- Apr 25, 2013
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A new ransomware called as “Threat Finder” has been discovered by a security researcher at Rackspace. Threat Finder is feared to be a copy of Cryptolocker and can infect Windows PC’s via multiple sources; the most common infection is when a user browses a compromised website.
Threat Finder’s discovery means that online community is exposed to a fatal malware that targets personal files and folders, encrypting them and asking ransom for decryption. Also, it reaffirms the fact that Cryptocker ransomware was indeed never eliminated. On the contrary, it was just waiting to resurface with another name.
Threat Finder Ransomware
Threat Finder was reported in January 2015 by security researchers. Brad Duncan, the Security Researcher at Rackspace, came across the ransomware on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 when it infected a Windows host.
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Threat Finder’s discovery means that online community is exposed to a fatal malware that targets personal files and folders, encrypting them and asking ransom for decryption. Also, it reaffirms the fact that Cryptocker ransomware was indeed never eliminated. On the contrary, it was just waiting to resurface with another name.
Threat Finder Ransomware
Threat Finder was reported in January 2015 by security researchers. Brad Duncan, the Security Researcher at Rackspace, came across the ransomware on Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 when it infected a Windows host.
Full Article