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The Agora => UK & World News => Going Geek info => Topic started by: Maik on Friday, 03 January, 2014 @ 13:56:59
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As if CryptoLocker (http://grahamcluley.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-protect/) wasn’t causing enough problems by infecting and locking thousands of innocent users’ Windows computers, security researchers have discovered a new variant of the ransomware that takes its propagation to a new level.
As Trend Micro describes (http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-cryptolocker-spreads-via-removable-drives/), new versions of CryptoLocker have been seen that have wriggled out of its Trojan horse form, and adopted the skin of a USB-spreading worm instead.
Up until this, CryptoLocker couldn’t travel under its own steam. You would encounter it by opening an email attachment or clicking on a link perhaps claiming to come from your bank or a delivery company.
However, the new version can spread between removable drives – posing as activation keys for tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office, seeded on P2P file-sharing networks.
http://grahamcluley.com/2014/01/cryptolocker-ransomware-worm/
CryptoLocker: What is it? And how do you protect against it? (http://grahamcluley.com/2013/11/cryptolocker-protect/)