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How to salvage data lost to Gpcode.ak encryptor virus

June 17, 2008

How to salvage data lost to Gpcode.ak encryptor virus

By Ellen Messmer

Network World

June 16, 2008

 

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.... Read More.

 

How to salvage data lost to Gpcode.ak encryptor virus

How to salvage data lost to Gpcode.ak encryptor virus
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