In June 2014, we told you about mobile ransomware called Simplocker that actually encrypted files (before Simplocker, mobile ransomware only claimed to encrypt files to scare users into paying). Simplocker infected more than 20,000 unique users, locking Android devices and encrypting files located in the external storage. Then, it asked victims to pay a ransom […]
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Neste Dia da Internet Segura (Safer Internet Day), saiba como evitar ser forçado por um malware a pagar resgate. 
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Este Día Internacional del Internet Seguro, conoce cómo reducir la posibilidad de que un malware secuestre tu equipo o información y que te pidan pagar un rescate.
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The nightmare is back! Your security could be seriously compromised if you do not act now. Install and update your Avast for PC before is too late. The original version of CryptoWall was discovered in November 2013, but a new and improved variant of the CryptoWall ransomware starts to infect computers all over the world […]
Ransomware steals email addresses and passwords; spreads to contacts. Recently a lot of users in Russian-speaking countries received emails similar to the message below. It says that some changes in an “agreement’ were made and the victim needs to check them before signing the document. The message has a zip file in an attachment, which […]
The old ransomware business model is no longer enough for malware authors. New additions have made Reveton into a truly dangerous business. The latest generation of Reveton, the infamous “police” lock screen/ransomware, targets new black market business. The authors upped the ante of the despised malware from a LockScreen-only version to a dangerously powerful password […]
Earlier this week AVAST released a new Android app called avast! Ransomware Removal that will remove SimplLocker from infected devices. SimplLocker blocks access to files on infected mobile devices by encryting them. Without our free ransomware removal tool, infected users have to pay $21 to regain access to their personal files. SimplLocker is the first ransomware that actually encrypts […]
avast! Ransomware Removal app eliminates Android ransomware and unlocks encrypted files, for free! Ransomware, the terror of Windows that locks computers, encrypts the files, then demands a hefty payment to unlock them, has made its way to Android smartphones. “The ransomware problem is growing like hell – and it’s no longer just threatening users – […]
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