The Petya ransomware encrypts a compromised computer’s master file table. First ransomware locked your desktop. Then it encrypted your files. Not long after, webservers, shared drives and backups were ...

Researchers from cybersecurity company ESET have detected a new ransomware called HybridPetya, which is similar to the infamous Petya and NotPetya malware. Like its predecessors, the malware targets ...

ESET Research has discovered new ransomware samples, which it has named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware. They were ...

The Petya ransomware now bundles a second file-encrypting program for cases where it cannot replace a computer’s master boot record to encrypt its file table. Petya is an unusual ransomware threat ...

ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware that adds the capability of ...

The latest Petya ransomware attacks come with a twist; if Petya is not granted privileges to encrypt the Master File Table, it instead installs Mischa ransomware. The Petya ransomware strain signaled ...

Though not very common, Master Boot Record (MBR) encrypting or modifying ransomware can be disastrous when they hit. This is because they will not bother encrypting the actual files and instead ...

I was under the impression that the MFT automatically resized itself if needed. I thought that I'd read that it would increase in size but never get smaller.<BR><BR>I noticed, however, that Diskeeper ...

My Seagate Slave Drive ST3160023A has a Corrupted Master File Table. I am able to see the drive and partition, but not able to read the the file system. I have TestDisk, but not sure what needs to be ...