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cryptoware

7 articles

  • Fortnite

Syrk ransomware lurking in Fortnite cheat pack

Syrk ransomware is out, disguised as a Fortnite cheat pack. Learn what it is and how to recover your files.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • August 23, 2019

  • ransomware

WannaCry: Are you safe?

A few days ago saw the beginning of the Trojan encryptor WannaCry outbreak. It appears to be pandemic — a global epidemic. We counted more than 45,000 cases of the

  • Alex Perekalin

  • May 13, 2017

  • ask expert

The ransomware epidemic: why you should be more concerned

The problem of ransomware isn’t getting better. Recent examples of wide-spread ransomware attacks, including CoinVault, CryptoLocker, and others indicate that cybercriminals are increasing their use of these types of attacks.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • July 15, 2015

  • anti-malware

TeslaCrypt 2.0 ransomware: stronger and more dangerous

Cybercriminals are learning from each other. Take TeslaCrypt, for example. It is a relatively new family of ransomware; its samples were first detected in February 2015. The notable feature of

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • July 14, 2015

  • CoinVault

How Kaspersky Internet Security protects from ransomware

Ransomware is a kind of malware that steals users’ files and exacts a ransom from its victims. The most effective approach is to encrypt the files and offer decryption keys

  • Marvin the Robot

  • May 21, 2015

teslacrypt ransomware targets gamers
  • cryptolocker

New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Targets Gaming Files

A new piece of ransomware has emerged and it’s going after a younger crowd by encrypting only those files on infected machines that relate to online game play

  • Brian Donohue

  • March 23, 2015

  • Android

October Monthly Roundup

Read highlights from our top posts in October.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • November 3, 2014

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