How would you be sure that they would give you back the original files after you paid the ransom? What if their encryption algorithm was irreversible?
They could just lie to you! :) On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > Just had a customer have every DBF on their system encrypted by this. It > targets all MS Office and general business file extensions, of which DBF > is one. > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2013, at 09:37 AM, Paul Hill wrote: >> Hi All, >> 2 of our customers (unrelated, and in different countries) just got >> infected with some 'ransomware' that ate a bunch of dbf files. It is >> demanding 300 USD / 300 EUR to unencrypt and release these files. -- .~. Might, Courage, Vision. SINCERITY! / v \ 64-bit Ubuntu 9.10 (Linux kernel 2.6.39.3) /( _ )\ http://sites.google.com/site/changmw ^ ^ May the Force and farces be with you! _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAGv=mjahk_hk4fx6pukz+5hzm-gxld4sijlh-q36v0pk8dl...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
