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DecryptorMax/CryptInfinite Ransomware Decrypted, No Need To Pay Ransom (softpedia.com)

Posted by timothy on from the mel-gibson-is-coming-after-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Emsisoft has launched a new tool capable of decrypting files compromised by the DecryptorMax (CryptInfinite) ransomware. The tool is quite easy to use, and will generate a decryption key. For best results users should compare an encrypted and decrypted file, but the tool can also get the decryption key by comparing an encrypted PNG with a random PNG downloaded off the Internet.

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  1. Nice tool from Emsisoft by ITRambo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Apparently, the bad-guy equivalent of script kiddies (or toddlers) put this ransomware out. No program should be able to decrypt a "properly" encrypted file, or set of files, in a few hours. A lot of people dodged a bullet here as Emsisoft puts out great software. Kudos to them for offering this tool

  2. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's the majority not using Linux who are keeping the Linux users safe by being the larger target.

  3. Random .PNG file? by CanEHdian · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why would you need a random .png from the Internet? Can't they just keep whatever part they need (header?) as part of the binary?

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    1. Re: Random .PNG file? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Which they could do from a .PNG file stored in the binary in advance.