Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global

Re:Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global by notgood on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @07:50PM (#14659611)

I was talking about pixel-made signatures; you know, the one the user actually sees when the computer its already infected; not cryptography between public/private keys; otherwise its a chicken and egg problem; how do you know what signature its the "real"; you google it and hope nobody added its own search results? Go to the official website of the ransomware developer?

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Re:Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global by comboy on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:41PM (#14665819)

The ransomware can present the key fingerprint for example.

But even without it, there are so many options, e.g. timestamp signed message on the blockchain before the release. After just one confirmed message you don't care about pretenders because people can check if the signature matches with the previous message.

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Re:Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global by notgood on Thursday June 29, 2017 @03:25PM (#14666144)

I think you are overestimating the technical capacities of the average randomware victim.

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Re:Another Ransomware Outbreak Is Going Global by comboy on Friday June 30, 2017 @04:35AM (#14669356)

It's enough that some technical people verify it. The average random victim gets his info from news sites and more technical friends.

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