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PGPCoder is a Trojan that encrypts files on the infected computer and then asks for a fee in order to release these files. It has also been called GPcode. This is a new type of behavior, rarely seen until now, and to which the FBI in the United States are now alert.
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public key of the attacker. In cryptoviral extortion, the malware hybrid encrypts
the victim's data using the attacker's public key. Analysis of the malware does not
reveal the needed private decryption key. So, when there are no backups then
have no recourse but to pay the extortionist or lose the data. This attack is one of many
in the field known as [[Cryptovirology]]. Victims of PGPcoder are lucky that it is
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