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>Moreover, LockBit encrypts the first 256 kb of the file (which is pretty bad from the point of view of cryptographic strength). We, on the other hand, encrypt
by thrwyoilarticle 5y ago
>Moreover, LockBit encrypts the first 256 kb of the file (which is pretty bad from the point of view of cryptographic strength). We, on the other hand, encrypt 1 MB. Essentially, that’s the secret to their speed.
So I can just pad all my valuable data by 1MB?
- dylan604 5y agowouldn't it just be easier to have duplicate back ups of your "valuables"?
- thrwyoilarticle 5y agoAnd yet the ransomware is successful.
- dylan604 5y agoOf course it is because people don't make backups properly if at all. However, my reply was to someone wanting to pad all of their valuable data with 1MB of fake data so if they were hit with a malware virus it would not actually screw up their data. Nevermind, that 1MB would screw up normal use as the apps would not know how to handle that padded data. But you know, yes, if you totally miss the point of the thread, I could see where thinking the point was the lack of failure of malware.
- jbverschoor 5y agoOr just have 1 padded disk image you mount.. Emm no wait, that's be an fs, so they'd f that up too