My computer have just been hacked for BITCOIN ransom! - page 2.

jackg

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https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: socks435 on May 15, 2016, 11:25:36 AM

Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 10:59:23 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

I think that if the hacker had asked for cash, even make your family have a worse image on cash! Then no one work because fear on cash and they all starve because have no cash to buy nothing.
Come on man - make your family smarter. Explain to them how bitcoin is not the cause of this problem. Then put a free internet security program on your computer:

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Those free anti virus for me is not working when my laptop is infected with ransomeware.. better to install kaspersky total security and the link i given from the first page which is the decryptor to recover all files and removes the trojan virus and ransomeware..

Try using vitustotal.com which tests viruses agains all free software and offers some symantec insight into diferent files directly from the internet.
This takes up no space on your computer and means that you may not have to download and install anything or download potential threats.
If you do want to pay I would recommend Norton from Symantec^tm that seems the best paid one at the moment.

The Arcitect

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This ransom ware is getting to be prevalent more and more these days.
I have heard them in the news at least three times in the two weeks.
Why aren't people investing into buying antivirus/anti malware software is beyond me.
And not relying on free trial versions, as that is only half the software's protection, is your first step too not getting yourself into this type situation in the first place.

jackg

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https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

This shows the importance of backing up files.
I think that there would probably be a way of returning the files from encrypted ones if you know the contents of the files from a backup then it is eaiser to restore them all.
I think these type of mechanisms would use minimalistic ciphers for encyption to confuse people, hoewver, these are easily reversed.

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Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 10:59:23 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

I think that if the hacker had asked for cash, even make your family have a worse image on cash! Then no one work because fear on cash and they all starve because have no cash to buy nothing.
Come on man - make your family smarter. Explain to them how bitcoin is not the cause of this problem. Then put a free internet security program on your computer:

Avira
360 total security
Comodo
Panda

Those free anti virus for me is not working when my laptop is infected with ransomeware.. better to install kaspersky total security and the link i given from the first page which is the decryptor to recover all files and removes the trojan virus and ransomeware..

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Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 11:16:43 AM

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Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 11:02:21 AM

Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 10:55:35 AM

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

Given that a mugger is someone who attacks and robs a person in a public place, I'd say he was probably hard pressed to find a pillow and you lying conveniently on a surface conducive to smothering.

You mean a Glock is a more practical choice? Not sure I understand what you're trying to say.

That's too bad because it was sarcastically humorous much like your post yet more so. It's okay, others will understand.

Nah, that's just stupid. Of course mugging someone with a pillow is much more likely to result in utter failure, just as asking for cash will result in cops, not the desired bag of filthy gubermint scrip, appearing at your door. Duh.

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Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 11:12:04 AM

Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 11:02:21 AM

Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 10:55:35 AM

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

Given that a mugger is someone who attacks and robs a person in a public place, I'd say he was probably hard pressed to find a pillow and you lying conveniently on a surface conducive to smothering.

You mean a Glock is a more practical choice? Not sure I understand what you're trying to say.

That's too bad because it was sarcastically humorous much like your post yet more so. It's okay, others will understand.

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Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 11:02:21 AM

Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 10:55:35 AM

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

Given that a mugger is someone who attacks and robs a person in a public place, I'd say he was probably hard pressed to find a pillow and you lying conveniently on a surface conducive to smothering.

You mean a Glock is a more practical choice? Not sure I understand what you're trying to say.

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 11:03:29 AM

no, he will use a piano wire. it is more effective!

This one clearly preferred ~~bitcoin~~ a Glock. Neckbeards aren't that good with plano wire, requires actual physical prowess.

Quote from: xhomerx10 on May 15, 2016, 10:59:23 AM

I think that if the hacker had asked for cash, even make your family have a worse image on cash! Then no one work because fear on cash and they all starve because have no cash to buy nothing.

Cash is less practical than assaulting your mugging victim with a pillow, that's the whole point.
How do you think the cash ransom demand would look?
"Please deliver a brown paper bag full of banknotes to apt. 2, 1313 Mockingbird Ln, Cashville, OH?"

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Quote from: pereira4 on May 15, 2016, 11:01:39 AM

You should never have important information on a windows machine. If you can't afford 2 computers (because only total isolation is safe) you can just get constant backups on your usb pendrive of any sensible data, so if some fucker encrypts your computer you just have to format it and they will get nothing out of it. Also install malwarebytes anti ramsonware software.

100%, always have your most important files stored on one or more drives in case anything happens to your computer, or someone ends up encrypting your files. At 90% of businesses, they have all of their files backed up and stored at multiple, typically varying locations, and are prepared for something like this most of the time.

If you don't have a backup, you might as well re-install windows so that they can't get anything more out of it. It isn't worth trying to fix unless you're very confident you'll be able to get around the encryption and get your files back.

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I think that your family cannot blame Bitcoin for insufficient security on your machine and criminal assholes. Remind your family that even central banks get hacked these days Grin

Put a security software on the machine, store important files on external drives or backup them frequently.

It is very important to store data files on a different drive or partition than the operating system (Windows in your case). This way Windows stays relatively thin and you can do an image backup of your C: drive on a regular basis, e.g. by Norton Ghost, onto an external disk. How regular? Just ask yourself how far you can go back without too much pain. For example, 3 months for the operating system and 1 week for data sound reasonable.

This saves you alot of work in cases like this. Wink

No matter how hard you try, things like this happen so good backups are the only way to go.

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Bazinga!

Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 10:55:35 AM

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

no, he will use a piano wire. it is more effective!

xhomerx10

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Quote from: Ultrafinery on May 15, 2016, 10:55:35 AM

Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

Given that a mugger is someone who attacks and robs a person in a public place, I'd say he was probably hard pressed to find a pillow and you lying conveniently on a surface conducive to smothering.

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You should never have important information on a windows machine. If you can't afford 2 computers (because only total isolation is safe) you can just get constant backups on your usb pendrive of any sensible data, so if some fucker encrypts your computer you just have to format it and they will get nothing out of it. Also install malwarebytes anti ramsonware software.

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Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

I think that if the hacker had asked for cash, even make your family have a worse image on cash! Then no one work because fear on cash and they all starve because have no cash to buy nothing.
Come on man - make your family smarter. Explain to them how bitcoin is not the cause of this problem. Then put a free internet security program on your computer:

Avira
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Comodo
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You seem really intellegent as you have put backups of all those important files which is very important. And also its better not to put personal files in working laptop as most of us earning online are always target of those hackers. I have also got affected by malware few months ago but i also don't pay them and format my laptop. Angry

Ultrafinery

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Quote from: RoommateAgreement on May 15, 2016, 10:17:55 AM

Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

i am sorry to hear about this.

but thid has nothing to do with bitcoin. it is like any other ransom. it could have been done using fiat just the same way and that wouldn't have changed anybodys view on fiat.

Right. And a mugger could have used a pillow to smother you, but, for reasons that remain a mystery to me, he chose a Glock.

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Quote from: alani123 on May 15, 2016, 10:32:25 AM

Don't worry about it, if your files were backed up you'll be alright. Perhaps you should see this as a good chance to boost your security and privacy, tell your family that too. After all, bitcoin is money, and if you're keeping money in your computer you'd better learn good security practices. Family members of mine have never caught a virus on their computers after I helped them with software and advice.

Atleast this is a sucess history against the hackers,usually the attacks gets all the data and people pay them to recover and keep vulnerable to another attack on the short time,the extorsion will always happen if you pay them.And well is bad for the image of bitcoin,your family now knows that besides bitcoin its amazing and good there are people damaging it without look behind.

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Hopefully you do not have to much personal information in play that they could move into a deeper issue,hopefully they just move on as this scam seems to be highly successful with people. It really sucks to think that it could be some one you know as Omega pointed to.

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I think you ought not let your brother use your computer anymore. Not sure how that hacking works--did they steal files or bitcoin?

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Well first if you backed up your files you don't need to worry, just don't pay. Reinstall your window's and buy some good protection. There is high chance that thief is someone you know, so when you finish everything don't share important informations with anyone.

If you wish to find out who is it, create diversion. Tell different story to every person. When you see something happening you will know exactly.

Good luck.

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Quote from: Bannedseller on May 15, 2016, 10:07:34 AM

Have heard that kind of hacking software before, which encrypted all files on my computer, and when my brother have been using the computer (or course carelessly), it is hacked and they demand a 1.2BTC ransom... These are just one more bad news of BTC, and even make my family members have even worse image on bitcoin... And we decided not to pay the coins to the hacker as all important files have been backed up.

Whay do you think?

Dont pay for it i already experience that all my files are lock by ransomeware trojan.. i tried two tools which can resolve your issue.
Try this free tools from kaspersky https://noransom.kaspersky.com/
After scan my computer by that tools all my files are back but the notes for every folder which is saying before you can recover your files you should need to pay to get a private key or password.. Dont pay for it..
also try to update the antivirus do you using or install kaspersky total security and scan the whole computer..

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