Add new Trojan for ransom

Security firm Sophos discovered a new Trojan program: Arhiveus.a, which encrypts all files in the 'My Documents' folder after it infects the computer. When a user attempts to access the file in this directory, a notification appears and warns of consequences if the victim seeks to notify the authorities.

Add new Trojan for ransom Picture 1 The culprit asked the victim to buy at one of the three online drug stores before providing them with a 30-character password to decrypt. This is the third Trojan program in the form of 'ransom software' to appear this year.

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