That is why people should have a backup set of the likes of photos and other personal files.
I would just like to second this. Stuff happens. Malware, hard drive failures, power surges, fires, floods and Quads' favorite: earthquakes. If the data on your PC is important, back it up and store the backups on media that is not connected to the PC.
I don't think, My favorite after going through near 10,500 quakes the bigger ones with world record G-Forces near a City anywhere in the world.
Yeah, "favorite" was probaby an unfortunate term. I did not mean to be flippant. What I meant was that you have had a lot of experience with earthquakes, and know a good deal about them.
There are numerous backup/restore imaging programs. Some very good ones are free. So buy an external hard drive (available for less than $100) and backup your system on a regular basis. The entire cost is less than one computer repair and you can have your system back with just a few clicks and about 30 minutes.
There are numerous backup/restore imaging programs. Some very good ones are free. So buy an external hard drive (available for less than $100) and backup your system on a regular basis. The entire cost is less than one computer repair and you can have your system back with just a few clicks and about 30 minutes.
To help avoid, but not elliminate, what Quads noted about external drives still being at risk, be sure do disconnect the extenal drive except to do your backup. And obviously do not back up if you think you may have any kind of infection.
Nothing is 100% secure unless you disconnect from the outside world. But what is the use of that?
I only got the txt. I never got a popup window. All my docs, jogs, pdfs, and most of my installation files have been .crypt on 5/31/2012 at around 2:00 PM.
There is a Warning.txt file in all of my directories. That says:
YOUR ID: 559 Your computer protection level was very low and your system was attacked by trojan program which encrypts data.
All your documents, text files, databases, pictures and etc. were encrypted by secure AES algorithm with unique password.
Random password entry attempt is imposible, all the data will be damaged after first unsuccessful attempt.
Programs that can restore data wont help you as original files will be destroyed without a possibility to restore them. It is useless to ask someone for help. Only we can decipher your data.
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Please don't warn me to backup my files, I have but not all of them. There needs to be a real solution to this.
To help avoid, but not elliminate, what Quads noted about external drives still being at risk, be sure do disconnect the extenal drive except to do your backup. And obviously do not back up if you think you may have any kind of infection.
Nothing is 100% secure unless you disconnect from the outside world. But what is the use of that?
Wouldn't a valid system backup on an external drive be able to be restored when booting from a WinPE bootable CD?
How about just reformatting the drive and then a restore from a bootable cd?
Someone has to find a solution to reverse the effects of this ransomware virus. As for backing up, I did have my files backed up on an external harddrive, but the external drive was connected to my computer at the time. All my jpgs and docs on the external drive were also changed to .crypt. I lost important docs from school and jpgs of family members that are irreplaceable. So I am really hoping for a way to reverse the virus' effects.
If the Ransomware involved and it might not be this one on this thread uses encryption methods like the GPcode family there is no fix.
When the latest GPcode appeared people around the world looked at it no one could break it, and it was then workewd out with the speeds of todays PC's it would take 35- 40 years to break it. Per infected PC.
Someone has to find a solution to reverse the effects of this ransomware virus. As for backing up, I did have my files backed up on an external harddrive, but the external drive was connected to my computer at the time. All my jpgs and docs on the external drive were also changed to .crypt. I lost important docs from school and jpgs of family members that are irreplaceable. So I am really hoping for a way to reverse the virus' effects.
I'm sorry to hear that. It's a very rotten situation. I do full backups to an external drive that is otherwise not connected to my system. From time to time I also backup my data to DVD.
I could send you a copy of the setsyslog32.exe file the original poster mentioned. THat seems to be the file the hacker put in C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming. There was also a dll wpbt0.dll. THe virus itself is easy to stop. Just stop the process and delete the files and remove the startup registry file. But the program encycrpts everything.
Quads has been requesting a copy of the culprit so it would be very helpful if you sent it to him if he wants it. It seems to be a very common virus, Im surprised there arent more and more posts arising about this.
I'd need to know how to send it to him. I put it in a rar (I didn't want to delete it yet). I did delete the dll though. You are infected too ap123456, do you have the wpbt0.dll?
For the 2 users here with the encrypted files. I will place a quick STOP.
Do not delete anything from the registry as we look like we need a registry as the Ransomware places your ID and password in the registry .
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon bdgid REG_SZ f6DC4Emmjjh0z ---------- password id REG_SZ 581 ------------ Your ID number
Can you 2 upload setsyslog32.exe and wpbt0.dll to virustotal if Virustotal states they already have the file click reanalyse please.
After that I will ask for that key to be exported (hopefully you have not deleted it) and a couple of .jpg files preferably .jpg's that belongs to Windows that have been encrypted.