ahlam1399
12-17-2014, 03:50 PM
CryptoLocker Variant Has Been Created Specifically to Target Japanese Users
http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/fitted/340x180/CryptoLocker-Variant-Has-Been-Created-Specifically-to-Target-Japanese-Users.jpgResearchers have found that a localized version of TorLocker, a piece of crypto-malware related to CryptoLocker, is distributed to Japanese speakers as part of an affiliate program operated by cybercriminals.
As soon as the malware is launched on the system, it proceeds to encrypt files with certain extensions, holding them in a locked state until a ransom is paid by the victim in exchange for decrypting them.
The fee demanded by the cybercriminals is displayed in a ransom message that appea... (read more (http://spd.rss.ac/aHR0cDovL25ld3Muc29mdHBlZGlhLmNvbS9uZXdzL0NyeXB0b0 xvY2tlci1WYXJpYW50LUhhcy1CZWVuLUNyZWF0ZWQtU3BlY2lm aWNhbGx5LXRvLVRhcmdldC1KYXBhbmVzZS1Vc2Vycy00Njc2OT cuc2h0bWw=))
http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/fitted/340x180/CryptoLocker-Variant-Has-Been-Created-Specifically-to-Target-Japanese-Users.jpgResearchers have found that a localized version of TorLocker, a piece of crypto-malware related to CryptoLocker, is distributed to Japanese speakers as part of an affiliate program operated by cybercriminals.
As soon as the malware is launched on the system, it proceeds to encrypt files with certain extensions, holding them in a locked state until a ransom is paid by the victim in exchange for decrypting them.
The fee demanded by the cybercriminals is displayed in a ransom message that appea... (read more (http://spd.rss.ac/aHR0cDovL25ld3Muc29mdHBlZGlhLmNvbS9uZXdzL0NyeXB0b0 xvY2tlci1WYXJpYW50LUhhcy1CZWVuLUNyZWF0ZWQtU3BlY2lm aWNhbGx5LXRvLVRhcmdldC1KYXBhbmVzZS1Vc2Vycy00Njc2OT cuc2h0bWw=))