Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-11 Thread Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users
>>> "JC" == Juergen Christoffel writes: > On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 05:45:53PM +0200, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: >> 1. just for the first very rough analysis what is a convenient command to >> get a list of files that have high entropy? > The first step might be to install tripwire and

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-10 Thread Joel Rees via Gnupg-users
This whole thread is a bit, well cause to ponder ..., and beef a little ... On Fri, Aug 5, 2022 at 2:40 AM Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: > > Hi > > I apologize for this message that can be a bit off topic. > (I am on Ubuntu 16.04) (Running off to see how much longer that's going to be

Re: Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-10 Thread Jan Eden via Gnupg-users
On 2022-08-09 22:23, Ángel wrote: > On 2022-08-04 at 18:58 +0200, Uwe Brauer wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > So is there any other way to run find and some other script to find > > suspicious files? Google is not really helpful > > > > Regards > > > > Uwe Brauer > > If you suffer a ransomware

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-09 Thread Ángel
On 2022-08-04 at 18:58 +0200, Uwe Brauer wrote: > > Hi > > So is there any other way to run find and some other script to find > suspicious files? Google is not really helpful > > Regards > > Uwe Brauer If you suffer a ransomware attack I would say your problem won't be *noticing* that. If

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-09 Thread Juergen Christoffel
On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 05:45:53PM +0200, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: 1. just for the first very rough analysis what is a convenient command to get a list of files that have high entropy? The first step might be to install tripwire and only check files, which tripwire reports as

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-05 Thread Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users
>>> "RJHvG" == Robert J Hansen via Gnupg-users writes: >> 3. I could use the ent command which measure the entropy, high >> entropy is an indication of encryption (but jpg have also high >> entropy). However I should then study the distribution of each >> letter to be sure. > A JPEG *body* has

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-04 Thread Karl Auer
On Thu, 2022-08-04 at 18:58 +0200, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: > How can I find say encrypted files in my home directory? What an interesting exercise! Got me thinking. I'm a total crypto ignoramus, so take all this with a grain of salt... I don't think there is any truly reliable way, but

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-04 Thread Erich Eckner via Gnupg-users
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 On Thu, 4 Aug 2022, Jan Eden via Gnupg-users wrote: Hi, I just check for a list of ransomware filename patterns (e.g. *.cryptotorlocker*). Best regards, Jan On 2022-08-04 18:58, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: Hi I apologize for this

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-04 Thread Robert J. Hansen via Gnupg-users
3. I could use the ent command which measure the entropy, high entropy is an indication of encryption (but jpg have also high entropy). However I should then study the distribution of each letter to be sure. A JPEG *body* has high entropy. The JPEG *header* has

Re: a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-04 Thread Jan Eden via Gnupg-users
Hi, I just check for a list of ransomware filename patterns (e.g. *.cryptotorlocker*). Best regards, Jan On 2022-08-04 18:58, Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users wrote: > > > Hi > > I apologize for this message that can be a bit off topic. > (I am on Ubuntu 16.04) > > How can I find say encrypted

a bit off topic, how to find encrytped files (ransom attack)

2022-08-04 Thread Uwe Brauer via Gnupg-users
Hi I apologize for this message that can be a bit off topic. (I am on Ubuntu 16.04) How can I find say encrypted files in my home directory? The idea is to use some magic command together with the find command. I know 1. The file command will return for example for a gpg encrypted file