eBayWall Ransomware

The eBayWall Ransomware is an encryption ransomware Trojan that is used to extort computer users, taking their files hostage and then demand the payment of a ransom. Although there is very little to differentiate the eBayWall Ransomware from other encryption ransomware Trojans, the length and story included in the eBayWall Ransomware's ransom note and the association with eBay to pay the ransom, make the eBayWall Ransomware somewhat unique. As with other encryption ransomware Trojans, PC security analysts advise the use of a dependable security program that is fully up-to-date and file backups to help protect your data and PC from the eBayWall Ransomware and similar ransomware threats.

The eBayWall Ransomware Used Internet Explorer to Connect Its Servers

According to the eBayWall Ransomware's ransom note and accompanying messages, it seems that a disgruntled eBay user created the eBayWall Ransomware. One unique aspect of the eBayWall Ransomware is that victims of the eBayWall Ransomware attack are required to use eBay to pay the ransom. The eBayWall Ransomware may be delivered, as with other ransomware Trojans, using a corrupted DOCX file, which uses bad macros to download and install the eBayWall Ransomware on to the victim's computer. The eBayWall Ransomware runs from the AppData directory, using Internet Explorer to connect to its Command and Control servers, relay the encryption data and receive instructions. The eBayWall Ransomware will encrypt victims' files using the AES 256 and RSA 2048 algorithms. The eBayWall Ransomware will make the encrypted files inaccessible, and take them hostage. In its attack, the eBayWall Ransomware will target the user-generated files while leaving intact the files essential for Windows to allow the victim still being able to pay the ransom.

The eBayWall Ransomware’s Ransom Note and Message

The eBayWall Ransomware delivers its ransom note in an HTML file that is opened in the victim's Web browser. This file is named 'eBay-msg.html' and contains the following message:

'Welcome to ebaywall!
Many of your files were locked because of gross negligence.
This is about very weak security... So, to set the stage, quite a bit of back story is necessary:
The internet is extremely large and full of very expensive and very dangerous tools. I am at the internet at least six days a week; I know who is coming and going and what they are working on. When the internet police is not in the way, I unlock certain power tools to give the other users supervised access to what could potentially be very dangerous machinery. I do have a certain level of authority - I can kick people out of the internet, report them for tool-misuse, and effectively prevent them from passing their internet classes.
[This message continues with a long narrative about various topics]'

The eBayWall Ransomware demands the payment of 200000 Monero, a cryptocurrency bought on eBay to release the decryption key for all victims of the eBayWall Ransomware attack. This is an absurd amount, nearly 9 million USD at the current exchange rate. PC security analysts consider it very unlikely that eBay or any other company or individual will pay this amount.

Taking Preventive Steps against the eBayWall Ransomware and Similar Ransomware Trojans

As with most ransomware Trojans, the best protection against the eBayWall Ransomware is to use a malware removal product that is fully up-to-date and file backups on an external memory device or the cloud. Having file backups, computer users are allowed to recover from infections like the eBayWall Ransomware completely since they can recover their files immediately by copying them from the backup. This combination will help most computer users protect their data and recover in the eventuality of an eBayWall Ransomware attack. This is also the best protection against most ransomware Trojans, which are becoming common due to various factors increasingly, such as the availability of open source ransomware engines and the number of Internet users in recent years.

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