The Latest Ransomwares still kidnap data and ask for money but this time with stronger encryption mechanisms!!
Wikipedia defines Ransomware as "
Ransomware typically propagates as a conventional computer worm, entering a system through, for example, a vulnerability in a network service or an e-mail attachment."Though each malware has it's own characteristic way of working ,almost all Ransomwares does one thing - they encrypt user data and ask for money for decryption.The latest Ransomware programs overwrite files with the encrypted data, causing total loss of the original data, and uses stronger cryptographic algorithms like -- RSA-1024 and AES-256 -- to encrypt the information.
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As we explained before, this type of malware is very dangerous because the chances of getting your data back are very low. It is almost the same as permanent removal of the data from your hard drive. Back in 2006 and 2008, we managed to offer a few ways of recovering and even decrypting your data with our decryption tools." Says Mr
Vitaly Kamluk , Kaspersky Lab Expert.One symptom of a Ransomware infection is