Cyber_baba2@aol.com Ransomware

Posted: August 30, 2016

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	59

First Seen:	August 30, 2016
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware is a Trojan that malware experts estimate springs from CrySiS, a general tool for creating file encrypting threats currently. Because decrypting your files isn't always possible, using good security protocols and data redundancy strategies are essential for eliminating this Trojan's potential for damage. Remove the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware with the brand of anti-malware software you prefer automatically, and restore your files without rewarding the campaign's threat actors with ransom money.

When Eastern Religion Appears in Threat Infections

The themes of a file encrypting Trojan's campaign can be frightening, humorous or ironic. Perhaps most significantly, they even can offer real information to PC users careful enough to sort through them and mind the signs of potential inaccuracies. The 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware (or, as some circles know it, RANSOM_CRYPAURA.L) is a rare case of a Trojan that offers real wisdom alongside its attacks, which hold your files hostage by means of encryption.

The 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware hides its initial installation file in a Windows folder while making other changes to your PC, such as inserting a Registry change that lets the Trojan launch. Once the PC reboots, the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware loads and scans for numerous formats of data, including DOCX, PDF, JPG, ZIP, TXT and XLS. The encryption attack that follows keeps you from opening those files and places the Trojan in a potential situation for extorting money.

Like other kinds of the Crysis Ransomware, malware experts do see the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware using both Notepad messages and the desktop background for delivering its ransom messages. The latter offers a minor degree of insight into the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware's campaign by making pointed remarks about the victim's server security. Such a specialized message makes it likely that the con artists are deploying the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware against targeted accounts with access to business servers, potentially via brute force attacks or e-mail.

In spite of using a ransom message and contact address themed after Eastern religious figures, malware experts see no firm connections between the pertinent geographical regions, such as India, and the deployment area of the the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware campaign.

Removing the Extortionist Blessing of a Cyber Saint

Although the renaming method the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware uses can give you a quick visual means of detecting the encrypted content, doing so provides no solutions for decrypting them. Recent campaigns from the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware's family also have shown tendencies of extorting money and refusing to deliver the promised decryption help, which makes the presence of a backup all the more necessary. Since the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware deletes the default backup information Windows stores locally explicitly, backups on a Web server or a second device are more reliable means of recovering your content.

Standard anti-malware solutions can detect likely installers of this threat or remove the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com' Ransomware, albeit not reverse its encryption effects. Protecting your files by having good password management and running scans against possible threats offers a more surefire security solution than attempting to crack ciphers that the PC security industry has yet to break.

When dealing with this threat, malware researchers warn that it can continue launching with every reboot of the infected system particularly. If victims aren't careful, their data could receive the 'blessing' of 'the 'Cyber_baba2@aol.com'' Ransomware more than once.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\baba all.exe

File name: baba all.exe
Size: 209.92 KB (209920 bytes)
MD5: 458c1cbd0ff849119214e739d8815f37
Detection count: 59
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 30, 2016