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The ransomware makers themselves have an incentive to do this. Making a ransomware that just deletes all your files is much easier than proper encryption. And t
by Houshalter 10y ago
The ransomware makers themselves have an incentive to do this. Making a ransomware that just deletes all your files is much easier than proper encryption. And they can still take your money!
The only issue is that people would take it to computer repair shops, who surely would know which ransomwares are real or not. You'd need to successfully disguise your ransomware as other people's ransomware, and that's slightly harder.
- throwaway7767 10y ago> The ransomware makers themselves have an incentive to do this. Making a ransomware that just deletes all your files is much easier than proper encryption. And they can still take your money! By doing that, they reduce the chances of people taking the bait next time, and therefore reduce their future source of income. So I have to completely disagree, they have a strong incentive to actually provide unlock keys when someone pays.