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New CTB-Locker campaign underway increased ransom timer and localization changes


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#61 agomez83

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Posted 11 February 2016 - 12:49 PM

Unfortunately at this time there is no fix tool and decryption of CTB Locker...is impossible since there is no way to retrieve the private key that can be used to decrypt your files without paying the ransom. The only methods you have of restoring your files is from backup, file recovery tools, or from Shadow Volume Copies as explained in the FAQ: How to restore files encrypted by CTB Locker....but there is no guarantee that will work.

There is no fix tool and decryption of CryptoWall...is impossible since there is no way to retrieve the private key that can be used to decrypt your files without paying the ransom. For a more detailed explanation see Post #1008 by Nathan (DecrypterFixer). The only methods you have of restoring your files is from backup, file recovery tools, or from Shadow Volume Copies as explained in the FAQ: How to restore files encrypted by CryptoWall....but there is no guarantee that will work.

If that is not a viable option, the only other alternative is to save your data as is and wait for a possible breakthrough...meaning, what seems like an impossibility at the moment (decryption of your data), there is always hope someday there may be a possible solution so save the encrypted data and wait until that time.

Grinler, (aka Lawrence Abrams), the site owner of Bleeping Computer has said this...

If you are affected by ransomware and do not plan on paying the ransom, the best bet it to immediately image the drive before doing anything else. Then in the future if there is a way to decrypt the files you have everything you may need to do so.

 

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Posted 11 February 2016 - 01:40 PM

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Posted 24 May 2016 - 05:29 AM

 

hi all, one of my friends sent me below files with extention (.vaegran), is it cryptowall 4.0 or CTB-Locker ? did anyone see this extention and does anyone know solution for dercyption ? thanks in advance.
 
https://www.sendspace.com/file/wob8mh

It's CTB-locker. Not decryptable unfortunately.
 
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hi, .vaegran extension files are still not decryptable ?



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Posted 24 May 2016 - 06:35 AM

Decryption of CTB Locker is still not possible.

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