The CryptoLocker, appeared in early September of 2013 and is targeted at all versions of Windows. The victims of this mutant ransomware, they don't find their computer locked but their files are encrypted in such a way that no one can use them. Of course the encryption key is in their hands hackers that blackmail their victims, asking them for money to hand over the decryption key.
The idea is quite profitable for scammers, especially if it is CryptoLocker, "Hit" valuable files that are not stored elsewhere. To ensure that hackers will not be able to detect them, they demand payments in Bitcoin, an undetectable virtual "currency."
But their audacity does not stop here. Recently, they also created a technical forum supports “customers.” Imagine: “Please how could we hack you?”
We will not mention the name of the forum, as we do not want to advertise malicious actions and serve cheats. We will only mention that there is in Deep Web and is accessible only through the anonymous Tor network. The webσελίδα appears to be a decryption service designed to look like a customer support site.
The decryption value before the Bitcoins value was raised to 400 euro was 4 Bitcoins in the decryption key. Today the price has fallen to 2 Bitcoins, around 800 Euros.
All those who are affected by the CryptoLocker and have no backups, they will think very seriously about paying the ransom. Because although there are programs that can remove the virus, their files will remain encrypted.
If you do not want to be one of them, make immediate backups to your system, as infections with CryptoLocker seems to be on the rise.
