Tuesday, 22 August 2017
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The Czech National Security Team CSIRT.CZ has been alerted to the proliferation of scams. According to him, fraudsters abuse the fact that modern printers actually can scan scanned documents directly into the mailbox.
"We are currently witnessing an increased incidence of compelling email faces as a scanned file sent by the printer," said Pavel Bašta, a security analyst at CSIRT.CZ, run by CZ.NIC.
"According to some researchers, it is most likely a new variant of Locky's ransomware, which encrypts the victims' files and adds a .lukitus suffix. Our captured sample is currently successfully detected with only some antivirals, "warned the security expert.
In other words, new malicious code that spreads through attachments in e-mail may not detect antivirus programs at all. Users do not even need to know that they have shut down their computer after opening an attachment.
The attackers are primarily money. However, once the ransom is paid, users are not sure they will get their data. Instead, you need to uninstall the virus from your computer. Making available unencrypted data is, in most cases, impossible.
"We are currently witnessing an increased incidence of compelling email faces as a scanned file sent by the printer," said Pavel Bašta, a security analyst at CSIRT.CZ, run by CZ.NIC.
Do not open the attachment at all
According to him, the danger lies in the attachment, which is part of the unsolicited e-mail. "Attached is an archive with the .rar extension. The .vbs script is wrapped in the archive, which can then do the damage."According to some researchers, it is most likely a new variant of Locky's ransomware, which encrypts the victims' files and adds a .lukitus suffix. Our captured sample is currently successfully detected with only some antivirals, "warned the security expert.
In other words, new malicious code that spreads through attachments in e-mail may not detect antivirus programs at all. Users do not even need to know that they have shut down their computer after opening an attachment.
He wants a ransom
Locky can make a nice mischief in his computer. When you run an attachment in an unsolicited e-mail, a scam virus is recorded on your PC, which is further damaging. It encrypts data and requests a ransom for their access.The attackers are primarily money. However, once the ransom is paid, users are not sure they will get their data. Instead, you need to uninstall the virus from your computer. Making available unencrypted data is, in most cases, impossible.
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