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Encryptor RaaS

Posted: July 30, 2015

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 8/10
Infected PCs: 42
First Seen: July 30, 2015
Last Seen: August 12, 2022
OS(es) Affected: Windows

Encryptor RaaS is a harmful Trojan that aims directly at your personal files and makes them unreadable. If it manages to sneak into your system, the vicious ransomware will immediately perform a system scan to locate all of your valuable data. Encryptor RaaS can lock files with over 400 different extensions – including your pictures, Office documents, videos, music, presentations and so on. The only files that remain unaffected are used by the operating system, and the cyber criminals want your PC to be able to load. If your system is unable to boot, you will never notice the lockdown screen that appears after the encryption process is over. According to it, you need to pay a certain ransom to get back your access to the encrypted files. You will see a link towards some site on the TOR network, which should provide you with all the necessary details about the payment. On no occasion should you agree to pay the requested amount of Bitcoins. The cyber criminals may not unlock your files, and even if they do, your money will be used for more malicious operations. An interesting aspect of Encryptor RaaS is that it is open to the public. This behavior has been seen in other types of ransomware as well – for example, Tox. When evil-minded people get Encryptor RaaS and modify it to their taste, they can spread it as they wish. This fact means that in addition to the commonly used e-mail spam technique, the vicious Trojan may also be included in some botnets. The best protection you can have is a reputable anti-malware application as its real-time shield can block the incoming malicious files.

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