I've been struck with the Cryptowall 3.0 virus HELP!

[TallOne123]

What's the extent of the damage? I lost around 55 movies out of the 275 I had total, all my music, and I'm still assessing the scope of the damage on my 3tb drive that holds all my anime. For some reason, only my mp4 movies (windows media player) seem to be encrypted but my mkv movies (windows media player CLASSIC) are safe. 

 

Did you back up your files? Sadly, no. I'll let this be a learning experience or something.

 

Is your system protected? I'm only using malwarebytes anti malware to protect my pc. I ran malwarebytes again and had it quarantine and delete some trojans. 

 

What are you doing now? So far, I'm trying to redownload most of the movies I lost to minimize my losses. 

 

What are your specific questions? 

 

1.Some of the files I've lost are pretty hard to find on the internet. Is it possible to decrypt the files now using some third party software?

2.How can I make sure that my computer is clean? I've went around my pc deleting those HELP_DECRYPT files everywhere and ran malwarebytes again, but I'm still not sure I got rid of it 100%

[Comessy]

Is crypto wall that one where there encrypt your files and wants you to pay for a key?

If so, there is no way to decrypt them unless you get the key from them

Also don't download malicious thangs m8

[ThyFeared]

Reformatting is your last option. Move everything that wasn't infected to another drive and reformat the infected drive.

[User1868]

Try downloading a demo version of Norton Anti-virus or their Power Eraser (it's Norton's anti-malware tool)

[TheKDub]

#FormatEverything

[TheKDub]

Try downloading a demo version of Norton Anti-virus or their Power Eraser (it's Norton's anti-malware tool)

 

You're kidding right?

[Comessy]

Try downloading a demo version of Norton Anti-virus or their Power Eraser (it's Norton's anti-malware tool)

Won't work, the files are already encrypted

[xeromynd]

If it were me, I'd backup the remains and format. I'd be paranoid there's still crap left over from it.

 

Things you can do before that:

-Malwarebytes Full Scan

-Windows Defender Full Scan

-Microsoft Malicious Software Full Scan

 

Hopefully you definitely learned your lesson about having files backed up.

[User1868]

You're kidding right?

why?

If you're running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free version than you DON"T have real time protection

[H4X3R]

why?

If you're running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free version than you DON"T have real time protection

-.-

 

 

Newbie

[TheKDub]

why?

If you're running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free version than you DON"T have real time protection

 

Norton is one of the shittiest anti-virus software available, they should get Avast or AVG instead.

[User1868]

Norton is one of the shittiest anti-virus software available, they should get Avast or AVG instead.

Avast sucks....my sister used Avast and when I downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it found 15 (!) trojans...so for me Avast is the shittiest anti-virus

[Godlygamer23]

Norton is one of the shittiest anti-virus software available, they should get Avast or AVG instead.

Bitdefender beats Norton, Avast, and AVG. Bitdefender also happens to have a free version available for use.

[Enderman]

You need to use an antivirus as well as malwarebytes

install AVG free, which will scan anything you download to prevent you getting viruses in the future

 

antivirus+malwarebytes is what you need to keep your PC safe, they do two different things

[TheKDub]

Avast sucks....my sister used Avast and when I downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it found 15 (!) trojans...so for me Avast is the shittiest anti-virus

 

I have been using avast for over 4 years, and have never had much of a problem with viruses, maybe 5 or so total, though that was mainly my fault.

As long as its activated and running it will protect your system, also helps to not be downloading shady shit or going to shady websites.

[User1868]

I have been using avast for over 4 years, and have never had much of a problem with viruses, maybe 5 or so total, though that was mainly my fault.

As long as its activated and running it will protect your system, also helps to not be downloading shady shit or going to shady websites.

 

Well like I wrote: it was my sister The generation that only knows how to use Facebook and start up a computer

[User1868]

You need to use an antivirus as well as malwarebytes

install AVG free, which will scan anything you download to prevent you getting viruses in the future

 

antivirus+malwarebytes is what you need to keep your PC safe, they do two different things

 

I stopped using AVG after it wouldn't update. For free anti-virus I recommend Avast! (but don't forget to turn up the security settings)

[TheKDub]

I stopped using AVG after it wouldn't update. For free anti-virus I recommend Avast! (but don't forget to turn up the security settings)

 

But I thought avast sucks...

 

Avast sucks....my sister used Avast and when I downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware it found 15 (!) trojans...so for me Avast is the shittiest anti-virus

[Principis]

Bitdefender, kaspersky and Norton are the 3 best antivirus programs so don't say Norton sucks, it doesn't...

[User1868]

Kasperski has released a tool to help decrypt your files (I know this is an old post but I just wanted to put this put there)

[TallOne123]

Kasperski has released a tool to help decrypt your files (I know this is an old post but I just wanted to put this put there)

Not a problem, thanks for the post. It'd probably help others who were hit by the virus.

[TetraSky]

So... How did you even get that virus anyway? Downloaded something you shouldn't have?

[thorpj]

Kasperski has released a tool to help decrypt your files (I know this is an old post but I just wanted to put this put there)

 

 

What's the extent of the damage? I lost around 55 movies out of the 275 I had total, all my music, and I'm still assessing the scope of the damage on my 3tb drive that holds all my anime. For some reason, only my mp4 movies (windows media player) seem to be encrypted but my mkv movies (windows media player CLASSIC) are safe. 

 

Did you back up your files? Sadly, no. I'll let this be a learning experience or something.

 

Is your system protected? I'm only using malwarebytes anti malware to protect my pc. I ran malwarebytes again and had it quarantine and delete some trojans. 

 

What are you doing now? So far, I'm trying to redownload most of the movies I lost to minimize my losses. 

 

What are your specific questions? 

 

1.Some of the files I've lost are pretty hard to find on the internet. Is it possible to decrypt the files now using some third party software?

2.How can I make sure that my computer is clean? I've went around my pc deleting those HELP_DECRYPT files everywhere and ran malwarebytes again, but I'm still not sure I got rid of it 100%

Exactly what i had in mind

 

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2462280/cryptolocker-decrypted-researchers-reveal-website-that-frees-your-files-from-ransomware.html

 

Cryptowall is probably a variant of Cryptolock, but if you're not going to get the locked data back, then it's worth the risk.

 

I'd still be very worried about remnants of the virus though.