Threat Database Ransomware TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware

TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware

The TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that updates the KingOuroboros Ransomware from the CryptoWire Ransomware proof-of-concept project. It locks the user's files with encryption and creates a pop-up that instructs victims to contact the threat actor over e-mail. Windows users should store backups on other devices for optimizing data recovery and let standard security solutions remove the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware infections.

A Small-Time King Comes Back for a Bigger Treasury

Locking someone else's files for money is a risky business, both for the criminals who may not get their payout and the victims experiencing the sabotage of their work. One campaign added fuel to the fire previously by potentially corrupting data without any hope of restoration. Now, malware researchers point to a successor to this ill-conceived threat: a TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware update to the KingOuroboros Ransomware.

As part of the POC (proof-of-concept) freeware family of the CryptoWire Ransomware, the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware targets Windows operating systems and keeps to most of the familial characteristics. It locks the user's files with encryption securely and modifies their names (by adding some ransom details prior and its extension after it). By default, the encryption routine can block over two hundred data formats, such as documents, archives, images, movies, spreadsheets, or music.

The TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware uses a much simpler ransom note than the pop-up of KingOuroboros Ransomware's campaign. This version recommends contacting the attacker over e-mail, provides some generic warnings (including a vague deadline), and recommends consulting the bleepingcomputer.com security forum in the event of a tactic. Although malware experts recommend not paying, users will need non-encrypted backups for a definite and comprehensive recovery of any of the files that the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware blocks.

Currently, there's no confirmation on whether the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware includes the data corruption bug that makes locked files irretrievable permanently.

Toning Down the Sparks Coming Off the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware

Although the CryptoWire Ransomware is smaller than most dedicated Trojan businesses that use files as bargaining leverage, it includes a reasonable number of offshoots. Between versions like the Lomix Ransomware, the WanaCry4 Ransomware, or the VapeLauncher, there remains consistently-minimal hope of a free decryptor's appearance. Users without a backup on other devices are at the mercy of the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware's threat actor for their files.

Administrators should keep close watch over their passwords and the version control of their software. Neglecting either of these factors can lead to attackers breaking into a server or network and wreaking havoc with files through Trojans like the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware. Home users also should beware of downloading illicit or unofficial programs or media, and workplace employees should be alert to possible e-mail tactics or phishing lures (such as fake invoices).

Users who use common-sense safety tips while browsing the Web and avoid illegal or self-endangering behavior can dodge most infection vectors. Cyber-security products also are beneficial for removing the TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware installations or blocking the less-obvious attacks, such as Exploit Kits.

The TeslaRVNG1.5 Ransomware is an unexpected patch to a Trojan that most users assumed to be dead rightfully. KingOuroboros Ransomware may live on, but its kingdom is other people's files – an unjust annexation if there ever was one.

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