Is there a way to get back all content?

Hi Cupcakecontrrpl,

Unfortunately, most likely not. Ransomware encrypts all your files, and it would take millions of years to decrypt the data/content.

However, this is terrible, I am going to include some tips to protect yourself in the future.

• Read: Effective defenses against malware and ot… - Apple Community
• Read: Protect your Mac from malware - Apple Support
• Read: Block connections to your Mac with a firewall - Apple Support
• Look into Malwarebytes for Mac: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac/. Maybe even look into the paid version for Real Time Protection.
• ALWAYS have a Time Machine backup, so if you do get infected again, you have backups with all your content on it. It sounds like you found this out the hard way. If you do not have a disk already, a good drive for backups is the G-Technology G-DRIVE USB-C: https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/external-drives/g-technology-g-drive-usb-c-usb-3-1-hdd#0G05666-1.

Notes:

• NEVER EVER download anything in a pop-up, ad, or anything claiming to be Apple or a company in any form.
• ONLY download apps, and even material, such as a PDF, from sources you trust.
• If you have any doubt about something, do not get it.

If you have any more questions, please let me know.

Cheers,

Jack

Another thing is to keep hard copies of all your license keys. That way, if you do have to re-install you can just type in the key from your files.

Even if not, most developers will give you a way to get your key if lost.

Of course, this is not an issue with the app store.

Did you have a backup of your computer before the attack?