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Locky ransomware adds anti sandbox feature (updated)

31

Aug

2017

The Locky ransomware has been very active since its return which we documented in a previous blog post. There are several different Locky campaigns going on at the same time, the largest being the one from affiliate ID 3 which comes with malicious ZIP containing .VBS or .JS attachments. Malwarebytes researcher Marcelo Rivero discovered a […]

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New Locky Variant ‘IKARUSdilapidated’ Strikes Again

31

Aug

2017

A second wave of the Locky ransomware variant called IKARUSdilapidated has been identified by security experts. The source of the ransomware is a botnet of zombie computers coordinated to launch phishing attacks that send emails and attachments appearing to come from a targeted recipient’s trusted business-class multifunction printer. Read More

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New Locky ransomware version can operate in offline mode

15

Jul

2016

The creators of the widespread Locky ransomware have added a fallback mechanism in the latest version of their program for situations where the malware can’t reach their command-and-control servers. Security researchers from antivirus vendor Avira have found a new Locky variant that starts encrypting files even when it cannot request a unique encryption key from […]

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