Extortion virus code cracked
Do not panic if your data is hidden by virus writers demanding a ransom.
Poor programming has allowed anti-virus companies to discover the password to retrieve the hijacked data inside a virus that has claimed at least one UK victim.
The Archiveus virus caught out British nurse Helen Barrow and swapped her data with a password-protected file. The virus is the latest example of so-called "ransomware" that tries to extort cash from victims.
The 30-digit password locking the files is "mf2lro8sw03ufvnsq034jfowr18f3cszc20vmw". Using the password should restore all the hijacked files.
Read the article HERE.
Poor programming has allowed anti-virus companies to discover the password to retrieve the hijacked data inside a virus that has claimed at least one UK victim.
The Archiveus virus caught out British nurse Helen Barrow and swapped her data with a password-protected file. The virus is the latest example of so-called "ransomware" that tries to extort cash from victims.
The 30-digit password locking the files is "mf2lro8sw03ufvnsq034jfowr18f3cszc20vmw". Using the password should restore all the hijacked files.
Read the article HERE.
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