Ransomware is malware designed to deny a user or organization access to files on their computer. By encrypting these files and demanding a ransom payment for the decryption key, these malware place organizations in a position where paying the ransom is the easiest and cheapest way to regain access to their files.
Hackers use malicious software to lock and encrypt the files on your computer or device. They can then hold those files hostage, disabling you from accessing your data until you pay a ransom. When you do pay, they may or may not give you a decryption key to regain access.
- Keep your operating system patched and up-to-date to ensure you have fewer vulnerabilities to exploit.
- Don't install software or give it administrative privileges unless you know exactly what it is and what it does.
- Install antivirus software, which detects malicious programs like ransomware as they arrive, and whitelisting software, which prevents unauthorized applications from executing in the first place.
- And, of course, back up your files, frequently and automatically! That won't stop a malware attack, but it can make the damage caused by one much less significant.
- Reboot Windows 10 to safe mode
- Install antimalware software
- Scan the system to find the ransomware program
- Restore the computer to a previous state
This repository contains actual malware & Ransomware, do not execute any of these files on your pc unless you know exactly what you are doing.
All 7z and zip files are password protected and the password is "infected" (without quotes).