Crypt0L0cker

[schmidthouse]

@Pondus post:13

You guys give him a "Virus submission form" to submit his undetected sample. [b]Why?[/b]

i am an avast user just like you .... what else should i give him?

for protection there is a tool CryptoPrevent https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/
it also needs updates, meaning it does not detect/protect 100%

Installing this security software (CryptoPrevent) is absolutely a proactive step to staying clean of Cryptolocker.
Yes, and while it does need ‘Updates’ this software specializes specifically and intensely (only) on the Cryptolocker variants while Anti Virus software does not!

edit: As has been mentioned, nothing is 100% effective, 100% of the time.
“Layered Security Profile” is the ticket.

[system]

@andrea.tamponi post:19

@yigido post:9

“Every virus born as undetected, we need prevention not detection”

That’s it.
Every Antivirus is not anymore a pure Antivirus it’s much more and even if I understand that a AV can fail where another succeed I want some reliable solution not only in detection but even in prevention and even if that was the first time in years Avast failed for me that was shocking because it was something I cannot tolerate it fails on.

I’m a tech and the problem didn’t happen directly to me. I’m enough aware to avoid myself this kind of threat - a pdf file does not have an exe extension - but for my mother what matter is the logo.

A cryptolocker start a massive cripting activity, I cannot understand an AV that does not suspect anything and prevents it. I need to stop Avast so many times because of my administrative scripts when I test them and I have to tolerate a cryptolocker activity not prevented: it’s simple absurd!

If you want a strict solution against malicious I have 99,99% protection against all malwares.
Avast Free Antivirus + Comodo Firewall (Proactive Security Configuration) = 99,99% Protection. This is what I use.
You can ask me more about in PM. Comodo Firewall can automatically sandbox unknown threats.
Please read about containment (sandbox) : https://blog.comodo.com/containment/cryptolocker-meets-comodo-containment-technology/

[bob3160]

I may not be using Comodo’s firewall but still consider my systems as protected as possible.
I don’t think that it’s the comodo firewall that makes the difference.

[system]

@bob3160 post:23

I may not be using Comodo’s firewall but still consider my systems as protected as possible.
I don’t think that it’s the comodo firewall that makes the difference.

Comodo’s default deny will sandbox what Avats missed, so it might be a usefull piece of software for novice users to protect themselves from Crypto like malwares.
For any users who know something about security and computers. Avast Free will provide enough protection
I agreed to you.

[bob3160]

CryptoPrevent is what I suggest to all users to enhance their layered protection scheme and lessen
their chance of running into Crypto Locker. .
You also seem to forget that Avast also has a Sandboxing feature.

[system]

@bob3160 post:25

CryptoPrevent is what I suggest to all users to enhance their layered protection scheme and lessen
their chance of running into Crypto Locker. .
You also seem to forget that Avast also has a Sandboxing feature.

Yes but it is a paid feature and it is not automatic sandbox (but deepscreen)

[system]

Avast fixed it!
Now either the link it’s blocked.

[system]

@yigido post:17

My suggestion is “Enable Hardened Mode : Aggressive”

Works!

[system]

@yigido post:22

If you want a strict solution against malicious I have 99,99% protection against all malwares.
Avast Free Antivirus + Comodo Firewall (Proactive Security Configuration) = 99,99% Protection. This is what I use.
You can ask me more about in PM. Comodo Firewall can automatically sandbox unknown threats.
Please read about containment (sandbox) : https://blog.comodo.com/containment/cryptolocker-meets-comodo-containment-technology/

Works!

[Pondus]

I will wait the news Avast fixed it, until that time [b]I changed my Antivirus with one working on that problem[/b].

I hope your new AV detect

Cryptowall 3.0
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/c4f501bcdfc7a41639ab919a9ab00a8a37e07e0400767f923d99ebd7f483dfe7/analysis/1437484318/
https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/f9a5ae2c26d45392c56d7c05308fc445ae75685fdc1015a5f145de9fcc6eaeba/analysis/1437484344/

[schmidthouse]

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

[bob3160]

@schmidthouse post:31

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

I think he’s only interested in pushing Comodo’s firewall.

[schmidthouse]

@bob3160 post:32

@schmidthouse post:31

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

I think he’s only interested in pushing Comodo’s firewall.

Looks like it.

Also CryptoPrevent is free, you just have to go into the software and manual update once a day (or whatever)!
For “automatic” updates there is a very small cost to license to Premium Edition.

[system]

@Pondus post:30

I will wait the news Avast fixed it, until that time [b]I changed my Antivirus with one working on that problem[/b].

I hope your new AV detect

Yes as I’ve access for my work to enterprise licenses I used (abused indeed!) for a while one for my mother but now that I know that enabling Hardened Mode : Aggressive works fine I will go back to Avast as I do not want to use something I do not need anymore. I didn’t used Hardened Mode before because I didn’t find it necessary but now I’m gonna use that much more.

[system]

@bob3160 post:32

@schmidthouse post:31

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

I think he’s only interested in pushing Comodo’s firewall.

I don’t think so!
I tried it and it works but I won’t go with it only because it’s not understandable for simple users and I don’t need it for myself.

[system]

@bob3160 post:32

@schmidthouse post:31

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

I think he’s only interested in pushing Comodo’s firewall.

Does it solve the problem? Answer is “Yes”
This will provide solution to user needs? Answer is “Yes”
Then why you are behaving like this?

[bob3160]

@yigido post:36

@bob3160 post:32

@schmidthouse post:31

Well that makes it a total of 3 so far that have suggested CryptoPrevent (https://www.foolishit.com/cryptoprevent-malware-prevention/) to Yigido in the last few posts. ;D :

I think he’s only interested in pushing Comodo’s firewall.

Does it solve the problem? Answer is “Yes”
This will provide solution to user needs? Answer is “Yes”
Then why you are behaving like this?

Partly because this the Avast Support Forum.

[SpeedyPC]

@bob3160 post:37

Partly because this the Avast Support Forum.

OT:- And welcome to the computer world and that’s life

[system]

Partly because this the Avast Support Forum. :)

This is Avast Forum right? You can suggest Cryptoprevent, but when I suggest Comodo Firewall. You are behaving like this. This is a bit strange. Anyway whatever you like and I do not want to extend more. Have fun! Stay safe..

[bob3160]

@yigido post:39

Partly because this the Avast Support Forum. :)

This is Avast Forum right? You can suggest Cryptoprevent, but when I suggest Comodo Firewall. You are behaving like this. This is a bit strange. Anyway whatever you like and I do not want to extend more. Have fun! Stay safe..

Avast already has a Firewall. Avast doesn’t have a CryptoLocker.
You stay safe as well.