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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How to browse the net safely with Windows computers?
I have Windows 7 and Window 10 laptops. I'm thinking of a bullet-proof way to protect the computers from network threats such as the ransomware attacks that have been running wild during the last few ...
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Windows 7: Can we keep internal HDD from being accessed by ransomwares with "disable" or "unmount"?
I'm trying to find an alternative way to protect my daily backup-disk from malware, while the HDD is still connecting to a SATA port on the motherboard.
(This is temporally. I can't afford a portable ...
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How to decrypt files after BTCWare Gryphon?
My PC got affected by BTCWare Gryphon.
I have tried different software such as Data Recovery Pro, 360 Document Protector, Kaspersky, and so on, but they couldn't help me.
ID Ransomware claims that ...
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Decrypt files after Petya ransomware attack in 2017 [duplicate]
Does anybody know if the recent flavour of Petya ransomware (active in June 2017) is somewhat different from one that appeared back in 2016?
I am only interested in the decrypting approach.
This was ...
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Why is windows 10 encrypting so many files?
My current status: Paranoid.
Monday night I had a friend over and we were making travel plans on my computer.
A message appeared at some point asking about backing up encrypted files. I stupidly ...
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How do the ransomware viruses perform their encryption?
I know the classic setup ... open a file, click a link -- bam: malicious code execution. Oh noes!
But how does that lead to "all my files are suddenly encrypted"?
The operative word here is "...
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Disable wmic - Windows Management Instrumentation
Regarding Petya ransomware, I read that is advisable to disable vmic, afaik aka "Windows Management Instrumentation" in services.msc.
But if I am stopping this, this will also stop "Security Center",...
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Is encrypted but online USB PenDrive safe from ransomware attack?
Using TrueCrypt I have encrypted the entire backup pen drive but it's always connected to my Windows 7 PC.
As a result when normally dismounted it does not have a recognized file system. Only a drive ...
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Have I been attacked by the WannaCry ransomware? [duplicate]
I am (deliberately) still running XP on my main home PC. Since the attack of the WannaCry ransomware, I have been unable to reach Windows Update (or any other Microsoft website) with Internet ...
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Access Windows 10 Safe Mode from startup
I have an Asus machine running up-to-date Windows 10. With all the Ransomware panic going around ittakes me back to when I was victim of a type-3 Ransomware attack (lockout). The way I managed to ...
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How to protect my Windows machine from Wanna Cry (Wanna Crypt) ransomware attack and how to remove Wanna Cry? [duplicate]
When i wrote this question in SuperUser there was not any information and solution about Wanna Cry attack in SuperUser. So this is not a duplicate question and has special information and useful ...
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Should I do online transaction [WannaCry Ramsomeware]
Can I do online transaction safely without getting affected by WannaCry Ramsomeware? If I do, then how would I be affected?
The site I'm trying is Amazon.
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Will you see ransomware activity like WannaCry in Resource Monitor? [duplicate]
I understand that in order to encrypt terabytes of data, a ransomware must work hard for hours on HDD and perhaps for under an hour on SSD.
So it has to leave obvious signs of doing so.. right?
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Is this a ransomware?
I just got this window on my main computer:
Apparently, it's from Windows. I checked, and the process EXE file is the original one (efsui.exe or something like that). However, I don't use EFS (I ...
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How does ransomware work? [closed]
If it's possible to get a full rundown on how ransomware usually works in encrypting files, that would be nice.
I know ransomware encrypts all files with AES-256 for speed, but where does RSA come in?...
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