DeltaSEC Ransomware
The DeltaSEC Ransomware is an encryption ransomware Trojan that belongs to the Jigsaw family of malware. The DeltaSEC Ransomware carries out a typical version of this kind of tactic by keeping the victims' files blocked and then demanding a ransom payment in exchange for restoring access to the victim's files. The DeltaSEC Ransomware, like other members of the Jigsaw Ransomware family, uses the AES encryption to make the victim's files inaccessible, encrypting them in a way that does not allow the victims to restore their contents. The DeltaSEC Ransomware then delivers a ransom note asking for a large payment to restore the affected data.
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How the DeltaSEC Ransomware Attack Works
The DeltaSEC Ransomware uses the AES encryption, targeting the user-generated files in this attack. However, there seem to be some mistakes in the DeltaSEC Ransomware's code, which means that the DeltaSEC Ransomware may not be capable of carrying out an effective attack on the victim's computer. The DeltaSEC Ransomware delivers a ransom note in a pop-up message that is typical of malware in the Jigsaw family of ransomware Trojans. The victims are urged to pay a ransom amount of at least 60 USD through Bitcoin. Threats like the DeltaSEC Ransomware avoid the Windows system files in their attacks. Instead, it targets the user-generated files such as those with the following file extensions:
.jpg, .jpeg, .raw, .tif, .gif, .png, .bmp, .3dm, .max, .accdb, .db, .dbf, .mdb, .pdb, .sql, .dwg, .dxf, .cpp, .cs, .h, .php, .asp, .rb, .java, .jar, .class, .py, .js, .aaf, .aep, .aepx, .plb, .prel, .prproj, .aet, .ppj, .psd, .indd, .indl, .indt, .indb, .inx, .idml, .pmd, .xqx, .xqx, .ai, .eps, .ps, .svg, .swf, .fla, .as3, .as, .txt, .doc, .dot, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .docb, .rtf, .wpd, .wps, .msg, .pdf, .xls, .xlt, .xlm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, .xlsb, .xla, .xlam, .xll, .xlw, .ppt, .pot, .pps, .pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppam, .ppsx, .ppsm, .sldx, .sldm, .wav, .mp3, .aif, .iff, .m3u, .m4u, .mid, .mpa, .wma, .ra, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .3gp, .mpeg, .3g2, .asf, .asx, .flv, .mpg, .wmv, .vob, .m3u8, .dat, .csv, .efx, .sdf, .vcf, .xml, .ses, .qbw, .qbb, .qbm, .qbi, .qbr , .cnt, .des, .v30, .qbo, .ini, .lgb, .qwc, .qbp, .aif, .qba, .tlg, .qbx, .qby , .1pa, .qpd, .txt, .set, .iif, .nd, .rtp, .tlg, .wav, .qsm, .qss, .qst, .fx0, .fx1, .mx0, .fpx, .fxr, .fim, .ptb, .ai, .pfb, .cgn, .vsd, .cdr, .cmx, .cpt, .csl, .cur, .des, .dsf, .ds4, , .drw, .eps, .ps, .prn, .gif, .pcd, .pct, .pcx, .plt, .rif, .svg, .swf, .tga, .tiff, .psp, .ttf, .wpd, .wpg, .wi, .raw, .wmf, .txt, .cal, .cpx, .shw, .clk, .cdx, .cdt, .fpx, .fmv, .img, .gem, .xcf, .pic, .mac, .met, .pp4, .pp5, .ppf, .nap, .pat, .ps, .prn, .sct, .vsd, .wk3, .wk4, .xpm, .zip, .rar.
The DeltaSEC Ransomware will be delivered to the victim through a variety of ways initially, which generally include spam email attachments and brute force attacks. However, once inside the victim's computer, the DeltaSEC Ransomware attack is identical from one computer to another. The DeltaSEC Ransomware ransom note displays the following message:
".NET Framework Initialization Error
DeltaSEC Has Succesfully hacked ur pc: NOW see the results"
Recovering from a DeltaSEC Ransomware Attack
Educated computer users should know better than pay any ransom linked to the DeltaSEC Ransomware or to contact the criminals responsible for the DeltaSEC Ransomware attack. In most cases, computer users cannot restore the data encrypted by encryption ransomware attacks. However, due to the fact that Jigsaw has been studied in depth and has been around for quite a while, PC security researchers have released utilities that can help computer users restore the data encrypted by Jigsaw variants. These may be effective in helping computer users restore the data encrypted by the DeltaSEC Ransomware attack.
Protecting Your Data from Threats Like the DeltaSEC Ransomware
The best protection against threats like the DeltaSEC Ransomware is to have backup copies of all data. Although in the case of Jigsaw variants there is some recourse that may help restore some data, this is usually not the case. Apart from having backups, malware researchers advise the use of a fully updated security program.
