Researchers at SophosLabs are analysing a new ransomware attack that appears to have hit computer users via a drive-by vulnerability on compromised websites.
Malicious hackers are spreading the ransomware, which encrypts media and Office files on victim’s computers, in an attempt to extort $120. In a nutshell – you can’t access your files because the malicious code has encrypted them (in our observations, the whole file isn’t encrypted – just the first 10% or so), and the hackers want you to pay the ransom if you want your valuable data back.
The attack, which Sophos detects as Troj/Ransom-U, changes your Windows desktop wallpaper to deliver the first part of the ransom message.
Malicious hackers are spreading the ransomware, which encrypts media and Office files on victim’s computers, in an attempt to extort $120. In a nutshell – you can’t access your files because the malicious code has encrypted them (in our observations, the whole file isn’t encrypted – just the first 10% or so), and the hackers want you to pay the ransom if you want your valuable data back.
The attack, which Sophos detects as Troj/Ransom-U, changes your Windows desktop wallpaper to deliver the first part of the ransom message.
Attention!!!any samples?
All your personal files (photo, documents, texts, databases, certificates, kwm-files, video) have been encrypted by a very strong cypher RSA-1024. The original files are deleted. You can check this by yourself – just look for files in all folders.
