Security News > 2016 > November > Tech support scammers have started using ransomware (Help Net Security)

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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