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Greek police headquarters
Athens, October 09, 2014
PRESS RELEASE
The Directorate of Cybercrime Prosecution informs the citizens about the appearance of malware in our country "Crypto-Wall »
The malware aims to pay "ransom" sums of money in order to unlock - decrypt digital files and data on users' PCs
"Crypto-Malware" malware can affect all versions of the operating system and spreads mainly through infected emails
The Greek Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate informs citizens about the malware in our country "Crypto-Wall».
Το συγκεκριμένο λογισμικό που αποτελεί development of the well-known "Cryptolocker" malware, belongs to the digital threats of the Crypto-Malware type, and can affect all versions of the operating system.
In particular, malware spreads - is transmitted when we visit insecure or infected sites, appearing as a legitimate update of popular apps. However, in most cases, "CryptoWall" spreads through infected emails.
Πιο συγκεκριμένα, μετά την εγκατάστασή του στο λειτουργικό σύστημα, το κακόβουλο αυτό λογισμικό, χρησιμοποιώντας ένα εξελιγμένο σύστημα κρυπτογράφησης, κρυπτογραφεί - κλειδώνει όλα τα ψηφιακά αρχεία και τα δεδομένα (διαφόρων τύπων αρχείων, ενδεικτικά: * .doc, * .docx, * .xls, * .ppt, * .psd, * .pdf, * .eps, * .ai, * .cdr, * .jpg, etc.) that are stored on the computer of the infected user, while to unlock their files they must be paid (ransom), otherwise they are inaccessible to their user.
Payment is made via an anonymous browser using the bitcoin (BTC) digital currency, then a message displayed to the user, with instructions and instructions for payment.
Internet users are requested not to pay the money requested, in order to discourage such illegal practices as well as to prevent the phenomenon from spreading, while they should be extra careful and take digital protection and security measures to avoid being infected by malware.
Specifically:
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citizens who receive e-mail messages from unknown senders or unknown origin are asked not to open the links and not to download the attached files contained in them, for which they do not know for sure the sender and the content of the attachment file. In addition, users should be extremely suspicious of emails that appear to be from someone service The company.
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it is recommended that the URLs be typed in the browser rather than using hyperlinks,
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to use genuine software programs and to update them regularly, and there must always be an updated protection program (antivirus) on the PC.
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to check and keep up-to-date the version of their operating system,
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to back up their backup files at regular intervals to external storage so that in case of "malware" malicious software can be restored to their files.
It is recalled that for similar incidents or for clarification-advice, citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office at the following contact details:
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By phone: 210-6476464
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Sending e-mail to: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
