'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware
Posted: August 25, 2016
Threat Metric
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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
Threat Level: | 10/10 |
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Infected PCs: | 14 |
First Seen: | August 25, 2016 |
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OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware is a Trojan that modifies your files with a cipher designed to keep you from using them. While this process may be reversible, con artists demand money in return for providing their decryption services. Malware experts advise removing the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware first and then using other ways of saving any damaged information.
A Change of Address for Threatening Encryption Campaigns
The 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware is part of the boom in corrupted file encryptors that began before the current year but has been increasing in noteworthiness as 2016 continues. Malware researchers associate the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware with other samples based on the Troldesh Ransomware most closely, but other families also utilize highly reminiscent attacks. The primary risk from the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware infection is that of permanent data loss caused in its attempts to extort money.
Like most, standard Trojans specializing in leveraging encryption attacks, the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware launches its attacks without showing symptoms, such as pop-ups. The 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware scans for files fitting specific criteria, most often, extensions related to programs like the Microsoft's Office programs or other, similarly widespread software. While the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware doesn't try to damage the operating system, data is encrypted and renamed.
The renaming format obfuscates the original data by replacing the original names with semi-randomized characters, a new extension ('.xtbl') and the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware's contact address. The 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware also uses a wallpaper image for part of its ransom message, encouraging victims to contact its administrators on how to buy back their data. Malware experts also saw some graphics elements shared between the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware and similar threats, such as the 'Makdonalds@india.com' Ransomware and Veracrypt Ransomware.
Talking Your Way out of File Hostage Situations without a Word
Some con artists may choose to act in good faith after receiving extortion fees from any victims, but even those with comparatively good intentions could provide malfunctioning decryptors that cause additional damage. Malware experts recommend trying all public, free options for decrypting your data, especially since the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware's family has a well-known decryptor. Remember to download decryptors only from sources recommended by appropriate entities in the PC security sector.
Decryption also is entirely optional for PC owners that keep backups outside of the range of a 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware infection. Although local backups may be subject to being erased, you can recover through ones on protected servers or external devices. Deleting the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware first by following good anti-malware protocols also eliminates the potential of the Trojan attacking any new, previously undamaged files.
The people deploying the 'Ramachandra7@india.com' Ransomware make it appear as though only they can restore your PC's saved contents to the original formats. However, PC owners with patience often can find other solutions that are cheaper than being extorted significantly.
At this time, malware experts could determine no individual infection paths for this threat's campaign.
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