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.
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