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Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:12:23 +0000

Cryptomix Ransomware has been active for the last one year and has come up with multiple variants. It spreads via exploit kits, malicious attachments, and malicious links spread across the Internet on hacked domains. Cryptomix Ransomware does not change the desktop background but encrypts files stored on the infected system…

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MalwareBytes Security

July 31, 2017 admin

A week in security (July 24 – July 30)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 19:21:14 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 24th of July to the 30th. We talked about ransomware, the Dark Web, smart toys, encryption, and other.

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July 27, 2017 admin

The state of ransomware among SMBs

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:00:52 +0000

Learn about the state of ransomware among SMBs and other critical security issues in a report conducted by Osterman Research and sponsored by Malwarebytes.

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Tags: infographic ransomware small business ransomware small businesses

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July 27, 2017 admin

The real problem with ransomware

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:36 +0000

Ransomware is an extremely serious problem and it’s quickly getting worse. The primary impact of downtime for your company is not the ransom that is being demanded of you, but instead, the real cost of ransomware is the downtime it will cause.

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Kaspersky Security

July 25, 2017 admin

No More Ransom: A very productive year

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:41:10 +0000

No More Ransom turns 1. We recap what the joint initiative has achieved so far.

QuickHeal Security

July 24, 2017 admin

Malware alert! Beware of the BTCWare Aleta Ransomware

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 06:28:38 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has observed the entry of a new BTCWare ransomware (first observed at the beginning of 2017) variant called ‘Aleta’. This ransomware is called so because it appends a “.aleta” extension to files it encrypts in an infected computer. Although BTCWare ransomware variants do not seem to…

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July 17, 2017 admin

A week in security (July 10 – July 16)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:43:31 +0000

A compilation of security news and blog posts from the 10th of July to the 16th. We go over our PowerShell, an overview of the Petya ransomware family, and more.

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Tags: a week in security EternalPetya malware news petya powershell ransomware roundup security

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July 14, 2017 admin

Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:29:04 +0000

Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family.

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