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Nt1330 Unit 3 Research Papers

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Two weeks ago, a brutal piece of ransomware named Petya started circulating in large number. It became quite notable as it targeted its victim exactly where it hurts: right in the startup drives. It encrypted the master boot file and made it inoperable. As a result, victims couldn’t start their computer and access their data without the decryption password.
Fortunately, an unidentified programmer who goes by the Twitter handle @leostone has come up with a tool that generates the password Petya requires to decrypt the master boot file. To use the password generator, you’ll have to remove the startup drive from the infected computer and connect it to a separate Windows computer which is not infected. Some specific bits of data need to be pulled out to plug into this web app created by @leostone to retrieve your password. …show more content…

Unfortunately, it’s not an easy task. However, there’s another tool named Petya Sector Extractor that can extract the data. Using that tool you can decrypt your entire important master boot file. It’s a reminder for everyone that crypto is hard, and can be particularly difficult when obtaining and storing a password on a computer, which is accessible to the opponent. However, it won’t be surprising if the developers fix the flaw in Petya’s future

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