'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware

Posted: November 2, 2016

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Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	84

First Seen:	November 2, 2016
Last Seen:	May 5, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware is a Trojan generated from the CrySiS development kit for the purpose of blocking your files with encryption-based attacks. The 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware then tries to sell its victims a decryption service through the messages it deposits on your desktop. Paying this ransom is a high-risk recovery method malware experts can't endorse, although your anti-malware software should be able to quarantine and delete the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware before its attack completes.

The Not-So-Sweet Taste of a Ransom

Thanks to threat actors selling threat-building kits for low prices, file-encrypting Trojans don't require any dedicated coding background to produce and administrate necessarily. The output of the Crysis engine is a particularly apt example seen in different campaigns like those for the 'Batman_good@aol.com' Ransomware and the newer the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware. Malware experts only can confirm the latter's distribution since October in attacks most likely targeting NGOs, government institutions, and for-profit businesses, rather than personal systems.

The 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware infections show no initial symptoms during the installation process, or the most important part of the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware's payload: scanning for encrypt-worthy content. The 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware, like other CrySiS-based Trojans, scans the hard drive for files based on location and extension, afterward encoding them with a cipher. It also may make name modifications, such as inserting its email address, an ID number or a new extension.

After holding these files hostage (but not damaging the operating system) successfully, the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware places one or more extortion messages, in TXT format, on your desktop. In theory, victims may choose to pay the demanded ransom fee in exchange for possible help from the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware's threat actor in recovering their files. In keeping with past threats of this family, malware analysts find no free possibilities for decrypting the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware currently extant.

Getting the Flavor of Another Crisis Off Your PC

The 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware is capable of targeting backups in its payload, possibly including any network-mapped drives at the time of the infection. While malware analysts still recommend using backup content as a good way of hindering file-encrypting attacks like the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware's payload, local backups are not necessarily safe. Use password-protected cloud accounts or devices kept detached from any online systems for reliable recovery options.

Conventional anti-malware technology can't decrypt any files enciphered through the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware. However, they may block the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware or remove its installers in a preventative fashion. Expect for most attacks to disguise the 'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware as some form of non-toxic content, such as a workplace document, a bill from a business entity, or a package delivery notice.

Because of the sheer availability of the threat construction kits like those responsible for this Trojan, file-encrypting threat campaigns are likely to continue being seen with dozens of new names over the coming months, unfortunately.

'Nomoneynohoney@india.com' Ransomware

Threat Metric

The Not-So-Sweet Taste of a Ransom

Getting the Flavor of Another Crisis Off Your PC

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