CryptoLocker Ransomware What You Need To Know

Gnosis

Level 5
Thread author
Apr 26, 2011
2,779
Happy to help.
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jim lin

Level 8
Aug 6, 2012
505
New CryptoLocker Ransomware Variant Spread Through Yahoo Messenger

A new variant of the CryptoLocker malware has been discovered that uses Yahoo Messenger as its delivery mechanism and is targeting Windows systems. My friends at NSHC in Singapore and Seoul have been battling with the malware that has hit a number of financial institutions throughout Asia Pacific.The variant infects systems and distributes itself out through contacts in Yahoo Messenger, with the payload disguised as an image.

The malicious file named “YOURS.JPG.exe” requires users to download and execute the code utilizing social engineering tactics. Once this is initiated a series of steps take place and modules are dropped and downloaded to the system and files are encrypted on the system.

http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-se...-cryptolocker-variant-spread-yahoo-messenger/


:)

James
 

Gnosis

Level 5
Thread author
Apr 26, 2011
2,779
Nothing like email and porn sites to infect you, esp. Yahoo!, which I happen to use.
 

Kevins

New Member
Verified
Mar 27, 2013
17
This virus is a crazy one! I understand that bitcoins are hard to trace but come on im sure there must be a Government agency that surely must know and how to trace is *cough nsa Cough** HAH like come on honestly you cant tell me this is completely not traceable and even people pay with their credit cards surely thats traceable, someone is making ALOTTTT of money here and they should be stopped!
 

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