A deadly malware called Ransom32 is currently in town. It could be strolling around your network and email boxes, waiting to pounce on your system. According to Betanews, this is the first JavaScript-based ransomware that can infect Mac, Windows, and Linux PCs.
It does this by using a Node.js runtime environment running on the NW.js platform to hack into an operating system, then it holds the PC ransom.
“The initial infection method is nothing out of the ordinary, involving little more than using spam emails to lure victims into installing the ransomware. Delivered as a compressed RAR file, Ransom32 self-extracts and uses WinRAR’s scripting language to configure the malware to launch at system startup, establishing a connection to a ‘command and control server’ using the bundled Tor client. Files are encrypted and a ransom note is issued, warning that the cost of decrypting files will increase as time goes by."
Currently, Antivirus definitions has not been updated to include this new malware, so an Antivirus wont really work against it. To protect yourself, take the following measures:
1. Do not access .zip attachments in e-mails from unknown senders.
2. Have an updated backup of your files at all times.
3. Avoid unknown websites and Do not click links in e-mails from unknown senders.
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