Under this class, I give guidance on how to eliminate and decode ransomware.
Ransomware is a type of software which encrypts files on the victim’s computer and demands payment in cryptocurrency. However, there is no guarantee that the attacker will give you the decryption key after receiving the ransom.
These cyber attacks can target individuals, businesses or large organizations resulting in serious damages. The operational disruption caused by file loss leads to financial setbacks; reputational damage as well as potential legal consequences for an enterprise affected by such an incident are enormous.
Different methods are used for distributing ransomware including email attachments; infected downloads or exploit kits landing page served through malvertising campaigns among others.
Once inside a system it uses strong encryption algorithms to lock files thereby making them inaccessible until decrypted using a unique key issued upon payment confirmation – this note also provides instructions on how much should be paid as well where payments should be made.
To prevent infection one must follow good security practices like updating systems with patches from reliable sources; employing reputable anti-malware solutions; regularly backing up important data onto offline storage media and being wary of suspicious email attachments or links sent via unknown senders which could contain malicious code designed to exploit vulnerabilities in software used by recipients’ machines.
Handling such an incident once detected becomes complex because you do not know what other damage may have been done beyond file encryption.
Normally, law enforcement agencies together with cybersecurity experts discourage victims from paying ransoms due to two reasons – first; there is no guarantee that once paid attackers would honor their side of bargain secondly; it only encourages them further if they realize that people are willing pay whatever asked so long as all files get decrypted back but still criminals may not keep promise hence need professional advice either about options available for recovery after attack has been mitigated against or even reporting case relevant authorities depending on severity levels involved.
Hippocrates ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. Hippocrates ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Hippocrates ransomware.
Hippocrates ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Hippocrates
DoyUk 5.0 ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. DoyUk 5.0 ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the DoyUk 5.0 ransomware.
DoyUk 5.0 ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.DoyUk 5.0
LOKI ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. LOKI ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the LOKI ransomware.
LOKI ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.LOKI
AIEOU ransomware is a malicious program created to encrypt personal files and personal documents on your computer. AIEOU ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the AIEOU ransomware.
AIEOU ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.AIEOU
IISA ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. IISA ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the IISA ransomware.
IISA ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.IISA
HAMSTER ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. HAMSTER ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the HAMSTER ransomware.
HAMSTER ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.HAMSTER
MIIS ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. MIIS ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the MIIS ransomware.
MIIS ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.MIIS
FG69 ransomware is created to encrypt your personal computer files and personal computer documents. FG69 ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the FG69 ransomware.
FG69 ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.FG69
Sorryitsjustbusiness ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. Sorryitsjustbusiness ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Sorryitsjustbusiness ransomware.
Sorryitsjustbusiness ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Sorryitsjustbusiness
FEFG ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. FEFG ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the FEFG ransomware.
FEFG ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.FEFG