Security News > 2016 > November > Tech support scammers have started using ransomware (Help Net Security)
2016-11-29 16:57
Tech support scammers have begun using ransomware to force users to pay for the “cleaning” of their infected computer. Unlike most previous tech support schemes, this one tells the truth: the computer IS actually infected, with the so-called VindowsLocker ransomware. The message it shows after encrypting the files (and adding the .vindows extension to them) is somewhat bizarre: “this not microsoft vindows support. we have locked your files with the zeus virus. do one thing … More →
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