Anatel Ransomware

There have been numerous Anatel Ransomware attacks in recent days. This threatening encryption ransomware Trojan is designed to infect computer users in Portuguese-speaking countries. Computer users in countries like Brazil and Portugal should be wary of the Anatel Ransomware and ensure that their security software is fully updated. The Anatel Ransomware borrows several features from Locky, a well-known ransomware Trojan available to the public. The Anatel Ransomware carries out a typical ransomware attack, encrypting the victim's files and taking them hostage.

The Anatel Ransomware Targets Numerous File Types

The Anatel Ransomware uses a ransom note written in Portuguese. The Anatel Ransomware uses the name 'the Anatel,' which is associated with a telecommunications agency in Brazil. It is entirely possible that the Anatel Ransomware attacks may be some way to try to capitalize on the increase in online traffic and possible victims in Brazil due to the 2016 Olympic Games. The Anatel Ransomware is quite threatening and an effective encryption ransomware Trojan. Files that have been encrypted by the Anatel Ransomware can rarely be recovered if the computer user doesn't have access to the decryption key, which is held by the con artists responsible for the Anatel Ransomware infection. In some rare cases, computer users have had some success with data recovery software. However, this is not very common. The Anatel Ransomware targets a wide variety of files, including the following:

.asp, .aspx, .avi, .bat, .bk, .bmp, .css, .csv, .divx, .doc, .docx, .html, .index, .jpeg, .jpg, .lnk, .mdb, .mkv, .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .mpeg, .odt, .ogg, .pdf, .php, .png, .ppt, .pptx, .psd, .rar, .sln, .sql, .txt, .wav, .wma, .wmv, .xls, .xlsx, .xml, .zip.

The Anatel Ransomware delivers information about the victim's computer and the infection to the domain mpf1.16mb(dot)com. The Anatel Ransomware delivers ransom notes in a text file named LEIA.txt, which is dropped in folders where content was encrypted. Files encrypted by the Anatel Ransomware can be recognized easily because the Anatel Ransomware appends the extensions '.LOK' to the end of each encrypted file. The Anatel Ransomware demands the payment of the ransom using BitCoin and provides an email address in its ransom note. Although the Anatel Ransomware does seem to target computer users in Portugal and Brazil, there is nothing preventing it from affecting computer users in other parts of the world.

How the Anatel Ransomware may be Distributed

There are numerous ways in which the Anatel Ransomware can spread. However, the most common form of distribution is the use of corrupted spam email attachments and embedded links. This may be linked to the use of the Anatel name in the Anatel Ransomware's content since its emails may try to trick computer users into believing that they are receiving emails from this business. Corrupted emails containing the Anatel Ransomware can be easily recognized because of bad typographical errors and faulty grammar. However, some of these can be quite well crafted. Because of this, computer users should be especially careful of avoiding any unsolicited email attachments. This is, by a long way, the most common way of distributing many types of threats, including the Anatel Ransomware and more severe types of threats.

Protecting Your Computer from the Anatel Ransomware

The best way to protect your computer from the Anatel Ransomware and similar threats is to have backups of all files. These backups should be stored on an off-site memory device since the Anatel Ransomware will try to encrypt all drives detected on the affected computer. Having backups of all files makes computer users invulnerable to the threats of the Anatel Ransomware and similar attacks since affected computer users can simply wipe their drives and restore it from the backup instead of having to consider paying the Anatel Ransomware's ransom. To intercept the Anatel Ransomware attacks, malware analysts also recommend the use of a strong anti-malware application that is fully up-to-date. Being careful when surfing the Web and downloading any content and using suitable security software are the best preventive measures computer users can take.