Myskle Ransomware

The Myskle Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that can encrypt the media files on your computer so that they can't open. Infections may include additional symptoms, such as problems loading some websites, missing backups, or the theft of your personal information. Always have anti-malware products on hand for removing the Myskle Ransomware and keep backups on a secure computer or portable device for protecting your media.

European Trojans on an Asian Vacation

The STOP Ransomware family's investments in updates and maintenance continue drawing new clients for campaigns that lock files around the world. One incident involving a Trojan member of the family whose version number isn't identifiable, for now, is sending mixed messages. The Myskle Ransomware would be a non-noteworthy example of this Ransomware-as-a-Service if it weren't for the clash between its name and its extortion targets.

The Myskle Ransomware's name comes from the 'myskle' extension that it appends to the names of the files that it locks, like other members of its family, with AES encryption. Whether or not the cryptography is secure from breaking by freeware solutions depends on whether or not the Myskle Ransomware can contact its Command & Control server over the Internet before launching its attack. Like its cousins, such as the Muslat Ransomware, the Davda Ransomware, the Roldat Ransomware, or the Berost Ransomware, the Myskle Ransomware targets media content like image galleries, Word documents or spreadsheets for this sabotage.

While the Myskle Ransomware's name has the closest resemblance to the Polish language, its victims aren't matching that profile. Current the Myskle Ransomware infections are propagating in Thailand, which may be due to brute-forcing vulnerable servers in attacks of opportunity, seeding corrupted torrents or compromising ad networks, or targeted, e-mail phishing lures randomly. Southeast Asia isn't an unknown region of operation for file-locker Trojans, however, and malware experts see it under attack regularly.

Keeping Media from Getting Encrypted Internationally

Typically, the Myskle Ransomware's encryption is unbreakable, since it protects itself with an RSA key that it downloads from its server. Lucky victims may interrupt the Myskle Ransomware's network connection before it does so, which can trigger an offline mode equivalent that has free software-based decryption options. Rather than gambling on that coincidence, malware experts endorse having backups heavily – besides Windows Shadow Copies or Restore Points, which the Myskle Ransomware can erase.

The Myskle Ransomware's family sometimes traffics in AZORult, a password collector. To be safe, after disinfecting their PCs, users should change their passwords and other credentials so that threat actors can't compromise their online accounts, credit cards, etc. The same anti-malware programs that remove the Myskle Ransomware accurately should delete AZORult during a full system scan, but can't reverse the consequences of infection, such as your loss of files.

It's far from impossible that the Myskle Ransomware's name is a random selection, instead of an implication of its administrator's nationality or targets. Ransomware-as-a-Service respects no boundaries, both concerning your PC's security and the lines between nations on maps.