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Close Encounters of the Shadowlock Kind

10

Jul

2013

In the vein of fake computer lockers everywhere, such as the Trojan.Ransomlock, Trojan.Fakeavlock, and Trojan.Winlock families, comes Trojan.Shadowlock. Unlike any of its predecessors however, this malware “encourages” users to fill out an online survey instead of outright demanding an online payoff. Online surveys in general return very little money, but they do eventually add up […]

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Multi-Language Ransomware Mentions Police to Enforce Payment

14

Nov

2012

When it comes to innovation, cyber-criminals have no borders, or that’s what we believe after analyzing this piece of multi-language malware detected as Trojan.Ransom.IcePol.

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New Windows locker changes system access passwords

13

Mar

2012

Doctor Web-a Russian developer of IT security software-has discovered a new Windows blocker program added to the virus database as Trojan.Winlock.5729. It uses standard Windows tools to block access to the system by changing local user passwords – the feature that distinguishes it from other programs of its kind. Traditionally ransomware use a special application […]

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