WannaCryOnClick Ransomware

Posted: July 26, 2017

Threat Metric

The Threat Meter is a malware assessment that SpywareRemove.com's research team is able to give every identifiable malware threat. Our Threat Meter includes several criteria based off of specific malware threats to value their severity, reach and volume. The Threat Meter is able to give you a numerical breakdown of each threat's initial Threat Level, Detection Count, Volume Count, Trend Path and Percentage Impact. The overall ranking of each threat in the Threat Meter is a basic breakdown of how all threats are ranked within our own extensive malware database. The scoring for each specific malware threat can be easily compared to other emerging threats to draw a contrast in its particular severity. The Threat Meter is a useful tool in the endeavor of seeking a solution to remove a threat or pursue additional analytical research for all types of computer users.

The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:

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
Infected PCs:	5

First Seen:	July 26, 2017
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

Fake versions of the WannaCryptor Ransomware (WanaCrypt0r Ransomware) are yet to become a thing of the past because researchers encountered another copycat that comes from Turkey, and also pretends to be the infamous WannaCryptor Ransomware. In the past month, we talked about several other WannaCryptor Ransomware impersonators like the CryForMe Ransomware and the Blooper Ransomware. The topic of today's publication is the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware – a wannabe file-encryption Trojan, which uses a ransom note written in Turkish, and it is very likely that Turkish users will be the primary targets of its attacks. Thankfully, the authors of the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware have not added any compromised modules that will allow their product to cause long-term damage to the victim's system or files. The WannaCryOnClick Ransomware is incapable of using any encryption to lock files on the victim's computer so that it is a fake file locker ultimately, which hopes to trick some naïve user into paying the staggering ransom amount that the attackers demand.

When the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware is deployed to a computer, it will display a new program window immediately, which is designed to look like the one used by the original WannaCryptor Ransomware exactly. However, some differences are noticeable such as the fact that the text of the ransom message is written in Turkish. In addition to this, the attackers demand a ransom fee of $7,000, which should be paid via Bitcoins. The 'Check for Payment' and 'Decrypt' buttons seen beneath the ransom message don't serve the purpose they claim to. Instead, whenever they are clicked, they will send an e-mail message to nazm.fatma@yandex.com informing which button was clicked automatically. This is likely to be done to inform the attackers if any victims agreed to pay the staggering ransom fee.

If you encounter the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware's Turkish ransom note, then you should keep cool and remember that none of your files were harmed during the attack, regardless of what the ransomware may state. Since the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware might leave some of its files behind even if the primary executable is deleted, we advise victims of this low-quality threat to deal with it by using a credible anti-malware tool.

We'd also like to remind victims of the WannaCryOnClick Ransomware that their computers are not very secure probably if they have to deal with this fake file locker. Next time they might not be so lucky so that it is recommended to make sure their computers are protected by a reputable anti-malware software suite. In addition to this, they should be more careful about the websites they browse and the files they download since nowadays cyber crooks may use all methods to propagate their threats.

WannaCryOnClick Ransomware

Threat Metric

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