A Brilliantly Horrific New Ransomware Twist (Security Now)

[Timster]

Check out what the bad guys are doing now!

[WinXPto10]

it's great time to switch to Linux for me only

[Britec]

Yeah its all getting out of hand this ransomware malarkey. 

[RichTech]

(01-04-2017, 04:39 PM)Britec Wrote:  Yeah its all getting out of hand this ransomware malarkey. 

I know, it is terrible! Something must be done!

[LarryTheComputerGuy]

All we can do is keep spreading the word about how important it is to keep protected, and "Backup! Backup! Backup!".

As long as people keep paying the ransom, and the criminals make money from selling the code amongst themselves...it's gonna keep happening, and more creative ways of scamming people will happen.

[RichTech]

(01-05-2017, 01:15 AM)LarryTheComputerGuy Wrote:  All we can do is keep spreading the word about how important it is to keep protected, and "Backup! Backup! Backup!".

As long as people keep paying the ransom, and the criminals make money from selling the code amongst themselves...it's gonna keep happening, and more creative ways of scamming people will happen.

I know, I wonder if there is a way to find out how they are doing that and see if there is a way around it and possibly stopping them.

Just a thought!

[Compton]

we already know how its created the problem is new ransomware being release everyday so AV can't keep with them to block all ransomware

[RichTech]

(01-05-2017, 12:55 PM)Compton Wrote:  we already know how its created the problem is new ransomware being release everyday so AV can't keep with them to block all ransomware

Is it using like Visual Basic and visual studio to create the ransomware, correct me if I am wrong. How do they create it?

[LarryTheComputerGuy]

It's code that criminals are selling on the dark web, then as it's passed around, some will modify it.

[Compton]

they create a program inject a encryption code that when executed will encrypt your data

what will happen when AV catch with the ransomware the code is modify or change