We all heard of the cryptolocker ransomeware, one of the nastiest malware around. What it does of you didn't hear is that it encrypts all your data on the infected PC, then this unique encryption key is sent to the attacker, basically tells you to pay him a ransome amount using mostly bitcoins (kind of digital currency) to give you the software to decrypt your ransomed data. Lucky for us we now recently it has been reversed and there is a tool to retrieve(decrypt) your data. You can check it out at " Your Locker of Information for CryptoLocker Decryption | FireEye Blog ".
BUT the thread is not over, there is another malware of the same type called "Critroni". It works mostly like the older cryptolocker but it uses Tor network to anonymize its sessions thus harder to track the command and control server (where it receives the instructions) and it makes a dead line for payment 72 hours to pay the ransom or the victim starts loosing important files.
So watch out from spam emails and suspicious links, specially on Facebook, check the address under the link or picture or video before clicking, if it is unfamiliar or strangely named, better not take chances and leave the link be.
Till next post, have a nice day...
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