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Earth Bound Misfit

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Mon May 25, 2015, 05:43 AM May 2015

A first aid kit for ransomware infections

http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=3043

Jada Cyrus has assembled a helpful "Ransomware Removal Kit" which contains decryption tools for CryptoLocker, CoinVault, TeslaCrypt and FBIRansomWare, along with instructions on how to use them.

"You should never pay the ransom. This will only reinforce this type of attack," Cyrus is adamant, and says the kit's intended to be used for security professionals and system administrators alike, so that they can streamline the process of responding to ransomware infections.

Generally, before attempting to remove ransomware from impacted computers, they should be first removed from the network on which they are on, says Cyrus. Identifying the type of ransomware is crucial for any decrypting attempt - decryption tools are only currently available for the aforementioned ransomware types.

And not all are guaranteed to do the work thoroughly or to work in all cases.
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A first aid kit for ransomware infections (Original Post) Earth Bound Misfit May 2015 OP
The first line of defense against any kind of malware jrandom421 May 2015 #1

jrandom421

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1. The first line of defense against any kind of malware
Mon May 25, 2015, 03:57 PM
May 2015

Is a good recent backup of your data. The OS and programs can be reinstalled, but your data is unique and probably cannot be recreated easily, if at all.

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