Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware

The Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that stops documents and similar media from opening so that it can hold them hostage. Its attacks include the stereotypical ransom notes and, less typically, a reboot function that abuses Windows Safe Mode. Users still should have backups for the protection of their files, and anti-malware utilities for removing the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware.

What's in a Name for a File Snatcher

The Snatch Ransomware family's more recent variants – consisting of the Hceem Ransomware, the Pigzqbqnvbu Ransomware, and the Vfcfocxp Ransomware – are using names with a predisposition to random generation increasingly. An even newer member of that group, the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware, is further cementing the apparent lack of care the family's threat actors are putting into filenames and theming for their campaigns. Still, Windows users should be concerned, since this difficult-to-spell Trojan is another source of file-locking attacks, with smart ways of disabling security for extortion.

Threat actors usually install members of the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware's family by cracking passwords through dictionary attacks. Such attacks are very effective against default, commonly-used, simple, and short passwords. Once inside, the attacker may collect data and conduct other attacks before leveraging the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware for locking files throughout the network.

The Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware and other recent versions of the Snatch Ransomware will restart the computer in Safe Mode before beginning the encryption routine. The encryption is a standard attack for a file-locking Trojan and blocks media formats while changing their names slightly. The use of Safe Mode, in this case, is what malware experts estimate as an anti-security feature for disabling anti-malware tools and other programs that could interfere with the Trojan.

The Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware allows two days before the attacker refuses any unlocking or decryption services. Victims also are at risk from the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware threat actor selling passwords, workplace documents and other content on the black market.

Unscrambling a Resolution to Jumbled-Named Trojans

The Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware is compatible with most versions of Windows, including 32-bit and 64-bit environments. Although its programming language of Go makes it a candidate for porting, malware researchers see no cases of Snatch Ransomware infecting macOS or other Linux PCs. The Snatch Ransomware family is classifiable as a danger to business networks most accurately, but random users also can have their files blocked or collected.

Password selection is a way of bolstering one's defenses against file-locker Trojans – or weakening them. Always choose passwords that aren't widely-known, and use long strings of characters consisting of multiple cases, letters and numbers. Users also should consider the merits of backing files up to removable devices or other resources that a Trojan like the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware can't delete or lock.

Like its personal name, many components of the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware use random characters for concealment. Current samples imply that anti-malware products should delete the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware in just over one out of every two cases, and remain valid and commendable for disinfection.

Businesses who are so careless about letting their passwords consist of strings like 'admin' or 'password123' are profitable prey for the Gdjlosvtnib Ransomware campaign. No matter how large your company grows, it has to adhere to Web security basics or pay the price in Trojan ransoms.