But what will they eat? its not like you can call Mcdonalds for some delivery.
They've got plenty of food from the last re-supply. They keep extra food on board so that they don't die when this kind of situation happens. |
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tor is not really that secure, even tor is a bit monitorided, better to use some that don't keep your log, there are many that are free too, or make your own vp network
Very true about Tor. As long as it relays on exit nodes there will always be a risk. I personally would not trust Tor with anything important. It seems to give people a false sense of security. It is impossible for the tor exit nodes to log your ip. While there are risks with tor exit nodes, tor forces https so that your data is always secure after leaving the exit node. It is in fact rather secure, probably more so than anything you can think of. I personally think there are much better alternatives.
Could you say what these better alternatives are? |
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I wish OP could give us exact virus/malware he has. If he had that we could tell him a lot more. My bachelors degree is actually based on computer security.
Your degree clearly wasn't in reading comprehension. OP stated the exact virus name in the first post  And if you have one it's not in diplomatic skills, or business communication. But it stated the threat yes, but malware is not one size fit's all. I was assuming OP was taking steps to remove it. But read last few post's it seems he might not be legit person with problem. Malware is remade many... many times. So we don't know if he has a new version with it making past virus protection, it has a different fingerprint. And what new version does could be different. Or OP has bad/old virus protection and it's did not detect it even though it's been out in the world for a while. Chances are most versions will be close on effects and removal, but you never know. He clearly states in the first post that he has the TeslaCrypt virus. Later, he also says that his antivirus prevented the virus from hijacking his desktop. It may have even removed the virus itself, but the encrypted files are still there. I don't even think you have even read this thread. With your signature, I think you are just posting here for the posts, and don't even know what this thread is even about. |
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OP: have you tried Coinbase? They have an "instant-buy" option if you verify your account with a Visa or Mastercard credit card (along with verifying your bank account).
I'm not sure how long the verification process takes as its been awhile since I did it. If you don't do the instant buy method, the turnaround time for receiving BTC is 4 business days.
As others have said, it is difficult to buy bitcoins with your preferred payment methods (paypal, MC) as they are reversible, bitcoin is not.
Why are we giving OP advice on buying bitcoins? I could have missed something, but is this advice so he can pay the ransomware? OP you should in NO way pay the ransomware. I gave my advice in a earlier post on how to get rid of it most likely. Does your company have a help desk area that can help you? (I did helpdesk work once and removing virus's was normal. Would not lose your job liked you talked about). If no resources at work, and cannot do it yourself. Look into places that fix computers vs paying ransomware. He said in an earlier post that he had no recent backup to restore the computer from. Removing the virus would not help, and since he has no backup, his last resort is to pay the ransom. Yeah, some of you haven't read thru the parts where I stated that thought I was backing up continuously, that I'm an outside consultant and therefore fell thru the cracks of IT backups. I had antivirus, and have run lots of malware now and the threat appears to be removed.
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Thanks for the clarification. But since blockchain.info is connected to lots of nodes, let's say I run node A, that connects only to node B. I restrict node A to a single connection. Whenever I send a transaction, then this transaction goes through B, that further propagates it on the network. If blockchain.info has a connection to node B, then node B will be listed as "relayed by ip" at blockchain, right?
Yes, if it is blockchain receives the transaction from it before anyone else. I'm not sure if the ip of A is automatically logged at node B when issuing the tx, but at least the ip of A will not be shown on blockchain.info. In the event someone looks at the debug.log of node B, they might however see that the transaction came from node A.
Some person might then misinterpret "relayed by ip" as having a direct association with the tx in question, and thus try to get answers from the entity behind that ip. That was my point.
I don't think that bitcoin core will log which ip it receives a transaction from, but a custom client can be written to do so. |
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You can't just "funnel a rogue transaction" through someone's node because of the decentralized system. Any transaction sent to that node will be broadcast to the node's peers and thus to everyone. Hence the decentralization.
You could chose to connect to only one bitcoin-node with your bitcoin client. Would not the relayed ip of your tx then point to that ip, or would it point to your own ip? I'm unsure how 'relayed ip' is inserted to the tx, what I do know is that at least one person had their home raided because of their "Relayed by IP" showing up on blockchain.info. That was a mistake, but still not fun for the person in question. I'm sure some others could bring a link to that case, or any interested could google it. AFAIK, it's not confirmed, but I have no reason to distrust that report, as it is actually likely to happen. Let's say some transaction gets the attention of law enforcement, and since the officer handling the case might not be the brightest bulb, he just goes to blockchain.info and sees the "Relayed by IP" and then gets the home address from the ISP and raids the house. It's possible. The relayed ip is not a part of the bitcoin transaction. That is simply something displayed by blockchain.info for the node that relayed the transaction to them. This does not point to the node that originated the transaction and the ip addresses are not a part of anything in transactions or the blockchain. |
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As for having your ip publicly known as a bitcoin node ip, the problem might be that somebody might funnel a rogue transaction through it, and you'd be on the receiving end of govt thugs trying to find the culprit. This has already happened before. The chance is most likely miniscule for it to happen, but it's worth knowing about. Also, I'm not sure if this is implemented already, but certainly in the future, all bitcoin node ip's will be monitored, and perhaps you get an IRS-letter demanding you to declare your "bitcoin stash". This might depend on where you live as well. As the ip is linked directly to your isp-account it's straightforward to find your identity, provided you do use your real identity. I might be splitting hairs here, but I'm just saying..
It is great you want to support the network!
You can't just "funnel a rogue transaction" through someone's node because of the decentralized system. Any transaction sent to that node will be broadcast to the node's peers and thus to everyone. Hence the decentralization.
Also, I'm not sure if this is implemented already, but certainly in the future, all bitcoin node ip's will be monitored,
According to who? And by who? Not necessarily monitored, but all nodes are listed by the getaddr.bitnodes.io project. One way to prevent monitoring or having your node publicly available is to route all node traffic through tor. |
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You need to buy some bitcoins in order to level up. You can also increase the number of transactions and the transaction limit by verifying your phone number.
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Your node will vary it's data usage
Some days it might spike up to several gigs because it is syncing another node. Other times, it might only be a few hundred megs for all the blocks and transactions each day. There is software you can get which will monitor your nodes days usage. Just Google it.
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Is this still open?
Edit: I have been working on this a bit. How do you want to add or create the pool(s).
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Hello, we have problems sending transactions to testnet3 starting from yesterday.
code is stable for 2 months and was working perfect until yesterday.
All transactions rejected with such response:
status: 'fail',
message: 'Propagation unsuccessful',
details: 'TX rejected',
code: 400
We know that code 400 is about wrong address (not sure IP or wallet address), but all wallet addresses that we have tried are correct and created with standard library.
And, again, this all stops working without any code changes.
Can we be blacklisted? How to check it?
You can be blacklisted, but only temporarily. Nodes will give your node a banscore, which, if too high, your node will be blocked. I don't know how to check this. Also, are you using bitcoin core, an alternative client, or custom software? |
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pedrog, thanks for the links.
Seems my version of the cryptolocker virus is still not old enough to have a utility to decrypt the files. One word of sage advice I found, was to make sure to keep a copy of the encrypted files, so that when/if a fix is available in the future you can run it and get your files back if for some reason paying the ransom doesn't work.
That won't help me, I'm afraid as I can't wait around for this particular data....
Now, I'm hoping you all can clear up something for me.
Does it matter what "service" I use to buy my bitcoins? Certain ones are only available in certain locales, like "Trucoin" for example is available to buy bitcoin on credit in the US, but will I be able to use those bitcoins to pay the ransom if "Trucoin" is not available whereever this kidnapper lives?
Help me fill in these blanks, I don't understand and since they are not refundable I do not want to end up with $700 I can't use to pay the ransom.
Thanks again to all.
TB
It doesn't matter where you get bitcoins, they are not limited to locales. As long as you have them, you can pay the ransom to the attackers. |
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I created a software that has made millions for me and friends. Now im ready to release it Opensource.
Also, looking for nodejs developers.
Cheers
Maria
Is it the Willybot? May I ask what a Willybot is? Willy is a bot that was trading on Mt. Gox for a very long time before it shut down. It made a ton of money, and some people suspect that it was the cause for driving the price of bitcoin to over $1000. |
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I highly doubt the attackers will decrypt any files. It would be better if you could restore a backup.
Either way, you should install an antivirus and always backup your files.
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First of all, you should never pay a ransom. The hackers likely won't decrypt anything after they receive the ransom. Instead, if you have a backup restore the backup. Since the computer is for work, your company should have backups that they can restore. Ask your company's IT department if they can help you.
If you want to buy bitcoin, most places will not accept paypal or credit card. This is because these can have chargebacks and exchanges have the possibility to be scammed. You can instead link your bank account to exchanges to buy bitcoin.
Lastly, since you are a new user, most exchanges will not let you buy large amounts of bitcoin. Instead of buying bitcoin to pay the ransom, you should have your company check it out and see if they can restore a backup and fix it.
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You could use purse.io to buy bitcoin with your amazon balance.
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As long as you have the wallet backup, you can use those addresses again. You can install another wallet such as multibit or use a webwallet such as blockchain's wallet. Then, using software such as pywallet, you can extract the keys and import them into whatever wallet you choose.
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According to your log, it's syncing. Has it crashed yet?
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