Comments on: A missed opportunity https://grey-panther.net/2010/01/a-missed-opportunity.html Just another WordPress site Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:53:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Cd-MaN https://grey-panther.net/2010/01/a-missed-opportunity.html#comment-195 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:53:07 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=144#comment-195 I completely agree that the decryption tool is a very suboptimal solution (probably the day when ransomware authors finally figure out how to use the dozens of PKI libraries available properly isn't far either – which would make decryption very unfeasible). I also agree that proper backup is key and prevention is better than cure.

Then again, what percent of computers are backed up regularly? From my personal experience I would say 0% :-). If there is the chance that the link would help but one person, I feel that it is their moral obligation to mention it.

]]> By: kurt wismer https://grey-panther.net/2010/01/a-missed-opportunity.html#comment-196 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:48:21 +0000 https://grey-panther.net/?p=144#comment-196 with all due respect, a decryption tool is a sub-optimal solution to ransome-ware. prevention and/or restoring from backups if prevention fails really is the ideal solution here. decryption is the 3rd and worst option of the bunch and it should be a last resort.

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