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• Encryption Ransomware

• Lock Screen Ransomware — WinLocker

• Master Boot Record (MBR) Ransomware

• Ransomware encrypting web servers

• Mobile device ransomware (Android)

Paying the ransom is never recommended, mainly because it does not guarantee a solution to the problem. There are also a number of issues that can go wrong accidentally. For example, there could be bugs in the malware that makes the encrypted data unrecoverable even with the right key.

In addition, if the ransom is paid, it proves to the cybercriminals that ransomware is effective. As a result, cybercriminals will continue their activity and look for new ways to exploit systems that result in more infections and more money on their accounts.

Any consumer and any business can be a victim of ransomware. Cybercriminals are not selective, and are often looking to hit as many users as possible in order to obtain the highest profit.

Indeed, on the grounds that cybercriminals realize that associations are bound to pay as the information held hostage is normally both delicate and imperative for business coherence. Likewise, it can now and then be more costly to restore backups than to pay a ransom.

Ransomware is on the rise – there are now more than 50 families of this malware in circulation — and it’s evolving quickly. With each new variant comes better encryption and new features. This is not something you can ignore!

One of the reasons why it is so difficult to find a single solution is because encryption in itself is not malicious. It is actually a good development and many benign programs use it.

The first crypto-malware used a symmetric-key algorithm, with the same key for encryption and decryption. Corrupted information could usually be deciphered successfully with the assistance of security companies. Over time, cybercriminals began to implement asymmetric cryptography algorithms that use two separate keys — a public one to encrypt files, and a private one, which is needed for decryption.

The CryptoLocker Trojan is one of the most famous pieces of ransomware. It also uses a public-key algorithm. As each computer is infected it connects to the command-and-control server to download the public key. The private key is accessible only to the criminals who wrote the CryptoLocker software. Usually, the victim has no more than 72 hours to pay the ransom before their private key is deleted forever, and it is impossible to decrypt any files without this key.

So you have to think about prevention first. Most antivirus software already includes a component that helps to identify a ransomware threat in the early stages of infection, without occurring the loss of any sensitive data. It is important for users to ensure that this functionality is switched on in their antivirus solution.

Go Decrypt is a new serve to help fight the growth of ransomware. As we grow we help to save users money, and fight back againt ransomware.

We get our tools and data from The No More Ransom Organization.

It’s best to double check to make sure you are using the right decrypting tool for your files. 

In some instances there is only a subset of the decryption keys, so you will need to check back for updates.

It is possible in the following cases:

• The malware authors made an implementation mistake, making it possible to break the encryption. That was the case with the Petya ransomware and with the CryptXXX ransomware.
• The malware authors feel sorry about their actions and publish the keys, or a “master key”, as in the TeslaCrypt case.
• Law enforcement agencies seize a server with keys on it and share them. One such example is CoinVault.

Sometimes paying the ransom also works, but there is no guarantee that paying will actually lead to your files being decrypted. In addition, you’re supporting the criminal’s business model and thus are partly responsible for more and more people getting infected with ransomware.