June 10th, 2008

Virus Variant Extorts You by Encrypting Your Files

Malware authors are getting sneaky again, in the latest turn of events they have started encrypting your files and holding them at ransom!
You have to pay up to get the ‘decryptor’ and get access to your files again. This is pretty dangerous…and cunning too. It’s not easily broken either, they are using RSA 1024-bit encryption!

Kaspersky [...]

June 2nd, 2006

New Spyware Blackmails Users Into Purchasing Software

Ah this is almost like Ransomeware again, messing up your machine then extorting money from you.

Make sure you educate your non tech savvy relatives about such threats, spyware, adware, trojans and worm type viruses. Education is THE most powerful defence against malware and computer security incidents.
Some simple patching, a free Antivirus protection like Avast! Using [...]


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