[pchelpers] Article:How to salvage data lost to Gpcode.ak encryptor virus

Kaspersky unable to crack code, but says file-recovery utilities may
save lost data

By Ellen Messmer , Network World , 06/16/2008


The Gpcode.ak virus, which encrypts files on the victim's desktop and
demands a ransom to decrypt them, uses encryption that so far has proven
too strong to crack. But Kaspersky Lab, which first identified Gpcode.ak
earlier this month, says there is a way for most victims to at least
recover their files.

Kaspersky says Gpcode.ak works by making a copy of the original file it
wishes to kidnap using 1,028-bit encryption, then deleting the original.
However, "it doesn't wipe the file from the system," says Roel
Schouwenberg, senior antivirus research analyst at the security company.

More here:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2008/061608-kapersky-recover-files.html
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