Timeline for Software to randomly mix and randomly rename files on a scammer's computer
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| Dec 27, 2022 at 14:36 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | Into some startup file or commonly used command, insert something that once an hour (or some other period) picks a random file, changes a byte in it, and restores the change date. It might take a while to do noticeable damage, but by then the added code will likely be part of the backups that will be used to correct the problem. | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 9:10 | comment | added | Thomas Weller | I don't see how restoring deleted files is different from restoring renamed or otherwise corrupt files. A backup is a backup and it has all your data that's worth keeping. | |
| Dec 27, 2022 at 3:50 | history | asked | tckosvic | CC BY-SA 4.0 |