Thursday 26 December 2013

Cryptolocker Trojan Pollution Crossed Quarter Million

Cryptolocker is a virulent or virus which is infecting many computers especially windows according to a report by cyber security resources. This virulent is scrambling users’ data by giving a countdown clock and demanding a ransom fee to release the data. According to Dell Secureworks, by BBC report, said that worst affected computers can be found in United States and United Kingdom.
The report added that this ransomware is targeting home internet users after focusing on professionals’ personal computers. The demanding ransom amount is presently $300 USD as this virulent is not the new to the world. In first stages, according secureworks report, it was around $100 USD. From the mid September it is estimated to affect around quarter million computers and grosses up to $30 million dollars.


About Cryptolocker
The Cryptolocker is a ransomware virulent which is affecting computers without any knowledge of the user. After encrypting the computer, it is asking for the ransom to unlock the system with a negative countdown for the deal.
The Symantec has defined it as a Trojan Cryptolocker.B, which encrypts files on the compromised system and prompts the user to buy a password in order to unlock or decrypt. According to Symantec, when this Trojan executed, it will be copied itself in MSUNET which is an executable file, and then creates registry entries. Whenever the windows starts it will get executed. This Cryptolocker virulent then locks the desktop by encrypting files and then displays a ransom demand.
Some of the Anti Virus software corporations such as Symantec have solution to clear the virulent like Cryptolocker B and they released some recommendations for the users who got infected by this ransomware. For more information on this virulent people can browse for secureworks cyber works intelligence page.

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