ShurL0ckr Ransomware

The ShurL0ckr Ransomware is an encryption ransomware Trojan that is part of an already existing ransomware family, which includes a ransomware Trojan known as the Gojdue Ransomware. This family of ransomware has been around since April, 2017 and the ShurL0ckr Ransomware, the latest version of this threat, was first released in February 2018. One of the reasons why the ShurL0ckr Ransomware has received attention from PC security researchers is the fact that it incorporates Microsoft Office 365 and Google Drive in its attack. It is important to take steps to protect your data from threats like the ShurL0ckr Ransomware.

How will You Know that the ShurL0ckr Ransomware is on Your Machine

The ShurL0ckr Ransomware is part of a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) campaign that is being advertised on the Dark Web. The cybercrooks create these threats so that third parties will be capable of creating their own ransomware threats without having to develop the malware involved or handle the logistics of payment collection and other details. The people associated with the ShurL0ckr Ransomware claim that they take advantage of several zero-day vulnerabilities in popular software to distribute the ShurL0ckr Ransomware. Victims of the ShurL0ckr Ransomware attack will become infected with this threat after opening a corrupted email attachment that may take the form of a PDF, DOCX, or RTF file delivered from a Google Drive account. Once the victim opens the file, the ShurL0ckr Ransomware is installed on the victim's computer.

How the ShurL0ckr Ransomware Carries out Its Attack

Once the ShurL0ckr Ransomware is installed on the victim's computer, the ShurL0ckr Ransomware will use a strong encryption method to make the victim's files inaccessible. The ShurL0ckr Ransomware will scan the victim's computer for files with certain extensions, which may include photos, videos, music, and other, numerous document types. Typical examples of the documents that are typically targeted in ransomware attacks like the ShurL0ckr Ransomware:

.3dm, .3g2, .3gp, .7zip, .aaf, .accdb, .aep, .aepx, .aet, .ai, .aif, .as, .as3, .asf, .asp, .asx, .avi, .bmp, .c, .class, .cpp, .cs, .csv, .dat, .db, .dbf, .doc, .docb, .docm, .docx, .dot, .dotm, .dotx, .dwg, .dxf, .efx, .eps, .fla, .flv, .gif, .h, .idml, .iff, .indb, .indd, .indl, .indt, .inx, .jar, .java, .jpeg, .jpg, .js, .m3u, .m3u8, .m4u, .max, .mdb, .mid, .mkv, .mov, .mp3, .mp4, .mpa, .mpeg, .mpg, .msg, .pdb, .pdf, .php, .plb, .pmd, .png, .pot, .potm, .potx, .ppam, .ppj, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .ppt, .pptm, .pptx, .prel, .prproj, .ps, .psd, .py, .ra, .rar, .raw, .rb, .rtf, .sdf, .sdf, .ses, .sldm, .sldx, .sql, .svg, .swf, .tif, .txt, .vcf, .vob, .wav, .wma, .wmv, .wpd, .wps, .xla, .xlam, .xll, .xlm, .xls, .xlsb, .xlsm, .xlsx, .xlt, .xltm, .xltx, .xlw, .xml, .xqx, .xqx, .zip.

The ShurL0ckr Ransomware will deliver a ransom note, demanding a ransom payment from the victim. This payment supposedly should be made in exchange for the decryption key necessary to recover the affected files after the encryption is complete. Malware analysts are very positive when they advise computer users to refrain from paying the ransom amount the ShurL0ckr Ransomware and threats like it demand.

Protecting Your Data from Threats Like the ShurL0ckr Ransomware

There is very little to differentiate the ShurL0ckr Ransomware from the many other RaaS campaigns that are being manipulated to attack computer users currently. All of these threats carry out attacks that are very similar to each other. Since the ShurL0ckr Ransomware is part of a RaaS campaign, it is very likely that this threat will be updated and new versions of it will emerge. The best protection against the ShurL0ckr Ransomware and ransomware Trojans like this one is to have a security suite that is fully up-to-date and to backup copies of your files on an external memory device or the cloud. If computer users can restore their affected files by replacing them with backup copies, then the people responsible for the ShurL0ckr Ransomware attack will lose any leverage they may have gained over the victims of the attack. Due to the ShurL0ckr Ransomware's delivery methods, caution when handling unsolicited email messages also is essential in preventing these attacks.

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