'A_Princ@aol.com' Ransomware
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| Ranking: | 16,939 |
| Threat Level: | 100 % (High) |
| Infected Computers: | 23 |
| First Seen: | August 24, 2016 |
| Last Seen: | August 15, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' is part of a large family of ransomware Trojans that was first observed in Spring of 2016. This particular variant, the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware', was first observed in August of 2016. Like its many variants, the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' carries out a typical ransomware Trojan attack: the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' enters a victims' computers through covert methods, encrypts their files using a strong encryption algorithm, and then demands the payment of a large ransom. PC security analysts consider the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' a strong threat to the computer users' data and steps should be taken to ensure that you are well protected from the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' and other ransomware attacks. The best step you can take to make sure that you do not become a victim of the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' or one of the other countless ransomware Trojans that are currently active in the wild is to make sure that you backup all of your files on an offsite device properly. Make sure that you have an always up-to-date anti-malware program installed on your computer.
The Harm Caused by an 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' Infection
The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' uses an advanced encryption algorithm to make the victim's files inaccessible. The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' displays a ransom note on the victim's computer, instructing the victim to contact the included AOL email address for payment instructions. Victims of the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' are instructed to pay a large ransom, often around $1000 USD in BitCoins to receive the decryption key necessary for decrypting the affected files. The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' may be installed on the victim's computers after the victim opens a corrupted email attachment. The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' also may be installed by hacking into the targeted computer directly. The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' variants have been observed on peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, which may be included inside popular torrent files.
After the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' is installed, it carries out its attack. Essentially, the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' scans the victim's hard drives in search for files with certain file extensions. Whenever the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' finds one of these files, it will encrypt it using its strong encryption algorithm. When the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' encrypts a file, it drops a copy of its ransom note into the directory where this file was located. The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' targets the following file types:
.odc, .odm, .odp, .ods, .odt, .docm, .docx, .doc, .odb, .mp4, sql, .7z, .m4a, .rar, .wma, .gdb, .tax, .pkpass, .bc6, .bc7, .avi, .wmv, .csv, .d3dbsp, .zip, .sie, .sum, .ibank, .t13, .t12, .qdf, .bkp, .qic, .bkf, .sidn, .sidd, .mddata, .itl, .itdb, .icxs, .hvpl, .hplg, .hkdb, .mdbackup, .syncdb, .gho, .cas, .svg, .map, .wmo, .itm, .sb, .fos, .mov, .vdf, .ztmp, .sis, .sid, .ncf, .menu, .layout, .dmp, .blob, .esm, .vcf, .vtf, .dazip, .fpk, .mlx, .kf, .iwd, .vpk, .tor, .psk, .rim, .w3x, .fsh, .ntl, .arch00, .lvl, .snx, .cfr, .ff, .vpp_pc, .lrf, .m2, .mcmeta, .vfs0, .mpqge, .kdb, .db0, .dba, .rofl, .hkx, .bar, .upk, .das, .iwi, .litemod, .asset, .forge, .ltx, .bsa, .apk, .re4, .sav, .lbf, .slm, .bik, .epk, .rgss3a, .pak, .big, wallet, .wotreplay, .xxx, .desc, .py, .m3u, .flv, .js, .css, .rb, .png, .jpeg, .txt, .p7c, .p7b, .p12, .pfx, .pem, .crt, .cer, .der, .x3f, .srw, .pef, .ptx, .r3d, .rw2, .rwl, .raw, .raf, .orf, .nrw, .mrwref, .mef, .erf, .kdc, .dcr, .cr2, .crw, .bay, .sr2, .srf, .arw, .3fr, .dng, .jpe, .jpg, .cdr, .indd, .ai, .eps, .pdf, .pdd, .psd, .dbf, .mdf, .wb2, .rtf, .wpd, .dxg, .xf, .dwg, .pst, .accdb, .mdb, .pptm, .pptx, .ppt, .xlk, .xlsb, .xlsm, .xlsx, .xls, .wps.
The 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware' ransom note instructs victims to email the con artists to receive payment instructions. Computer users may be instructed to pay via BitCoins. PC security analysts strongly advise computer users against paying the 'A_princ@aol.com Ransomware's ransom, since this enables con artists to continue creating these threats. Furthermore, there are numerous reports of victims that have paid the ransom only to end up been asked to pay additional amounts, without ever recovering their files.
SpyHunter Detects & Remove 'A_Princ@aol.com' Ransomware
File System Details
| # | File Name | MD5 |
Detections
Detections: The number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular threat detected on
infected computers as reported by SpyHunter.
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| 1. | Payload.exe | ebcdda10fdfaa38e417d25977546df4f | 16 |
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