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The developers behind the file encrypting ransomware called CryptoLocker launched yesterday a dedicated decryption service that allows you to purchase the decryption key for encrypted files. The price for the decryption key, though, has been significantly increased from 2 bitcoins to 10 bitcoins. With the current price of bitcoins at around $212 USD the ransom has increased from around $400 USD to over $2,100 USD.
For those users who are affected by CryptoLocker and did not have a backup, trying to pay the ransom has been a difficult process. This is because antivirus programs remove the infection or the registry key that is required to pay the ransom and decrypt the files. It appears that the malware developers were listening, as they have now implemented a decryption service that is designed to look like a customer support site.
Infected users can use this service to upload a CryptoLocker encrypted file and have your "order" looked up. If your order is found, it will display the date that your computer was infected and your public key. It will then prompt you to purchase the private key by sending 10 bitcoins or approximately $2,120 USD. Once a payment is made it must have 10-15 bitcoin confirmations before your private key and a decrypter will be made available for download. They further state that if you have previously paid the ransom, they will provide the private key and decrypter to you for free.
Further details can be located on http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/for...ge-10-bitcoins-to-use-new-decryption-service/
For those users who are affected by CryptoLocker and did not have a backup, trying to pay the ransom has been a difficult process. This is because antivirus programs remove the infection or the registry key that is required to pay the ransom and decrypt the files. It appears that the malware developers were listening, as they have now implemented a decryption service that is designed to look like a customer support site.
Infected users can use this service to upload a CryptoLocker encrypted file and have your "order" looked up. If your order is found, it will display the date that your computer was infected and your public key. It will then prompt you to purchase the private key by sending 10 bitcoins or approximately $2,120 USD. Once a payment is made it must have 10-15 bitcoin confirmations before your private key and a decrypter will be made available for download. They further state that if you have previously paid the ransom, they will provide the private key and decrypter to you for free.
Further details can be located on http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/for...ge-10-bitcoins-to-use-new-decryption-service/
