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'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware

Posted: August 25, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 10/10
Infected PCs: 4
First Seen: August 24, 2016
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your content through an encryption cipher. Since free recovery options for this threat are unavailable currently, and con artists may not provide functional decryptors, using foresight for protecting your data is essential. Limit the Trojan's access to other files until you can remove the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware with whatever anti-malware solution you find best.

Suffering File Damage from Hand-Me-Down Trojans

A Trojan being new or original often has nothing to do with the potential damage its payload can do to a PC. Although malware researchers have taken note of the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware as being a probable variant of the Crysis Ransomware, a much-documented family, this threat's attacks are just as capable of causing permanent file loss as those of any other Trojan with similar capabilities. Although the PC security sector's research into possible decryption solutions continues, no free decryptors are available for the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware.

While malware researchers have yet to establish evidence of the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware's infection vectors, similar campaigns often exploit e-mail attachments using intentionally-incorrect file extensions. The 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware loads after the Trojan dropper installs it automatically and searches all accessible hard drives for data not required by Windows. Content such as documents, images, or spreadsheets all are encrypted with an AES-based algorithm and then have their names changed for including the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware's e-mail address, ID number and extension.

The 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware's administrators then negotiate a ransom through the e-mail address, which usually takes the form of Bitcoin cryptocurrency or other methods with some degree of anonymity. Since the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware's original authors most likely distribute the Trojan's code to multiple parties with different agendas, malware researchers can't offer firm predictions of their behavior during any ransom negotiations. However, victims always should consider the possibility of payment being accepted without any data restoration. In many cases, decryption is impossible.

Keeping the Latest in Hostile Data Encryption Far from Your Hard Drive

Although implementing complete data recovery from a the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware infection can be a difficult task, the initial distribution of this threat uses previously known vulnerabilities that are simple to block comparatively. Scanning e-mail attachments, using thorough network security protocols, and updating your software will cover most methods by which the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware or related Trojans can install themselves. Malware researchers also note the continuing value of keeping backups that make it unnecessary to decrypt any files.

Recovering data is a step to take after you've removed the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware and can confirm that no other threats are on your PC. Allowing new files into contact with a compromised system could result in the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware encrypting them, as well. PC owners with anti-malware protection should be able to detect this threat before its payload finishes encrypting any content or delete the Trojan afterward.

With new releases of old Trojans comes new, unpredictable elements, including how threat actors distribute the 'Sitaram108@india.com' Ransomware or the ransoms they may demand. Preventative security measures still are the most important step in limiting newly-released Trojans of this type.

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