‘Av666@weekendwarrior55′ Ransomware

Posted: December 4, 2015

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:	46

First Seen:	December 4, 2015
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Av666@weekendwarrior55 is a dangerous ransomware that can cause a lot of potentially irreversible damages if it successfully infects a computer. Being infected with the 'Av666@weekendwarrior55' Ransomware may show no symptoms at first, but this is only because Av666@weekendwarrior55 is programmed to work silently in the background and encrypt files that may be valuable for the target of the attack. Once Av666@weekendwarrior55 encrypts all files marked for encryption, it may provide the victim with a ransom note that urges them to pay a ransom fee if they want their files restored. Apart from encrypting the contents of documents, photos, videos, and other file types, Av666@weekendwarrior55 also may change their file names to include a suffix that uses the following pattern 'id-UNIQUECLIENTID_av666@weekendwarrior55.' If any of your files use such file names, then, unfortunately, you are dealing with the 'Av666@weekendwarrior55' Ransomware.

Files encrypted by the 'Av666@weekendwarrior55' Ransomware cannot be accessed. If you've been affected by this threat, you should remove the ransomware with the assistance of a potent anti-malware solution. However, restoring your files may prove to be a very difficult task if you don't have them backed up to a safe location. Remember that paying the ransom fee requested by Av666@weekendwarrior55 ransomware's authors doesn't guarantee you'll have your files back. We advise you not to comply with the requests of the cyber crooks responsible for the attack because you may end up losing your money. The distribution of Av666@weekendwarrior55 may take place via spam email attachments, pirated software, and bogus downloads.

‘Av666@weekendwarrior55′ Ransomware

Threat Metric

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