Crypt0L0cker ransomware avoids US computers

[aztony]

Yet another piece of ransomware has surfaced, and this one has several interesting things about it: it expressly avoids targeting US users, and it has a hardcoded list of file types it avoids encrypting.

It's called Crypt0L0cker - the letter "o" has been replaced by zeroes - and, despite the name, the malware has much more in common with TorrentLocker that CryptoLocker.

http://www.net-security.org/malware_news.php?id=3028