Ransomeware?

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 12:44am

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Mrmike

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I have a usb Endoscope which I bought a couple of years ago when I was using Win 8.1. I have since moved on to win10.

A couple of days ago, I wanted to look at a part of the engine of my car to ascertain the location of the slight oil leak. I connect the endoscope to the PC, nothing, no way was it going to work, new drivers were needed for Win 10. I looked for drivers (for Viewplaycap) found some from the company or so it seemed. Downloaded, still didn't work but something had happened to the widgets on the screen. Some had gone grey and had a name ending in "CDMX" Win Defender was giving me lots of notifications! I found that I had managed to pick up the latest version of a Ransomeware asking for $999 to decrypt my files. After many hours I managed to remove the malware, BUT, almost all of my folders contain Encrypted files- Docs, Pdfs, Jpegs,Mpegs and exe files. At a Guess over 90% of my PC is encrypted.

It appears that there is no possible decryption because the key is held by the Ar**holes that do these things, It seems they are in Vietnam! I have problems with Google, Amazon, Linkedin, Facebook, instagram and who knows what else.

I have decided that I will wipe most my now useless data, I will then rebuild from the folders Upwards, in windows 10 and on a parallel machine dedicated to Linux. The folders will be the same and data and programs will be the same wherever possible. I will review the situation in a few months and decide which way to go, win or linux. Given that virtually all of my PC problems over the years have been caused by updates from Microsoft, I am fairly sure that the shift to linux will prove to be better. The similarity with Android phones and their operating systems being a further advantage, given that I always root my phones. Anyway be very careful what you download.

Happy 2024 (Not for me)

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 12:49pm

Martyn1986

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 12:49pm

Was this about computers cars or phones? Could you maybe rewrite it in a way that non tech savvy people could understand that we maybe able to help you?

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:40pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:40pm

Post wasn't asking for help, simply relating the tale which I'd say was pretty clear to even the moderately 'tech savvy'

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:45pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:45pm

Darro wrote on Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:40pm:
Post wasn't asking for help, simply relating the tale which I'd say was pretty clear to even the moderately 'tech savvy'

I didn't understand the post, I am aware there will be people who will. But that's why I said non tech savvy not moderately tech savvy because I want to be able to help. But if doesn't require any information or assistance no problem.

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:56pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:56pm

Darro wrote on Sat Jan 6, 2024 1:40pm:
Post wasn't asking for help, simply relating the tale which I'd say was pretty clear to even the moderately 'tech savvy'

Hello

Confirmation if it were needed, that I am NOT tech savvy --it was like reading a foreign language to me!!

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:16pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:16pm

At the end of the day if the post so bamboozles you then perhaps better to not reply than criticise!

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:57pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:57pm

Darro wrote on Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:16pm:
At the end of the day if the post so bamboozles you then perhaps better to not reply than criticise!

And accept too that you will be unlikely to be able to help.

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 9:09pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 9:09pm

Darro wrote on Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:16pm:
At the end of the day if the post so bamboozles you then perhaps better to not reply than criticise!

If anyone thought I was trying to criticise then I apologise. I was trying to see if I could help and just wanted a better understanding of the situation.

Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 9:12pm

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Posted: Sat Jan 6, 2024 9:12pm

Relyat wrote on Sat Jan 6, 2024 8:57pm:
And accept too that you will be unlikely to be able to help.

Maybe or maybe not. He said he was trying to fix his car, I have a good mechanical knowledge but my reading skills aren't as good as the OPs so if it was about his car I still could've helped but not understood the way in which he writes, practical understanding and written understanding can be very different but both achieve the same outcome