ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet

As if CryptoLocker wasn't causing enough problems by infecting and locking thousands of innocent users' Windows computers, security researchers have discovered a new variant of the ransomware that takes its propagation to a new level.

Up until this, CryptoLocker couldn’t travel under its own steam. You would encounter it by opening an email attachment or clicking on a link perhaps claiming to come from your bank or a delivery company.

However, the new version can spread between removable drives – posing as activation keys for tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office, seeded on P2P file-sharing networks.

===> That means, of course, that the bad guys behind this new variant don’t have to blast out a spam email campaign to spread their malware. And, it might make it easier for CryptoLocker to infect PCs across your organisation. <===