A new ransomware CryptoTorLocker2015 has been recently detected, and it proves that ransomware doesn’t have to look realistic in order to scare users into paying the ransom fee. How Is CryptoTorLocker2015 Different from Other Ransomware? CryptoTorLocker2015 is a typical ransomware…
A ransomware Trojan, Threat Finder encrypts the files on the compromised machine, locks the computer and demands a $300 fee in order to restore the encrypted data. Experts suggest that the currently spread version Threat Finder v4.2 is a copy…
Trojan.Ransomlock.G, also known as Reveton, is a family of ransomware Trojans attacking users mainly from the United States, Canada, Europe and some parts of the Middle East. Its purpose is locking your system and scaring you into paying a ransom…
A new and improved variant of the CryptoWall ransomware has been infecting computers worldwide in the past few days. The new CryptoWall 3.0 uses a localized ransom message and passes traffic to a website where the victims can pay for…
Cryptorbit ransomware is an infection that locks the screen of the compromised machine and denies access to the desktop until a fee has been paid. Cryptorbit has practically the same behavior as other known ransomware like CryptoLocker and Prison Locker,…
Circulating for the past few weeks, Buyunlockcode.txt is ransomware that encrypts your files and requires ransom payment in order to unlock them. What Is Buyunlockcode? Buyunlockcode is a typical ransomware, belonging to the same group of infections as Cryptographic Locker,…
Malicious ads leading to a ransomware infection have been served to the visitors of a few popular websites, among them gamezone.com and the Huffington Post in last days of the year. The malvertising campaign was first spotted by researchers at…
‘Windows Genuine Advantage’ ransomware belongs to the same family of Trojans as West Yorkshire Ransomware and has the same pattern of infection. But unlike the other members of this malware family, which use pop-up notifications claiming that the user is…
Ransom:Win32/Criakl.C, as the name suggests, is a ransomware spread as a legitimate-looking application that can be downloaded online. Once installed, Ransom:Win32/Criakl.C will encrypt a number of files on the affected computer, and demand a ransom for their decryption. According to…
What Is FBI Moneypak Ransomware and What Does It Do? FBI Moneypak ransomware is a typical ransomware infection that once installed will display a fake FBI message in order to scare the victim and make him pay the required sum…
KEYHolder is a typical ransomware infection. Once in the system KEYHolder encrypts certain files on the compromised machine and demands $500 in order to restore them. KEYHolder scans the affected computer for documents, images, videos and other files in could…
If a message stating that your computer has been automatically blocked due to pirated software appears on your screen, you are dealing with another piece of ransomware. The victims will then be asked to pay a ransom in order to…
CryptoWall ransomware has hit a sheriff’s office computer system in Tennessee, encrypting 72 000 files. The system was compromised at the end of October as a malicious ad on the webpage of a local radio station was clicked by a…
A phishing campaign merging two of the most hated tools of the digital era – ransomware and Gatsos – is gaining popularity these days. The ransomware is delivered with an email purporting to be from the Office of State Revenue…
Experts have detected a new file-encrypting ransomware, dubbed SuperCrypt, in the middle of October this year. Like another popular ransomware like CryptoWall and CryptoLocker, the recently reported SuperCrypt encrypts certain files on the compromised computer and displays a ransom message…
Microsoft Research Team has detected a spike in a piece of system-locking ransomware similar to Cryptolocker, dubbed Crowti. Crowti has been around for a few months now, but researchers have noticed its activities in mid-October. In the peak of the…
The latest version of the Koler ransomware, known to target Android-operating devices, spreads through SMS messages. The malicious message contains shortened bit.ly URLs that direct to the infected .APK. Once the user has opened the corrupt file, the screen of…
It has been recently revealed that the CryptoWall 2.0 ransomware was a part of a huge malvertising campaign targeting popular websites like 9Gag, AOL, Yahoo, etc. Around three million users a day were exposed to the latest version of the…
830,000 machines were compromised by the CryptoWall ransomware worldwide only in the last month. This marks a 25% jump in the infections compared to August 2014. 40,000 victims alone were located in the UK, with 75 from them paying the…
Security experts reported a malicious email attack a month ago, which lured the users into opening bogus online airplane tickets. Apparently the campaign is still active and uses the same trick. The malicious email contains detailed information about an airplane…
