Hi, does formatting an infected drive and loosing all files solve a ransomware attack.
Does formatting an infected drive and loosing all files solve a ransomware?
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Ransomware -type virus is one of the most dangerous threats in the cybersecurity world because it creates damage on the system, can cause permanent loss of data and blackmails victims.
Fully formatting the drive and reinstalling the operating system is one of the crucial methods to solve the infection question. It helps to solve issues, but you will lose your files entirely. Ransomware will get deleted alongside other files on the machine, so the infection is not there on the newly reinstalled OS.
However, if you have an external drive plugged in when the encryption is launched, you may need to format or clean USB sticks or different devices separately. If you put the infected device on the clean computer, you can trigger the secondary infection.
Be careful.
Sincerely,
2spyware team