Clop Ransomware Tries to Disable Windows Defender, Malwarebytes

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clop-ransomware-tries-to-disable-windows-defender-malwarebytes/

In order to successfully encrypt a victim's data, the Clop CryptoMix Ransomware is now attempting to disable Windows Defender as well as remove the Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes' standalone Anti-Ransomware programs.

Clop is a variant of the CryptoMix Ransomware, that uses the Clop extension and signs its CIopReadMe.txt ransom note with "Dont Worry C|0P". Due to this, the ransomware has become known as Clop Ransomware, which is how we will refer to it in this article:

Clop Ransomware Tries to Disable Windows Defender, Malwarebytes

In order to successfully encrypt a victim's data, the Clop CryptoMix Ransomware is now attempting to disable Windows Defender as well as remove the Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes' standalone Anti-Ransomware programs.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

 

[bribon77]

It is normal, pirates know they are widely used programs and go for them.

 

[oldschool]

It is normal, pirates know they are widely used programs and go for them.

Bring it on pirates!

 

[Captain Awesome]

This is why Antivirus protection is useless try some isolation softwares.

 

[upnorth]

Useless!? That's pretty farfetched. The Hub tells a very different story.

https://malwaretips.com/threads/clop-ransomware-signed-1-bonus-ransomware.97177/

 

[Captain Awesome]

Useless!? That's pretty farfetched. The Hub tells a very different story.

https://malwaretips.com/threads/clop-ransomware-signed-1-bonus-ransomware.97177/

Sorry to say but it is cat and mouse race trying to catch up with threats.
Only Isolation softwares is the answer to all kind of attacks.(IMO)

 

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Update from Bleeping Computer:

Clop now terminates 663 processes

Clop Ransomware Now Kills Windows 10 Apps and 3rd Party Tools

The Clop Ransomware continues to evolve with a new and integrated process killer that targets some interesting processes belonging to Windows 10 apps, text editors, programming IDEs and languages, and office applications.

www.bleepingcomputer.com

As posted here:

Clop Ransomware Now Kills Windows 10 Apps and 3rd Party Tools

The Clop Ransomware continues to evolve with a new and integrated process killer that targets some interesting processes belonging to Windows 10 apps, text editors, programming IDEs and languages, and office applications. When the Clop Ransomware started circulating in February 2019, it was just...

malwaretips.com

 

[TairikuOkami]

On clean installed 1909, Windows Defender's Tamper Protection can be easily disabled via registry, but not once updates are installed.