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New Gpcode variant encrypts at 1024-bits key

Gpcode strikes with a 1024-bit encryptor

According to Kaspersky Lab (June 5, 2008), the new Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak variant is said to take your personal files hostage by encrypting them with a 1024-bit key, a huge upgrade from the previous Gpcode variant which was using a 660-bit key.

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