Infected By Cryptolocker? Get Your Files Back For Free!

  • 6 August 2014
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Today marks the launch of a new online service provided by FireEye and Fox-IT aimed at helping victims of Cryptolocker to recover their files for free.

The service can be accessed here and comes after a major operation to grab a copy of Cryptolockers database proved successful.
 


 
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This is a breath of relief for those victums of CryptoLocker ransomware.
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By: HNS Staff/ Posted on 06.08.2014
 
FireEye and Fox-IT announced DecryptCryptoLocker, a new service assisting victims of the CryptoLocker ransomware.


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Available immediately for no cost, the service can offer help to the users of machines whose files remain encrypted by CryptoLocker.

CryptoLocker is a type of ransomware that typically targeted small enterprises, encrypting the files of computers it infected and giving victims 72 hours to pay the ransom to receive a private key that decrypts their files.

Although the Department of Justice has reported that CryptoLocker has been neutralized, many CryptoLocker victims have not been able to decrypt their files. DecryptCryptoLocker is designed to provide users with private keys to allow for the decryption of files that were encrypted by CryptoLocker.

 
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I'll be curious to hear reports of how well it does.
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Really a great service for all those Cryptolocker victims. I hope that they will take over more and more servers and also cover other variants.
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I've seen reports on spiceworks that people who have tried it have decrypted their stuff.

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/555082-decrypt-cryptolocker?page=1#entry-3636699
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I've seen reports on spiceworks that people who have tried it have decrypted their stuff.

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/555082-decrypt-cryptolocker?page=1#entry-3636699
That's cool that people are saying that it works.  I'm sure there are some very relieved people today!
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But all WSA users don't have to worry as WSA can rollback to the pre-infected state if not first detected, and if need be the great Webroot Threat Team can help to removed it from your system. Also note that you would have to have WSA installed before this infection can be Blocked or Rollback.
 
Daniel 😉

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