fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware

Posted: December 21, 2016

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	82

First Seen:	December 21, 2016
Last Seen:	May 27, 2021
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware is a Trojan that can lock your files, rename their extensions, or display pop-up messages demanding ransom payments. Since encryption attacks by threats like the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware are not reversible necessarily, having backups to recover any blocked content can give you a free way to recover from the infection. For most PCs, standard anti-malware products should eliminate the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware after it installs itself or before it has a window to do so.

When a Filename's Extension isn't Lying

Although it's made fewer waves in the threat industry than larger families like Troldesh, threat actors do appear to be using the Fantom Ransomware as a base for delivering new threats. The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware shares its ancestor's use of the AES encryption methods for blocking content and, then, selling the decryption solution to you. Based on the hash information available currently, less than twenty major brands of AV software identify this new version of the old Trojan correctly.

The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware uses a 128-bit AES cipher for encrypting files, targeting them according to their extensions and directories while avoiding the operating system. The Trojan also appends them with brand-new '.lock4' extensions, a common practice among most file-encrypting threats. With identifying cues and content-blocking accomplished, the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware loads an advanced HTML pop-up.

The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware's pop-up is similar to those in use by variants of Hidden Tear previously and may incorporate elements such as a countdown or links to cryptocurrency domains. Most significantly, it also offers its threat actor's e-mail address for getting 'help' with restoring your files, which con artists provide after being paid a non-retractable and untraceable ransom fee.

Fixing Your Files the Hard Way

The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware may try to block other applications or your desktop while displaying its extortion pop-up, even though past versions of similar Trojans sometimes can be vulnerable to being disabled via keyboard shortcuts. Malware experts encourage using standard anti-malware practices for disabling the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware before recovering any files or disinfecting your computer. Most infections should be incapable of launching from within the Safe Mode environment that's available to all standard OSes automatically.

The cyber security industry often develops free decryption programs with the intention of reversing the encryption damages that threats like the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware may cause. Although often available, these solutions aren't compatible with all types of file-encoding Trojans. For PC users with any amount of valuable files, malware experts urge duplicating that content over to a backup as a matter of habit. These copies can give you possibilities for recovering data without breaking the potentially unbreakable encryption cipher, although you always should disinfect your PC and remove the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware first.

By now, file encryption that threat actors can leverage as a money-extorting campaign is an 'open secret' for the threat industry. Even con artists without any programming knowledge may borrow a free code, or rent finished products like the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware from others. As a result, you should be equally energetic about protecting what's on your computer.

fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware

Threat Metric

When a Filename's Extension isn't Lying

Fixing Your Files the Hard Way

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