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Protecting against CryptoLocker ransomware

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Oct

2013

AVG users should beware of the CryptoLocker virus that recently came to light in early September.CryptoLocker is a version of ransom malware that spreads via phishing emails containing infected attachments. Once the attachment is opened an executable file infects the machine and holds it to ransom by encrypting files, which won’t be unencrypted until a […]

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CryptoLocker, Kegotip, Medfos Malware Triple-Threat

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Oct

2013

Victims of October’s malware infection campaigns (so far) can expect to receive a triple-cocktail of threats: a particularly cavalier ransomware called CryptoLocker; clickfraud on a massive scale; and (it goes almost without saying) the theft of passwords and other personal data.Since the beginning of last month (we first saw the malware on September 6th), actively […]

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CryptoLocker: Its Spam and ZeuS/ZBOT Connection

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Oct

2013

CryptoLocker, the latest strain of ransomware, is best known for trying to force users into paying a fee by encrypting certain files and then later offering a $300 decrypting tool. In this entry, we discuss how it arrives and how it is connected with other malware, most notably ZBOT/ZeuS.We reported earlier that CryptoLocker malware not […]

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