You Will Have to Play the Game If You Want to Get Rid of This New Ransomware

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You Will Have to Play the Game If You Want to Get Rid of This New Ransomware Overview

A new Ransomware called RensenWare has been discovered by MalwareHunterTeam. This type of Ransomeware will lock all files inside the victim's device. Unfortunately, this Ransomware forces the victim to play a game called TH12: Undefined Fantastic Object and must achieve at least 200 million points in Lunatic Level mode if he does not want to say goodbye to the whole file in the device system.

We can see in the picture below, the notice board shows the image of the main character in the game called Miramitsu "The Captain" Murasa, below the message that the victim must play TH12 game: Undefined Fantastic Object in Lunatic Level mode and must achieve 200 million points if you want to get rid of Rensenware.

When a device is infected with certain Ransomware, the malware will take control of the computer system and will issue a notice that tells the victim what to do if you want to get rid of that Ransomware. Usually it will be ransom. However, this is the first type of Ransomware that forces players to play games if they want to get rid of it.

TH12: Undefined Fantastic Object is an old game released in 2009, not too hard for you to find information related to this game on the Internet. We can see the context of the game is similar to the images in Japanese Anime movies. This proves that the victims are fans of the anime and it seems that this is a favorite game of this guy.

According to MalwareHunterTeam, this Ransomware author is currently a student at a high school in Korea. He said that he created this type of Ransomware just for fun, not intended to harm anyone.

However, this fact shows that the Ransomware types are now growing more sophisticated, requiring users to use computer equipment, phones must always be careful, if not to encounter Unfortunately situations happen with your data.

Refer:

• It took three years for Google to discover this dangerous Spyware on Android
• No anti-virus software can detect this extremely dangerous new Ransomware on Android
• Difference between Virus, Spyware and Malware

Update note: Game mechanics, item values, menus, and availability can change. Check the current game version or official support information if your experience differs.