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Trojan Demands Ransom from Victims
deary65
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According to the description of the virus on the Sophos Web site, when the virus is run, it displays the message "Deleted files are going to be saved into a hidden directory and replaced during uninstallation. (1) files are being deleted every 30 minutes."
The trojan will also display pornographic images on the infected computer, as well as a message saying it is moving the user's files into invisible hidden folders...In order to unlock the computer, the user is asked to send $10.99 via Western Union. Instructions are provided on the message that appears on the screen.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Trojan_Demands_Ransom_from_Victims/1146156425
According to the description of the virus on the Sophos Web site, when the virus is run, it displays the message "Deleted files are going to be saved into a hidden directory and replaced during uninstallation. (1) files are being deleted every 30 minutes."
The trojan will also display pornographic images on the infected computer, as well as a message saying it is moving the user's files into invisible hidden folders...In order to unlock the computer, the user is asked to send $10.99 via Western Union. Instructions are provided on the message that appears on the screen.
http://www.betanews.com/article/Trojan_Demands_Ransom_from_Victims/1146156425
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This takes me back to the ancient AIDS Trojan from 1989... That was the first extortion attempt by a piece of PC malware.
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