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Title: India Ransomware
Post by: REDACTED on October 24, 2016, 04:11:39 AM

Hi
I have been using avast free anti virus for many years.  Recently I have been infected(twice) with the India ransonware virus, the one which encrypts your files and make the PC useless.  Why is avast not protecting me from this?  The infected PC has no email and does not browse the internet.  The infections seems to happen when the PC is powered on but not logged in.

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Be Secure on October 24, 2016, 05:28:45 AM

Logs to assist in cleaning malware:https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0 (https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0)

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Why is avast not protecting me from this?

No AV is 100% Proactive against Ransomwares.But best defence is Backup.

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Pondus on October 24, 2016, 07:03:59 AM

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The infected PC has no email and does not browse the internet.

Do you use USB removable device on it?

Install MCShield  http://www.mcshield.net/

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Eddy on October 24, 2016, 09:35:06 AM

As ransomware only comes through the Internet, the system is (or was) connected to it either direct or indirect.

Only powering on will not get a system infected.

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Pondus on October 24, 2016, 03:12:04 PM

Quote from: Eddy on October 24, 2016, 09:35:06 AM

As ransomware only comes through the Internet, the system is (or was) connected to it either direct or indirect.

December 25, 2013 > New CryptoLocker Spreads via Removable Drives
http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-cryptolocker-spreads-via-removable-drives/

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Eddy on October 24, 2016, 04:04:50 PM

And how do you think it got on them? ;)

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Pondus on October 24, 2016, 04:20:24 PM

Quote from: Eddy on October 24, 2016, 04:04:50 PM

And how do you think it got on them? ;)

Yes but the next computer (offline) may get it from a USB stick, so he may have more then one infected PC

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: REDACTED on October 25, 2016, 12:53:56 AM

there is no usb stick involved.

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Eddy on October 25, 2016, 01:08:01 AM

And?

See reply #3

Title: Re: India Ransomware
Post by: Eddy on October 26, 2016, 10:00:02 AM

A more trusted source > https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/75145/pc-ransomware-in-2014-2016/

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Why is avast not protecting me from this?

There is no tool in the world that offers 100% detection/protection.
If there was, it would be the same as doctors already making medicines that will cure all diseases that doesn't even exist yet.