Most GandCrab Ransomware Victims Can Now Recover Their Files for Free

Businesses and home users affected by the latest versions of GandCrab ransomware can now recover their locked files for free, thanks to a new decryption tool developed by researchers from antivirus vendor Bitdefender in collaboration with the Romanian… Continue reading Most GandCrab Ransomware Victims Can Now Recover Their Files for Free

Ransomware Decryptor Programs – How to Decrypt Encrypted Files

This blog post has been created in order to help victims of ransomware viruses look for and download decryptors of the ransomware viruses their computers have been infected with. The decryptor programs have been provided with the courtesy of the…Read… Continue reading Ransomware Decryptor Programs – How to Decrypt Encrypted Files

Encryption 101: Decryptor’s thought process

In the previous parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, we covered the basics of encryption, walked through a live example of a ransomware in detail, and talked about encryption weaknesses. In this part of the encryption 101 series, we will begin wrappin… Continue reading Encryption 101: Decryptor’s thought process

GandCrab Ransomware Crooks Take Agile Development Approach

Despite setbacks hackers behind GandCrab malware are pushing ahead with lucrative new ransomware strain thanks to quick-and-dirty agile development approach. Continue reading GandCrab Ransomware Crooks Take Agile Development Approach

Bye, bye Petya! Decryptor for old versions released.

This post shows you how to use the special decryptor for the petya family: Petya, Msicha, and Goldeneye. Not suitable for copycats of these.
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NemucodAES Ransomware, Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Spreading in Same Campaigns

Researchers have spotted malicious email campaigns using Zip archives to spread NemucodAES ransomware and the Kovter click-fraud Trojan, simultaneously distributing both pieces of malware. Continue reading NemucodAES Ransomware, Kovter Click-Fraud Malware Spreading in Same Campaigns

A stolen version of DMA-locker is making the rounds

Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.
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There’s now a WannaCry decryptor tool for most Windows versions

As the criminals behind the WannaCry ransomware are trying to make it work again, security researchers have created tools for decrypting files encrypted by it. DDoS attacks against the killswitch domains Since researcher Marcus Hutchins (aka MalwareTech) registered a (previously non-existent) killswitch domain for the malware and stopped its onslaught, the domain has been under attack by Mirai-powered botnets. Today’s Sinkhole DDoS Attack pic.twitter.com/wxT2YUrdOF — MalwareTech (@MalwareTechBlog) May 18, 2017 That particular domain has been … More Continue reading There’s now a WannaCry decryptor tool for most Windows versions