Worst Virus demands Bitcoin ransom

[James_AJ]

http://www.dailydot.com/crime/cryptolocker-virus-ransom-bitcoin/

 

Supposedly, there is a virus/ransomware going around and the hacker requires $300 of ransom within 100 hours of being infected to get your files back... Interesting much?

[iain]

could you not just plug your hdd into a linuix machine and pull if your files. then scan then and re implment them into a new os install?

[James_AJ]

nope, read the article. It encrypts your entire freaking files.

[iain]

nope, read the article. It encrypts your entire freaking files.

fun

[Ddm5]

nope, read the article. It encrypts your entire freaking files.

Pretty unique, heard of other Ransom malware just putting fake pictures up and asking there, easy to get around and clean, but if said Malware is going to be encrypting your files to avoid cleaning then we're semi fucked, luckily I have nothing worth apart from my games and some saves on my HDD.

[chromeboy42]

Pretty unique, heard of other Ransom malware just putting fake pictures up and asking there, easy to get around and clean, but if said Malware is going to be encrypting your files to avoid cleaning then we're semi fucked, luckily I have nothing worth apart from my games and some saves on my HDD.

I had one of those older ransomware viruses a while ago and it wasn't that hard to get rid off, but this is kinda scary. I also don't have much to lose file wise but it is still pretty freaky.

[Ddm5]

I had one of those older ransomware viruses a while ago and it wasn't that hard to get rid off, but this is kinda scary. I also don't have much to lose file wise but it is still pretty freaky.

Exactly, guessing they found out it was easy enough for people to remove the ransomware with the right help which it was, but Encrypting the users files to force payment is semi ingenious, kinda surprised they didn't think of it earlier.

[legopc]

haha i laugh at virus 

[tom564]

One way to prevent this is to disable execution of *.exe's in the %appdata% folder and white listing any that are required.

[B NEGATIVE]

Wow.

 

Just Wow..

[Gabriel]

this just shows how shit windows is, this should never be possible.

[B NEGATIVE]

this just shows how shit windows is, this should never be possible.

 

Yeah.....sure it is......

 

You think IOS doesnt have virus issues? ROFLCOPTER.

[Gabriel]

Yeah.....sure it is......

 

You think IOS doesnt have virus issues? ROFLCOPTER.

i use windows myself and no there is no "virus" for ios unless u start jailbreaking the device which is no longer ios at that point, so no there is no viruses for IOS since its a closed system.

and why the fuck are you comparing a mobile OS with a computer OS? 

[Ddm5]

i use windows myself and no there is no "virus" for ios unless u start jailbreaking the device which is no longer ios at that point, so no there is no viruses for IOS since its a closed system.

and why the fuck are you comparing a mobile OS with a computer OS? 

He's thinking of the Mac OS, Not the IOS for mobile.

[Gabriel]

He's thinking of the Mac OS, Not the IOS for mobile.

it's shit as well but less shitty than windows when talking about viruses

[B NEGATIVE]

i use windows myself and no there is no "virus" for ios unless u start jailbreaking the device which is no longer ios at that point, so no there is no viruses for IOS since its a closed system.

and why the fuck are you comparing a mobile OS with a computer OS? 

Dont swear at me young man.

Windows is not the only one that is affected from virus attacks.

 

So,you dont know what the hell you are talking about.

For EVERY OS there is a virus out there.

 

FYI.  http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-ios-app-store-gets-first-virus-learn-about-app-steals-your-contacts-and-spams-your-friends.

Store vector of infection for a virus for IOS

 

He's thinking of the Mac OS, Not the IOS for mobile.

Yup,thats what i meant

[Lord Pantaloons]

this just shows how shit windows is, this should never be possible.

 

Having a problem is a symptom of existing, There's no way around it because perfection is impossible. Windows exists and it is flawed, complaining about it serves no purpose.

[Beskamir]

Wow someone actually thought this through and didn't just make a joke virus, I hope reason and my antivirus will ensure this never gets on my pc.

[IdeaStormer]

Aghum.. I have 0.0 BitCoins, good luck Virus :lol:

[JLCitadel]

If you have stuff important enough to you to where you'd be willing to pay 300$ if you got encrypted malware, you shouldve had an external back up.

[Mooshi]

I would laugh so hard it'd alert the neighbors if someone reverse engineered this so that it goes back to the hacker and encrypts their crap.

[Ookami]

Ive got most data on HDD that i do backup every week. Reinstalling my version of OS is automated and soo is programs i need. 20-30 minutes to bring back my system up to full work...

 

Soo pay 300$ or "waste" 30 minutes? Ill take option number 2...

[TooManyErrors]

Couldn't you just halt the timer by disconnecting from wifi, turning off your computer, and stopping the BIOS clock? Then when the creators of it are caught you could turn on your computer and get those files back.

[YellowDragon]

All I can say is props to the programmer that made it, like it or not hackers, programmers and software designers control the digital world with viruses there is a never ending arms race in development for operating systems and applications and the end result is software gets better.

 

 

I wish them luck in taking out my PC though, I have 3 separate backups and only one of which is directly connected at all times, worse comes to worse I have a "Big Red Button" flash drive loaded up with a disk wiping program that I created as part of a school assignment.  It simply loads itself into RAM then proceeds to destroy all non primary drives then forces a erase and reinstall of windows 8.

[mgsstar]

Its so dangerous. But shouldn't your firewall/antivirus would already detect this and block it?