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Klauwkikker

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GP code ak
« on: June 10, 2008, 08:36:12 PM »
Can someone from Avast tell me if Avast 4.8 will protect me against the dangerous Gpcode ak virus?
See:http://www.viruslist.com/en/alerts?alertid=203996088
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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2008, 08:52:39 PM »
Hi Klauwkikker,

This is a race we are not going to win: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4544
Even if Kaspersky with the help of other can crack the key, the malcreant can change it within 4 min,
trying to solve it in the wrong way can totally ruin a computer:
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=4544

pol
« Last Edit: June 10, 2008, 08:57:48 PM by polonus »
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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2008, 09:10:37 PM »
Is it possible to avoid the infection through signature antivirus? I don't think so...
Is there any protection (besides very safe surf) against this?
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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2008, 10:45:07 PM »
It is possible that it could be detected by signature (after receipt of sample/s), if the process that does the encryption can be detected and the alarm raised then the encryption can't take place.

The problem that is being talked about is the cracking of the encryption key so that the files can be decrypted, which has nothing to do with the detection pre-encryption but repair after infection ???
« Last Edit: June 10, 2008, 11:51:10 PM by DavidR »
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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2008, 10:55:42 PM »
the file could be detected, but the decryption after infection is like a russian roulette maybe :-\
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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2008, 11:16:04 PM »
Quote from: Maxx_original on June 10, 2008, 10:55:42 PM
the file could be detected
So, we're protected (yet)? ???
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Klauwkikker

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Re: GP code ak
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2008, 11:45:03 PM »
Hi Avast users,
Is the Virus widely spread? Are there many peoples that are infected?
Thanks everybody ;)
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