Trojan.Ransomlock.G

Trojan.Ransomlock.G is a large ransomware family better known as Reveton. These kinds of malware infections typically block access to the victim's computer and then demand that the victim pay a ransom in order to regain access to the infected computer. Trojan.Ransomlock.G and similar ransomware Trojans carry out this scam with the addition of a fake message from a law enforcement agency in order to make the scam more authentic and to scare novice PC users into paying the ransom. Trojan.Ransomlock.G's message claims that the victim's computer was used for illegal activities and that the ransom is actually a fine. Trojan.Ransomlock.G and its variants typically detect the victim's computer's location from its IP address in order to display a ransom message that is specific to that geographical location. Trojan.Ransomlock.G's ransom will typically be of one hundred Euro in its European variants and of about two hundred dollars in its variants that target computers in the United States.

Ransomware infections like Trojan.Ransomlock.G have been active since 2009. Although they first targeted computer users in the Russian Federation and in other Russian speaking countries, the problem first spread to the rest of Western Europe and, since Spring of 2012, has started targeting computers in the United States. There are numerous criminal organizations working simultaneously to produce ransomware infections like Trojan.Ransomlock.G and, due to the fact that these fake police messages are very similar, it is often difficult to tell one variant from another. ESG security researchers have observed that the criminal organizations responsible for ransomware infections are the same criminal organizations that are responsible for many rogue security programs and banking Trojans.

There is a reason why ransomware Trojans like Trojan.Ransomlock.G have increased in number so dramatically, they can be very lucrative. PC security researchers estimate that nearly three percent of all victims pay the ransom, which translates into hundreds of thousands of dollars considering the volume of infected computers that we are dealing with. Trojan.Ransomlock.G itself was used to infect more than half a million computers in little more than two weeks, resulting in a massive payout in a very short time. ESG malware analysts strongly advise against paying the ransom due to the fact that, in most cases, it will do nothing to remove the malware infection from the compromised computer.

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