Ransomware has been a serious malware as it causes unavailability to the data that are stored in our system. It comes under malware and recently a new service has been started as #Ransomware as a Service.
Ransomware is a piece of malware that encrypts the total disk that contains the data with some algorithm and the key for decryption will be provided only when the victim pays some money as ransom.
It has been a serious threat and now it is a ransomware that was developed in Javascript and thus it is in Javascript that platforms that are vulnerable are #Windows, #Linux and #Mac OS X.
It has been hidden as NW.js and it has been given as an attachment or by any other means to the victim and once he/she triggers the download the script encrypts the total disk with AES algorithm and the victim has to pay the demanded bitcoins.
The ransomware #Ransom32 has GUI in which user will have a dashboard which displays the status of how much the user has paid and how much remaining to pay and how to buy bitcoin article also.
This has been sold as a service as such whoever can get that and only thing they have to give the location of their Bitcoin wallet and then the developer or author of the tool will have to be provided with some percent as a commission.
Inorder to avoid these kind of ransomwares
1. Never ever click on link which you are never sure of (like Invoive, Unpaid bill, Refund etc.).
2. Make regular backup of all the files.
3. Install a good original Anti Virus software that has been updated regularly.
4. Be alert and never trust anyone in Cyber space.
P.S: The post is to create awareness and not to be misused.
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