Lcrypto is a simple ransomware which locks(encrypts) all of the files in the present directory where Lcrypto is currently
Please note that this just for educational purposes and shouldn't be misused to cause harm to anyone
This ransomware needs python to work so if you don't have python then visit https://python.org/downloads to download it for your respective OS
Follw the steps provided below -
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Encryption: Run the
Lcrypto.py
file to encrypt the files. After your files have been encrypted it will generate a random key and store it in a file namedLcrypto-key.key
. -
Decryption: Run the
Lcrypto-decrypt.py
file to to decrypt your files. Please note that after running this you will need to enter a secret key word which will then allow the decryption of your files. If the secret key word isn't provided then Lcrypto wouldn't unlock your files.
For this project the secret keyword is decrypt
.
The executables are provided at /dist
folder! Before running them make sure that you have turn off any running antivirus or else it wouldn't run!
If you're facing any issues/bugs then feel free to open up an issue.
Thanks for reading
Have a great day ahead :)