Adonis Ransomware

Posted: May 30, 2017

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:	8/10
Infected PCs:	3,199

First Seen:	May 30, 2017
Last Seen:	June 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Adonis Ransomware is a Trojan that displays extortion messages claiming that the files of your PC are under lock-down from its encryption attack. Malware experts have yet to find versions of the Adonis Ransomware that include any file-encrypting behavior, and most users should be able to recover after removing the Adonis Ransomware immediately. Using professional anti-malware products for the deletion of the Adonis Ransomware is highly recommended, however, to confirm your PC's state of security.

The Fear of Encryption with Nothing Backing It Up

Even with it being a task of minutes to code applications capable of using data encryption in a non-consensual way, some con artists still are considering that as too much effort to put into their attacks. Many Trojans with digital extortion as their motive do nothing more than display symptoms resembling a real data-encoding infection. The Adonis Ransomware is one of the most recent Trojans to join this herd, with a professionally-formatted ransom note meant to convince any skeptical victims.

The Adonis Ransomware is an AutoIT application, which is a freeware language also in use by similar threats like the Schwerer Ransomware and the Stampado Ransomware family. Although, as noted above, the Adonis Ransomware doesn't encode or damage the PC's files, it does display misleading ransom notes claiming to do so. These two HTML pages ask for the reader to transfer 0.1 Bitcoins to the threat actor's wallet, which converts to slightly over two hundred USD.

Using Bitcoins for this extortion attack prevents the victims from retrieving their money after learning that the Adonis Ransomware hasn't encrypted any content. Malware experts also conclude that the Adonis Ransomware is loading its messages in screen-locking formats that could block the Windows interface, keeping you from realizing what is and isn't happening until it's too late.

Pulling Down the Lie that Covers Your Screen

Trojans with desktop-blocking features benefit from victims who panic about their attacks, instead of considering techniques for regaining control over their computers. Although Safe Mode (available in most Windows systems by tapping F8 during the reboot process) should be adequate for disabling the Adonis Ransomware's screen-locking function, you also can boot directly with an uninfected device such as your USB port. No decryption solutions should be necessary with current versions of the Adonis Ransomware that lack any of the data enciphering functions of Trojans like the Globe Ransomware or Hidden Tear.

The infection methods Trojans like the Adonis Ransomware use are variable but often depend on corrupted e-mail attachments, compromised websites or disguised downloads. Most brands of anti-malware software include differing levels of protection from all of these attacks and may delete the Adonis Ransomware when scanning its installer file. Disabling exploitable content like browser scripts, advertising content, and document macros also is a proactive form of defense that malware analysts encourage.

Getting 'help' from the same entity that's attacking your computer for recovery almost never is the best response you can make. Never forget that Trojans capable of harming your PC have little motivation to remain honest about what damage they inflict.

Adonis Ransomware

Threat Metric

The Fear of Encryption with Nothing Backing It Up

Pulling Down the Lie that Covers Your Screen

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