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    Default "Your files have been virus-encrypted" but don't panic

    By Stuart Corner
    Wednesday, 18 July 2007

    Security specialist Kaspersky Lab has detected a new version of Gpcode, a virus which encrypts user data and demands payment for the decryption routine.

    Kaspersky says Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ai uses a complex encryption algorithm to encrypt user files and archives, making it impossible to open them. It then drops a file titled "read_me.txt" to the victim machine, which contains the message "Hello, your files are encrypted with RSA-4096 algorithm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA). You will need at least few years to decrypt these files without our software. All your private information for last 3 months were collected and sent to us. To decrypt your files you need to buy our software. The price is $300. To buy our software please contact us at: xxxxxxx@xxxxx.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and provide us your personal code -xxxxxxxxx. After successful purchase we will send your decrypting tool, and your private information will be deleted from our system. If you will not contact us until 07/15/2007 your private information will be shared and you will lost all your data."
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    nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i had an idea of of virus like dat now someone beat me to it anywayz mi want it
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    Quote Originally Posted by BUBBA View Post
    ...anywayz mi want it
    you mean you want the virus, or the code?
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    anyone is gud if possible
    Confucius say..Man who fight with wife all day, get no piece at night!
    Quote Originally Posted by Gillion View Post
    Your task as member of the elite is to educate, no matter how hard it is.
    No one can do all their own homework all the time. That is why people communicate and collaborate on forums.

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    WOW, taking a windows system hostage

    Now if only I had the code lol

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    This is the reason why I use Norton Ghost to make a backup image of my hard-drive. There is no way I'm paying $300 online. I have no personal information thats considered confidential. I'm interested, in trying to write the source-code from scratch (My head hurts, just thinking about it). It is feasible to 'upload' personal info on a victim's machine, unless he had a really fast connection anyway.

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    mjj4636, if you do ever get the source code, you can test it on the entire RBTT network.

    //This, will be the ultimate bank robbery

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