Restore after Ransomware

Ransomware is a type of computer program infection that encrypts your data and requires a fee to unlock it. There are mainly two varieties. The first is PC-Locker, which locks the entire system, and the second is Data-Locker, which encrypts certain data while allowing the machine to operate. The main goal is to extract money from the user, which is usually paid in a cryptocurrency like bitcoin.

Identification and decryption

You need to know the last name of the ransomware that attacked you from the beginning. This is easier than it seems. Just type malwarehunterteam into Google and upload the password. It will recognize the last name and will often help you through the decryption process. The files can be decrypted with Teslacrypt 4.0 after you have received the last name that matches the message. First, the encryption key must be established. By selecting the extension that is added to the encrypted files, the tool will automatically set the master key. If you are unsure, select as original>.

Data recovery

If this does not work, you will need to perform your own data recovery. However, the system is often too damaged to restore much. Success will be determined by a variety of factors, including operating system, partitioning, file override priority, disk space management, and so on. Recuva is one of the best programs available, but it is recommended to use it on an external hard drive instead of putting it on your system disk. Once installed, perform a thorough scan to see if the information you are looking for can be retrieved.

New encryption Ransomware targeted at Linux systems

Also known as Linux. Encoder. 1 virus is used to target personal and commercial websites, and a bitcoin payment of about $ 500 is sought for file encryption.

Attackers found a vulnerability in the Magento CMS and quickly exploited it. Although a significant vulnerability fix for Magento has already been released, it is too late for the webmasters who woke up to see the warning that contained the disturbing statement:

"Your personal files are secure! Encryption was created using a unique public key ... to decrypt data you need to get the private key ... you have to pay 1 bitcoin (420 USD)."

It is also possible that other content management systems have been abused, which makes the number of people affected unclear at the moment.

How malware strikes

The virus infiltrates the system by running it at the administrator level. The damage is done with 128-bit AES encryption and affects all home folders and linked website files. This would be enough to do significant damage on its own, but the virus goes further by scanning the entire directory structure and encrypting many file types. Each directory it accesses and damages through encryption, it releases a text file, which is the first thing the administrator sees when they log in.

There are certain elements that malware seeks and these are:

* Apache installations 

* Nginx installations 

* MySQL installations in the target system structures 

* According to sources, log directories are also vulnerable to the attack, as is the content of individual web pages. The last - and arguably most crucial - sites it attacks are: 

* Windows executable files 

* Document files 

* Program Library 

* Javascript 

* Active Server (.asp) Files Pages

* Set requirements

As a result, a redemption system is maintained and companies are aware that if they are unable to decrypt the information themselves, they will either have to give up and pay the claim or face major financial disruptions indefinitely.

Virus perpetrators place a text file named README FOR DECRYPT.txt in each encrypted directory. Payment is required, with the only way for decryption to take place through a secret website via a gateway.

If the affected individual or company agrees to pay, the virus is programmed to begin decrypting all files and undoing the damage. It seems to decrypt everything in the same sequence as it was encrypted, and the last shot is that it deletes all encrypted files as well as the password itself.

Contact the specialists

This new ransomware will require the expertise of a data recovery expert. Be sure to let them know about all the steps you have taken to retrieve data on your own. This can be significant and will undoubtedly affect the success rate.