Kaspersky saves users hit by “ransomware” – ITavisen.no

Another helping hand from the security company.

Earlier this year promised Kaspersky to help users who were affected by malware that kidnaps PC, so-called “ransomware”.

All tags revealed
In April Kaspersky they worked with authorities to uncover more of solving codes to help users affected by malware.

At that time they had only found a few codes, but now the combined investigation have revealed all the codes for kidnapping item CoinVault and Bitcryptor.

Kaspersky has now made an application available for free which helps users to decrypt their data.

Kidnapper PC
So-called ransomware is malware that “kidnap” your PC, and that requires “ransom” to give up.

Those who require these ransom gets them often seem as a legitimate thing too. For example, one can be asked to pay a sum to open access to files that are locked, and one can think of doing it because you think that those who demand money just want to help.

FBI: – Just pay the ransom money
In a surprising statement during Cyber ​​Security Summit 2015 last week, told Joseph Bonavolonta from the FBI that there really is not much they get done with devices that have been lock.

– To be honest, we tell people that they should just pay the ransom, preamble Bonavolonta.

Ransomware as Cryptolocker and CryptoWall has just gotten better and better, and according to FBI has CryptoWall-related complaints between April 2014 and June 2015 reached $ 18 million, 153 million, in losses for victims.

Source:
Neowin