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2. Infected Storage Devices: Your system can also get infected by using removable media
such as USB hard drives and jump drives without scanning them with an anti-virus.
3. Spam Emails – Spamming is the most economic and common method used for the
distribution of such malware. The targeted users get genuine looking emails which
contain .doc, .txt, and other similar attachments. These attachments can be named as
anything which can grab the user’s attention and triggers him/her to open the attachment.
As soon as the user opens this attachment, the malware infects the user’s computer
system.
4. Malicious Websites or Malevolent Advertisements: The malicious websites are the
ones which are created just for promoting the malware infections. Such websites include
but are not limited to porn sites, torrent sites and other free downloading platforms. By
visiting such websites, the adware infects the user’s computer without permission. Fake
advertisements and updates like Flash player and windows updates which ask the user to
update to the latest version are a few examples. When the users click on such links, their
computer system gets infected. That is why, it is highly recommended to resist clicking
on such links. Also avoid clicking on advertisements offering free stuff such as Win an
iPhones, cars or free overseas trips etc.
Threat Summary
Name: French101
Targeted Operating System: Windows
Category: Ransomware
Symptoms: User’s files are encrypted & inaccessible. All locked files are appended
with .french101 extension & a ransom note demanding a ransom in bitcoin(s) prompts on
the screen
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