7h9r Ransomware

Posted: June 16, 2016

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	1

First Seen:	June 16, 2016
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 7h9r Ransomware is a Trojan that enforces its ransom demands by encrypting non-essential files that are under a specified size limit, preventing you from viewing or otherwise using their content. A pair of public and private RSA keys protect its encryption algorithm, rendering it difficult for victims to reverse the attack themselves. Despite that issue, malware experts still recommend not paying the 7h9r Ransomware's perpetrators, because they may not restore your files. Common anti-malware tools for removing the 7h9r Ransomware, combined with standard data archival strategies, can mitigate the fallout from its attacks.

Keeping Your Files Under Lock and Key

One of the constantly-changing aspects of threats marketplace is the variety of sums that file-encrypting Trojans extort during their campaigns. Although some con artists prefer quality over quantity approaches, others, including those currently operating the 7h9r Ransomware, provide extremely 'cheap' ransom campaigns. The victim is expected to pay a comparatively small amount of money to regain access to the same files that the 7h9r Ransomware damaged in the first place, without pausing to consider even cheaper alternatives.

The 7h9r Ransomware was identified by known anti-malware researcher Michael Gillespie initially, with its distribution and installation strategies left without elaboration. Past threats of the 7h9r Ransomware's type emphasize spam e-mail as a favorite installation vehicle frequently, but a minority of other techniques also have been in use. Whatever the case of its usual installer preferences, the 7h9r Ransomware makes Registry changes to guarantee its automatic startup, along with the insertion of a Mutex that eliminates the possibility of there being redundant copies of its program.

The 7h9r Ransomware uses an AES or Rijndael encryption standard for targeting and encrypting files under particular formats, including movies, documents, compressed archives, music, spreadsheets, slideshow presentations and images. Malware analysts verified that the 7h9r Ransomware avoids affecting files in the Windows or Program Files directories, as well as any content over a hard size limit. The overall impact is that most 'personal' data on your PC will be encrypted.

The 7h9r Ransomware also generates a text note asking the victim to communicate through e-mail for purchasing decryption assistance, which the 7h9r Ransomware's con artists sell for a value of 100 USD. Such low fees could be an effort to make submitting to the 7h9r Ransomware seem like the easiest response possible, regardless of other factors.

The Layman's Alternative to a Con Artist's Decryptor

Although the 7h9r Ransomware can be said to be an innovative example of Trojan design scarcely, the 7h9r Ransomware does make full use of recognizable methods of data protection that could hinder the public development of decryption possibilities. Whenever such solutions are at a premium, malware experts continue stressing the accessibility and potency of remote backups, which can overwrite encrypted content without needing to decrypt it. Although Windows users shouldn't rely on localized Windows backups heavily, most cloud storage options, and remote drive products should be safe.

Dedicated e-mail spam is the most often exploited technique for installing threatening file encryptors like the 7h9r Ransomware. PC users operating with a degree of caution can identify infected attachments when scanning them with their anti-malware products. In other incidents, live anti-malware protection can block the in-browser exploits that could trigger attacks.

You can identify and take appropriate steps for restoring affected content by looking for files with the 7h9r Ransomware's extension, the '.the 7h9r' tag. Whether you need to find a solution to such an attack for preserving your content, always scan your PC with anti-malware tools able to remove the 7h9r Ransomware's components in safety. An incomplete removal can impact various aspects of your PC, including essential ones like the Registry.

Even though the 7h9r Ransomware's new contributions to its field are minimal, its existence does show that the con artists are continuing to find it profitable to create new file encryptors on a regular basis.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

file.exe

File name: file.exe
Size: 19.45 KB (19456 bytes)
MD5: c0b834f87051efead202bcec26501444
Detection count: 82
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 16, 2016