Guide to Remove Clop Ransomware
Ransomware threats have emerged to be one of the biggest nuisances in the online world. Research reveals that last few years saw a tremendous advancement of targeted Ransomware attacks that have earned cyber criminals millions of dollars. It has been found that capitalist cyber maniacs are turning to targeted Ransomware attacks that are premeditated & reaping millions of dollars in ransom.
Threat landscape has evolved over the past 12 months uncovering trends on how they are expected to impact cyber security in the near future. Cyber maniacs have adopted newer Office exploits to lure in victims. With Ransomware attacks on the rise, last year saw an increased focus in this malware threat being pushed to computer & other IoT (Internet of Things) devices via shady tactics.
Security researchers recently discovered a new Ransomware program known as Clop Ransomware designed to encrypt user important data & hence yank user chain. Reported on February 10th 2019, the malware encrypts files with a strong encryption algorithm. The affected files are appended with .clop extension to the filenames making them inaccessible. Following successful encryption, a text file is dropped with the name ClopReadMe.txt that contains a ransom demanding message.
Though the ransom amount is not known, it is believed that the amount depends on how fast the victim writes an email to the criminals. The price however is known to fluctuate between $500 and $1500 in Bitcoins, Ethereum or another cryptocurrency.
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