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Heo accidentally infected himself while programming the software and found that he was unable to get the necessary score. He later released a piece of software that neutralized Rensenware (by setting a custom score and injecting it into the game, satisfying the Rensenware program requirements) [4] [5] onto GitHub with an apology. [6]
Hidden Tear is the first open-source ransomware trojan that targets computers running Microsoft Windows [1] The original sample was posted in August 2015 to GitHub. [2]When Hidden Tear is activated, it encrypts certain types of files using a symmetric AES algorithm, then sends the symmetric key to the malware's control servers. [3]
Jigsaw is a form of encrypting ransomware malware created in 2016. It was initially titled "BitcoinBlackmailer", but later came to be known as "Jigsaw" due to featuring an image of Billy the Puppet from the Saw film franchise. [1]
Marcus Hutchins, a cybersecurity researcher, working in loose collaboration with UK's National Cyber Security Centre, [170] [171] researched the malware and discovered a "kill switch". [55] Later globally dispersed security researchers collaborated online to develop open-source tools [ 172 ] [ 173 ] that allow for decryption without payment ...
EternalBlue [5] is a computer exploit software developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). [6] It is based on a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that allowed users to gain access to any number of computers connected to a network.
Enabling macros and opening the document launch the Locky virus. [6] Once the virus is launched, it loads into the memory of the users system, encrypts documents as hash.locky files, installs .bmp and .txt files, and can encrypt network files that the user has access to. [ 7 ]
Duqu malware is a variety of software components that together provide services to the attackers. Currently this includes information stealing capabilities and in the background, kernel drivers and injection tools. Part of this malware is written in unknown high-level programming language, [8] dubbed "Duqu framework". It is not C++, Python, Ada ...
MEMZ was originally created by Leurak for YouTuber danooct1's Viewer-Made Malware series. [4] It was later featured by Joel Johansson, alias Vargskelethor, a member of the livestreaming group Vinesauce on his series Windows Destruction.