Tuesday, April 9, 2019
What is Ransomware Virus and how hackers use it?
What is Ransomware Virus and how hackers use it?
Ordinarily,
falling victim to a ransom plot means that you are the son or daughter of some
rich person and the only way to get out of it is by paying tons of money or
waiting for someone to come and rescue at least that's what TV would have us
believe. These days, being held for ransom can actually happen quite
differently with your computer of all things. I'm talking of course about
ransomware, a particularly diabolical type of malware that is to say bad
software that's been making headlines recently.
So, here's how it works. Once ransomware gets on your computer
usually through an infected email attachment or the all-too-common Trojan horse
attack it will lock your computer or your data in some way and demand payment
in exchange for giving control of your system back to you. Some of the simpler
forms of ransomware will simply try to fool you into thinking there's something
wrong with your computer and get you to pay money to fix it. A common tactic
that we see in those banner ads that tell you that you've been inexplicably
infected by something.
Now oftentimes with those you've probably got at least
rudimentary control over your system still so the only real issue is that you
have to deal with these constant popups until you find a way to get rid of the
malware. A much more irritating kind of ransomware will lock your computer
entirely and keep you from logging into your operating system unless you cough
up the money. Many of these varieties of ransomware will display a threatening
message purporting to be from the FBI or some other super hardcore police
agency saying that your computer was used for something highly illegal but you
can get your computer back and avoid doing hard time just by paying a few
hundred dollars. Sounds absurd right!! But people have fallen victim to this
and even if you recognize the scan immediately those ones can be a real pain to
remove. Worst of all, is the ransomware that not only locks your system but
also encrypts your files and won't provide you with the keys to decrypt them
unless you pay up. The most notable of these being cryptolocker although many
other variance have popped up since that one first made the news back in 2013.
Some other issues with these unsurprisingly cyber criminals aren't exactly the
most trustworthy folks and many people have reported not getting their files
back even after paying the ransom. And on top of that there are some kinds of
ransomware that don't even ask permission they just hit your Bitcoin wallet and
take the money without even giving you a chance to say well hold on let me
think about whether this data is actually worth paying for.
So then, how can you rescue your computer and protect your
cash if you get infected? Many of the non-encrypting types of ransomware can be
removed by booting into safe mode and running an up-to-date anti-malware tool.
If that fails downloading a bootable removal tool to a flash drive and running
that. However, if you've been hit by an encrypting variety of ransomware you're
probably out of luck as most of these use a very strong encryption algorithms.
In fact the FBI has advised people to just pay these ransoms in the past. So,
if you don't like the idea of your money going to online criminals, backup your
data somewhere preferably offline. And remember please to explain to your
grandparents what a banner ad is if they call you in a panic over having 50
viruses on their all-in-one PC.
How are
the ransomware virus transferred to your PC?
·
Through infected files
downloaded from internet
·
Through malicious cracked
software that we use
·
Through friend’s pendrive
·
Through emails and
messages
·
Through malicious links
and advertisements.
So guys
this was today’s information for you. Hope you guys liked the post. If you have
any issue related to it please let me know in the comment box. I will be back
soon with another tech news.
Thank
you!!
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