Ransomware Trojan Back with a Vengeance

Ransomware trojans typically encrypt the data on your computer's hard drive and then demand payment to recover the files. Today, Kaspersky Labs has reported the discovery of a new variant of ransomware that's even more insidious than previous versions were. As Vitaly Kamluk of Kaspersky Labs explains, "Unlike the previous variants, it doesn't delete files after encryption. Instead it overwrites data in the files, which makes it impossible to use data-recovery software such as PhotoRec, which we suggested during the last attack."

Your best defense against ransomware trojans is prevention. If you do get infected with this latest variant, the first symptom will be a sudden pop-up from Notepad demanding payment. If you see this, you have only seconds to react. For details on that pop-up and what to do if you see it, visit the Kaspersky Labs blog.

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