The Wild Russian hackers launched a new network “program, extortionist» Troldash, which literally works wonders. It is possible that this program will be the beginning end of the era of racketeering in the network, as the pros take on the matter.
Experts in computer security are sounding the alarm – in RuNet with catastrophic speed spread a new virus from the family of “programmatic extortionists “, developed by Russian hackers. The virus, which was named Troldash, hitting a user’s computer, blocks access to all the files and operating system, offering only one option – to pay a tidy sum to a certain time, otherwise all data will be deleted.
Once in the system, the worm blocks access to user data, showing him the only e-mail address by which to contact the extortionists. Already during the electronic correspondence criminals demand ransom and prescribe the method of its payment.
computer security expert Natalia Kolesov tested the algorithm of the virus, playing the role of victim. She wrote a letter asking hackers to unlock the system, and received an automatically generated response to the requirement to pay 250 euros. Further communication with unknown interlocutors have occurred in Russian, which enabled the development of the virus suspected of Russian or Russian-speaking hackers. As a result, trading Kolesova Natalia was able to significantly reduce the amount Taxed to 7 th. Rubles.
«Maybe if I continued to bargain, the redemption would reduce even more», – concludes Kolesov.
Troldash distributed in the form of spam – after you download a malicious file, it starts the process of data encryption. Once on the victim’s computer with lightly downloaded files from dubious sources, Troldash starts encrypts all files and folders, and then displays a message demanding payment for hosting the release. To communicate with cyberhawks people leave access to the email account.
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