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<blockquote data-quote="marzametal" data-source="post: 508885" data-attributes="member: 23627"><p>My apologies for the amateur question, but this is the first time that my thoughts have entertained Ransomware.</p><p></p><p>Is there any documentation out there that highlights how Ransomware works? For example, once executed, does it create a list of files on your system and then encrypts... or does it see a sector, encrypts it, and then repeats process? What processes does it use (cmd, conhost, rundll32, dllhost etc...)?</p><p></p><p>What I hope to figure out is... if I, the user, am barred from modifying, copying, deleting, renaming a file on C:\Windows, Program Files x86 and x64, and it's subfolders because of "hardened settings (that can be undone by 4 clicks of a mouse)", then would an encrypter like a Ransomware be able to perform any mods? My tweaks are my own, and trying a "test" in a VM would defeat the purpose.</p><p></p><p>I will spend some time on reading up on this soon... just thought I'd throw the question out there. Thanks for reading and any advice/feedback provided!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marzametal, post: 508885, member: 23627"] My apologies for the amateur question, but this is the first time that my thoughts have entertained Ransomware. Is there any documentation out there that highlights how Ransomware works? For example, once executed, does it create a list of files on your system and then encrypts... or does it see a sector, encrypts it, and then repeats process? What processes does it use (cmd, conhost, rundll32, dllhost etc...)? What I hope to figure out is... if I, the user, am barred from modifying, copying, deleting, renaming a file on C:\Windows, Program Files x86 and x64, and it's subfolders because of "hardened settings (that can be undone by 4 clicks of a mouse)", then would an encrypter like a Ransomware be able to perform any mods? My tweaks are my own, and trying a "test" in a VM would defeat the purpose. I will spend some time on reading up on this soon... just thought I'd throw the question out there. Thanks for reading and any advice/feedback provided! [/QUOTE]
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