Malware News Marlboro Ransomware Defeated in One Day By

[Solarquest]

A new ransomware family was snuffed in its crib today after security researchers tracked it down, analyzed its source code for weaknesses, and released a decrypter in less than 24 hours.

Discovered by MalwareHunterTeam, first signs of this threat appeared yesterday evening when a spam campaign started distributing Word files that would download and install the ransomware on users' computers.
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Free Marlboro decrypter available
The good news is that security researchers quickly identified a problem with the ransomware's encryption routine and created a free decrypter to help victims recover their files.

The decrypter, created by Emsisoft CTO and security researcher Fabian Wosar, is available via the Emsisoft website. Wosar was quick to identify several bugs in the ransomware's mode of operation.

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Btw, on VT

Antivirus scan for a95d7606d17b221bca0960d04bffdc5ff1585ca13a2511bbf5347a732a3a025c at 2017-01-12 19:09:45 UTC - VirusTotal

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

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