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Clever idea, but I doubt this would work in 99% of cases. It's basically a link to an EXE. You could probably only convince someone to run it if you have some
by meowface 10y ago
Clever idea, but I doubt this would work in 99% of cases.
It's basically a link to an EXE. You could probably only convince someone to run it if you have some acquaintance with them, so obviously they'd hate you afterwards. And you only get the key if they not only get infected, but pay up. And you have to do it twice.
A better method might be "get 5 people infected", regardless of payment.
- Buge 10y agoThen you could just infect 5 virtual machines.
- curiousgal 10y agoThey have to pay.
- Buge 10y agomeowface said "A better method might be 'get 5 people infected', _regardless of payment_."
- kmm 10y agoThey're probably counting on the average person infected with ransomware not being able to do this
- Buge 10y agoBut someone could set up a service where they charge $50 and someone gives them their referral link and they install 5 times from that link.
- x1798DE 10y ago> A better method might be "get 5 people infected", regardless of payment. If you don't require payment, anyone could just spin up five VMs and infect them, then request a decryption key. Not saying these guys are clever or anything and the scheme seems likely to fail for the reasons you mention, but I think something like a "get two other people infected and they pay up" scheme is the most workable version.
- meowface 10y agoYeah, on second thought you're right.
- pmontra 10y agoHate them? Somebody could send them to jail as accomplices of the ramsomware guys and that's what those people deserve.