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How to unencrypt files after Crypto virus removed?
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<blockquote data-quote="pneuma1985" data-source="post: 475628" data-attributes="member: 40827"><p>Thankyou for setting that straight as I said I wasn't exactly sure what encryption the crypto-viruses were using: since a 2048 rsa key is impossible for now and I hesitate to say forever, but as far as we're concerned with current computing power [FOREVER]. Would take supercomputers like a billion years to break that key lol. Heres the exact math behind how long theoretically it would take to crack <u><strong>ROFL</strong></u> <a href="https://www.digicert.com/TimeTravel/math.htm" target="_blank">Just How Strong is 2048-bit SSL Certificate Encryption?</a></p><p><strong>6.4 quadrillion years to crack a 2048bit rsa key! </strong></p><p>Sorry about that didn't mean to get your hopes up lol wasn't aware they were using 2048bit encryption! Never dealt with a crypto virus, I've only read a bit about them. I'd just take the loss and do an image restore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pneuma1985, post: 475628, member: 40827"] Thankyou for setting that straight as I said I wasn't exactly sure what encryption the crypto-viruses were using: since a 2048 rsa key is impossible for now and I hesitate to say forever, but as far as we're concerned with current computing power [FOREVER]. Would take supercomputers like a billion years to break that key lol. Heres the exact math behind how long theoretically it would take to crack [U][B]ROFL[/B][/U] [URL='https://www.digicert.com/TimeTravel/math.htm']Just How Strong is 2048-bit SSL Certificate Encryption?[/URL] [B]6.4 quadrillion years to crack a 2048bit rsa key! [/B] Sorry about that didn't mean to get your hopes up lol wasn't aware they were using 2048bit encryption! Never dealt with a crypto virus, I've only read a bit about them. I'd just take the loss and do an image restore. [/QUOTE]
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