Cryptolocker and its public-private key encryption mechanism has become a huge financial success for its creators. Its high turnaround prompted other cybercriminal entites to write copycats that use much more sophisticated spreading and encryption algorithms. Some of the most notorious families of ransomware now wreaking havoc include Cryptowall, Citroni and TorLocker. Android users were also massively targeted by ransomware throughout 2014.
We have now developed a vaccine that allows users to immunize their computers and block any file encryption attempts, even if they become infected with CryptoWall, one of the most powerful clones of the Cryptolocker malware. As usual, we advise customers to run a fully dedicated Internet Security solution such as those provided by Bitdefender to protect against all threats. The CryptoWall Immunizer is only effective in protecting systems that may get infected with versions one and two of the Cryptowall ransomware.
While we are making all efforts to update the tool as soon as CryptoWall is modified, we recommend that you keep your antivirus solution always on and use this tool as an additional layer of protection.
We have now developed a vaccine that allows users to immunize their computers and block any file encryption attempts, even if they become infected with CryptoWall, one of the most powerful clones of the Cryptolocker malware. As usual, we advise customers to run a fully dedicated Internet Security solution such as those provided by Bitdefender to protect against all threats. The CryptoWall Immunizer is only effective in protecting systems that may get infected with versions one and two of the Cryptowall ransomware.
While we are making all efforts to update the tool as soon as CryptoWall is modified, we recommend that you keep your antivirus solution always on and use this tool as an additional layer of protection.
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