VisionCrypt Ransomware

Posted: May 23, 2017

Threat Metric

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	23

First Seen:	May 23, 2017
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The VisionCrypt Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that uses encryption to prevent users from opening files like documents. Symptoms will include accompanying changes to the extensions of your media, along with pop-ups displaying ransoming messages. Use anti-malware products to prevent or remove the VisionCrypt Ransomware infections and backups or free decryption software to recover any data it damages.

The Popularity of Misdeeds on an Unforgiving Schedule

Among the many social engineering mechanisms that threat actors can supplement their attacks with, the theme of a time limit is one of the most effective. With threats like the VisionCrypt Ransomware, the symptoms of an infection carry additional warnings of further damage after the victim has suffered a degree of harm already. As a result, those without better options in security or data recovery may end up paying hasty ransoms that deliver no help for their situation.

The VisionCrypt Ransomware's inflicts its initial damage by using an AES-based encryption routine for targeting different types of data, of which malware experts are confirming JPG, DOC and PNG. Every file it encrypts and locks also has its name edited with the '.VisionCrypt' extension. Any previous extension remains, but with an underscore replacing the dot. With your files blocked, the VisionCrypt Ransomware, then, proceeds with launching its pop-up.

This window delivers ransom-paying instructions for getting help from the Trojan's author to unlock your data, including victim ID fields, wallet addresses, and additional info on cryptocurrency. However, like the notorious Jigsaw Ransomware, the VisionCrypt Ransomware also is one of a subset of file-encrypting Trojans that use live countdowns to encourage you to pay quickly before the threat actor deletes the decryption key. Current samples favor time limits of a two-day period.

Seeing Through a Transparent Money Siphoning Scheme

The VisionCrypt Ransomware offers potentially ominous warnings for those who aren't willing to pay its modest 25 USD-value prices for a decryptor but also has no mechanisms to guarantee that its author will follow through and restore your files. Backups and free decryption software customized for the threat in question are the two means by which malware experts recommend restoring any hurtful enciphered media. Since the VisionCrypt Ransomware's family, if any, is unknown currently, users should contact appropriate anti-malware researchers for further assistance on the possibility of decrypting its AES-encoding routine.

The sample size for the VisionCrypt Ransomware is small, and its means of compromising new PCs has yet to be verifiable. Spam e-mails and the RIG Exploit Kit are two of the most popular distribution strategies for 2017 with file-encrypting Trojans. While its ransoms imply that the attacks aren't targeting business entities, even recreational PC users should back up their files and use anti-malware programs to remove the VisionCrypt Ransomware and minimize any data loss.

When more subtle methods of manipulation fail, con artists sometimes resort to the universally comprehensible display of a countdown. Nonetheless, victims who pause to think about the ramifications of the ransoming process shouldn't take long to realize that complying with a con artist's request speedily isn't, necessarily, good for anyone else.

VisionCrypt Ransomware

Threat Metric

The Popularity of Misdeeds on an Unforgiving Schedule

Seeing Through a Transparent Money Siphoning Scheme

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