Test subject – Minotaur ransomware A classic ransomware, Minotaur made its appearance just last week, currently being distributed using email campaigns and several fake or modified office files. It’s a simple ransomware and not particularly effective, missing a few files and folders in our test. Nevertheless, it can do quite a damage, destroying the files […]
Test subject – ONI ransomware In October last year, many Japanese companies were under attack for as long as a few months, during which cybercriminals were exfiltrating, encrypting data and destroying mission-critical devices. One of the ransomware used in these attacks was ONI. Almost a year later, last month, a new ONI ransomware was released. […]
Test subject – PyLocky ransomware PyLocky is a new ransomware which made its way to the digital world at the end of July, mostly via email campaigns. The core part is written in Python and it is packaged with PyInstaller. Besides the common ransomware-related features, it also exhibits a more complex behavior which prevents or […]
Test subject – KeyPass ransomware Emerged last month, KeyPass is one of the first ransomware who managed to get noticed not just because of a significant distribution campaign, but also because of its new features. It was spotted in more than 20 countries around the world and has attacked a few hundred so far. However, […]
According to most statistics, ransomware attacks decreased almost 30% over the past 12 months. Apparently, good news, but there’s a catch, as the “market” has more room for even more sophisticated ransomware variants. It is exactly what happened, the number of attacks dropped, but the level of complexity among the new variants increased. Many factors […]
Test subject – PrincessLocker Evolution ransomware PrincessLocker first emerged in 2016, and since then, several versions and variants were released. We covered one of these in this article. This one is called “Evolution” and it was quickly advertised as a RaaS (ransomware as a service) by the malware developers. This means that anybody willing to […]
Test subject – LockyLocker ransomware LockyLocker (also known as PyLocker) is a new ransomware which made its way to the digital world at the end of July, mostly via email campaigns. It was also discovered bundled alongside legitimate software, made with InnoSetup, so this should serve as a heads-up. It’s worth mentioning that this particular […]
Test subject – DBGer ransomware A new Satan variant was recently released, having quite a few updates. It’s called DBGer, named after the extension it adds to the encrypted files. Satan has been around for quite some time, and it is very popular among cybercriminals, mostly because of their Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) portal, which makes it […]
Test subject – CryBrazil ransomware Another HiddenTear based ransomware got released these days, called CryBrazil. The opensource platform initially created for educational purposes only was quickly adopted by malware developers who continue to develop and release new variants. Some of them are also decryptable, but most of them are not, making HiddenTear infections quite dangerous. […]
Test subject – RedEye ransomware RedEye, the ransomware of choice for this article and video, was created by the developers of the infamous Annabelle (also Jigsaw, possibly a few others) and has only one purpose: to bring terror and destruction among its victims. There’s no way around, once your PC is infected, you will lose […]
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