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Cryptolocker transormed into worm

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Maik:

--- Quote ---As if CryptoLocker 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, 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.
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http://grahamcluley.com/2014/01/cryptolocker-ransomware-worm/


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