BitRansomware Ransomware

The BitRansomware Ransomware is an independent file-locking Trojan that can stop media such as pictures and documents from opening on your computer. Users are best capable of avoiding permanent damage by having backups on sufficiently-secured devices. Most Windows anti-malware programs also can identify and delete the BitRansomware Ransomware by default.

A Trojan Family Pops Out of Nowhere

With little fanfare, a file-locker Trojan with advertising as a fresh Ransomware-as-a-Service appears on the dark Web. The BitRansomware Ransomware, the first definitive member of this family, misuses data encryption and delivers text messages in ways that are now-archetypal for its classification threats. However, its developers also give the BitRansomware Ransomware some extra advantages that might make it worth trying out, in the eyes of some threat actors.

As a file-locking Trojan, the BitRansomware Ransomware uses encryption for stopping media files from opening on Windows environments. The formats at risk can include pictures, spreadsheets, documents, archive and most Microsoft Office files. The BitRansomware Ransomware also adds 'readme' extensions, referring to its ransom note's name, although future variants may choose differently.

Although the BitRansomware Ransomware is Windows-based, it lacks any of the ubiquitous .NET Framework dependencies that similar Trojans often have. Its developers also advertise the BitRansomware Ransomware's RaaS as containing the following features:

• Multi-threaded encryption for optimal attack efficiency
• A fully-adjustable ransom
• Can auto-terminate programs that are accessing to-be-encrypted files
• Includes network-shared drives and hidden drives in its file-locking scan

These features make the BitRansomware Ransomware attacks costly exceptionally to infected networks, although the threat is no less of a problem for individual PC users at home.

A Superior Solution to Submitting to Served Ransoms

The BitRansomware Ransomware creates text messages for its ransom demands that redirect any victims to a semi-intricate, anonymous TOR website. Although malware researchers see no payments to its current wallet, threat actors require few successes for making a profit – since the cost of using the BitRansomware Ransomware's service is percentage-based. Windows users should avoid rewarding criminals for locking files and work towards creating safe recovery options like remote backups, as is necessary.

Threat actors may distribute the BitRansomware Ransomware or variants of its family through different exploits. Some popular methods, such as corrupted e-mail attachments (especially documents), falsely-named torrents, and Exploit Kits that use vulnerabilities through the victim's Web browser. Weak passwords also are possible entry points for attackers into networks.

Whatever its other benefits are, the BitRansomware Ransomware has few features for concealing its code from threat analysis software. A skilled anti-malware program can remove the BitRansomware Ransomware from infected systems.

The BitRansomware Ransomware has a long way to go before it catches up with the likes of the STOP Ransomware or the Crysis Ransomware, but how far it gets is up to those who pay. Giving Bitcoins to criminals all but ensures more attacks and is the last thing anyone in a vulnerable position should do.