Ransomware

Jun 10, 2014

2 min read

Brand New Trojan Malware “Pandemiya” Written from Scratch

Attention: A brand new malware has hit the Trojan scene - they call it Pandemiya.

Jun 7, 2014

2 min read

Warning: File Encrypting Ransomware, Now on Android

Warning: File encrypting ransomware has gone mobile - infection can permanently encrypt all of the files stored on your Android device.

Jun 6, 2014

2 min read

ALERT: Ads on Disney, Facebook, Guardian Lead to Ransomware

Malware Alert: Malicious advertisements hosted on domains owned by Disney, Facebook, and The Guardian have been leading people to hacked websites that serve a file-encrypting ransomware called Cryptowall.

Jun 3, 2014

2 min read

Authorities Crackdown on Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker

The US Department of Justice has announced an international bust on the hackers behind Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker. How's that for a more Malware-Free World?

Apr 4, 2014

4 min read

CryptoDefense: The story of insecure ransomware keys and self-serving bloggers

Emsisoft Labs successfully decrypted the CryptoDefense ransomware before the story was leaked to the press, helping at least 350 users recover their files.

Feb 3, 2014

5 min read

Malware Analysis: Ransomware “Linkup” Blocks DNS and Mines Bitcoins

Emsisoft's Malware Analysis team has been closely following a new ransomware Trojan variant identified as Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Linkup.

Dec 17, 2013

3 min read

Copycat Ransomware “Locker” Emerges

Probably the hottest new development in malware this year has been the widespread emergence of ransomware. As the name implies, ransomware is a form of malware that takes your computer hostage and demands you pay a ransom before it sets the computer free. In late 2013, the ransomware CryptoLocker emerged as a major new threat […]

Sep 10, 2013

4 min read

CryptoLocker – a new ransomware variant

Over the past few days Emsisoft’s malware research team has received numerous reports of a new file encrypting ransomware strain. This new family of ransomware is commonly referred to as CryptoLocker or Trojan:Win32/Crilock.A. Like all file encrypting ransomware (also known as crypto malware) the goal of the attacker is to encrypt important files on the […]

Jan 25, 2013

5 min read

Ransomware – The no. 1 threat for 2013

“Your computer is blocked!” – Not something you enjoy seeing when using it. Unfortunately thousands of PC users worldwide find themselves in a situation where, all of a sudden their computer is unusable unless they pay a fee to unlock it. The FBI or a similar national law enforcement organization seems to claim that […]

Aug 9, 2012

4 min read

Dorifel crypto malware paralyzes Dutch companies and public sector

Systems in the Netherlands are currently being hit hard by a new wave of crypto malware named “Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Dorifel”. Based on press reports as well as our own telemetry gathered through our Emsisoft Anti-Malware Network thousands of Dutch systems are already infected. The majority of them located in government, public sector or company networks. Based on […]

Brand New Trojan Malware “Pandemiya” Written from Scratch

Warning: File Encrypting Ransomware, Now on Android

ALERT: Ads on Disney, Facebook, Guardian Lead to Ransomware

Authorities Crackdown on Gameover Zeus and CryptoLocker

CryptoDefense: The story of insecure ransomware keys and self-serving bloggers

Malware Analysis: Ransomware “Linkup” Blocks DNS and Mines Bitcoins

Copycat Ransomware “Locker” Emerges

CryptoLocker – a new ransomware variant

Ransomware – The no. 1 threat for 2013

Dorifel crypto malware paralyzes Dutch companies and public sector

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