Thursday, December 25, 2014

Malware – New blackmailer software VirLock demanded ransom and propagates – inside-handy.de

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Source : Eset

A new family of malware has just been discovered. As the security company ESET announces that new malicious software has been so non-appeared combination of actions performed and a variability in the distribution. Gefärdet are mainly Android devices without virus protection.


 

The malware is thus a new form de malicious software that has not yet appeared in this form. The problem with VirLock, so ESET is not the action taken, on a compromised smartphone operates the software: It locks files and demands a ransom to release to switch back. Endangered files can be, among other documents, images or videos.

The problem is the variability of the virus. This is a polymorphic parasitic virus. It changes with each infected file, or with each action and its shape is to make it difficult to locate

The malware comes in three variants:. VirLock, Virlock.A and VirLock.B. Similar to the Simplocker, which was discovered in the summer, a virus scanner or software Eset to the pest helps VirLock again to get from your smartphone.

Simplocker was discovered in the summer and locked SD card from infected smartphones , He demanded ransom and could also be removed with virus protection software.

reason to panic there has been terrible. The virus has not been propagated according to statistics from ESET and has its triumphant if there will be this, not yet started

Source:. ESET

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