New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Version Released, Infections on the Rise

Discussion in 'malware problems & news' started by Minimalist, Dec 12, 2015.

  1. Minimalist

    Minimalist Registered Member

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    http://news.softpedia.com/news/new-...-released-infections-on-the-rise-497488.shtml

    Got few mail spreading them (zip with js file), uploaded to Virustotal - two of them got 5, one only 1 detection.
     
  2. Amanda

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    ORACLE is such a huge corporation, I wonder why they don't make java more secure. It's more than time for us to abandom Flash and Java, and to create new standards.
     
  3. Minimalist

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    I agree (HTML5...) but in my case (and also described in article) js files are used which has nothing to do with Java neither with Flash.
     
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    Gads, it's amazing how many people get sucked in by this stuff. Invoice in a zip file in an email attachment. Arg. And of course no backups, double arg. BACKUP your data and systems. Then do it again.
     
  6. itman

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    I can see how this stuff can happen in small companies. Many there are not very sophisticated in malware and computer security for that matter.

    Now with large corps. that is a different matter. They are running e-mail servers and should have security to filter out crap/malicious e-mails.
     
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