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Have a machine that was hit with Crypto Wall two days ago. Did some cursory Googling and it looks like I really am at the mercy of hackers. Anyone here have any success with this thing?
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Aug 17, 2014 20:01
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According to bleepingcomputer, Cryptowall hasn't been compromised like CryptoLocker. If you don't have backups or shadow copies, your only resort is going to be to try a file recovery program:Bleeping Computer posted:Method 2: File Recovery Software Otherwise, you get to mourn the loss of the files or pay the ransom.
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Aug 18, 2014 01:31
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That's just lovely. Glad the machine was used for two days before it was brought to me.
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Aug 18, 2014 02:11
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Two days and already it's got a ransomeware trojan? Maybe you should suggest the owner get a Mac or a Chromebook.
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Aug 18, 2014 02:38
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Factory Factory posted:Two days and already it's got a ransomeware trojan? Maybe you should suggest the owner get a Mac or a Chromebook. I think he means it got hit by Cryptowall and was used for two days while infected before the owner brought it in. When it comes to file recovery, casual use probably isn't terrible, but if they downloaded a bunch of poo poo or reinstalled anything (or even visited a bunch of websites and got thousands of files in the cache), you might still get a lot of files back.
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Aug 18, 2014 04:44
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