📄 ShadowCrypt-Docs

This repository contains the academic documentation for the major project titled:

ShadowCrypt: Proactive Ransomware Protection by Employing Camouflage and Concealment

It includes:

• 📘 Final Project Report (PDF)
• 📊 Project Presentation Slides (PPT)
• 📸 Reference Images / Diagrams
• 📝 Any additional academic submission materials

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📌 Project Summary

ShadowCrypt is a proactive ransomware defense tool built using Python that safeguards critical user files by:

• Hiding them in obscure, non-indexed Windows system directories.
• Encrypting file path mappings using AES-256 encryption.
• Providing access via secure, hash-embedded .lnk shortcuts.
• Supporting recovery mechanisms to restore hidden files safely.

This approach significantly reduces file visibility and exposure, rendering them inaccessible to ransomware—even after infection.

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📂 Repository Contents

File/Folder	Description
MajorProject-Report-ShadowCrypt.pdf	Full academic report detailing the project's architecture, motivation, design, implementation, and results.
ShadowCrypt-PPT.pptx	Presentation slides for final viva/defense.
images/	Contains relevant diagrams, screenshots, and figures used in the report and presentation.
README.md	This file—overview of the documentation repo.

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🛠️ Related Repository

💻 The full source code and implementation is available here:
  👉 ShadowCrypt Code Repository

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📖 References

This work builds upon the ideas presented in:

S. Lee, S. Lee, J. Park, K. Kim and K. Lee,
"Hiding in the Crowd: Ransomware Protection by Adopting Camouflage and Hiding Strategy With the Link File"
IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 92693–92704, 2023.
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3309879

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⚖️ License

This documentation is licensed under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

You are free to:

• Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following terms:

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit.
• NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license.

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📥 How to Use This Repo

To view:

• Open MajorProject-Report-ShadowCrypt.pdf for the complete write-up.
• View or download the PowerPoint presentation.
• Use the images/ folder for visuals used in documentation.

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