Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
Most ransomware has a binary file that needs to be executed before it can infect your PC. Ransomware usually relies on social engineering or exploits to infect unsuspecting users. However, some malware authors are bypassing this requirement with a new trick - browser lockers.
Unlike traditional ransomware threats that lock the entire desktop, ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2014
Dell SecureWorks has updated its figures on the number of PCs infected by the awful CryptoWall ransom malware and the news isn’t good – the number of systems has spiked suddenly to 830,000.
The firm’s last statistic in late August was 625,000, itself a large number of infected systems, which means ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Until today, Microsoft Windows users who’ve been unfortunate enough to have the personal files on their computer encrypted and held for ransom by a nasty strain of malware called CryptoLocker have been faced with a tough choice: Pay cybercrooks a ransom of a few hundred to several thousand dollars to ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
Following an international takedown of Cryptolocker, new ransomware identified by Microsoft as Critroni.A has been gaining momentum since making a June appearance in underground marketplaces, according to a security researcher going by the name Kafeine.
The malware – which is marketed as CTB-Locker (Curve-Tor-Bitcoin Locker) and costs $3,000 per month – ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
avast! Ransomware Removal is a free app that eliminates Android ransomware and decrypts locked and ransomed files.
Simplocker is a new Android virus that encrypts photos, videos, and documents stored on smartphones and tablets, and then demands payment to decrypt them.
“Simplocker blocks access to files stored on mobile ...
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