page where there is a list of folders its protecting like Documents and Pictures. They cant ...
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Allow rundll32.exe in Windows 10 ransomware protection settings?
When trying to import photos from my phone, Windows' ransomware protection (controlled folder access) blocked rundll32.exe from writing to my Pictures photo.
Would it be OK to put rundll32.exe on ...
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Requesting Advice On Preventing Ransomware (also very odd text in my win.ini cfg)
I had just recently prevented a ransomware attack and am still looking for malware as I am curious. I had looked in my win.ini file this morning and found some odd text that even Google Translate ...
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Laptop PC stuck at startup, formatted, now data unrecoverable, looks encrypted
Someone asked me to recover data from a laptop computer (Sony Vaio), after a Windows reinstall (Windows 8) through the startup recovery procedure.
Prior to that, the computer was malfunctioning : it ...
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Is it possible to remove BitLocker functionality from Windows?
Is there any way to remove BitLocker functionality from Windows?
BitLocker has recently been used by ransomware to lock a friend's drive. He is now supposed to pay bitcoin to some hackers to get the ...
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Randomly Named Files appearing in Hidden folders (virus?)
I have random hidden folders containing files with randomly generated file names I haven't created appearing in my Documents Folder (which is synced to OneDrive).
e.g. OneDrive\Documents\2016-11-08 ...
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Duplicate files with weird extensions – ransomware?
I'm a little afraid to get bashed since this is super non-specific but this is exactly my problem. I'm finding weird file duplicates on my computer – with the same name as the original file but an ...
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How to protect data on connected pendrive from Ransomware?
This question is specific to some measures that I have already taken with a pen drive as described below. I have a pendrive that’s always connected to my Windows PC. I run a script at logon that takes ...
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