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Some ransomware (e.g. Hitler [1]) deletes files rather than encrypting them, making ecovery impossible. [1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dev
by jamessb 9y ago
Some ransomware (e.g. Hitler [1]) deletes files rather than encrypting them, making ecovery impossible.
[1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/development-version-of-the-hitler-ransomware-discovered/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/development-v...
- mynameisvlad 9y agoSure, but if we were to use the same argument on that ransomware as the standard "encrypting" type, then if you pay before the time limit is up, it's still going to give you back your files. Are there any examples where that's not the case? Where regardless of payment, you're still fucked (either by files not being decrypted or by them deleting regardless of payment?)