CryptoMix ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini December 24, 2017
Experts from Bleeping Computer spotted a new Cryptomix Ransomware variant

Security experts spotted a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware that uses a different extension (.FILE) and a new set of contact emails. Security experts from BleepingComputer discovered a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware that uses a different extension (.FILE)  to append to the file names of the encrypted files and uses new contact emails. For example, a file encrypted by […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 19, 2017
A second variant of the new Cryptomix Ransomware released in a few days

Malware researchers at MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware, the second one in just a few days. A new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware was recently discovered by the experts at the MalwareHunterTeam, it is the second release of new variants this week. The latest variant appends the. 0000 extension to encrypted files and uses new contact emails, for example, […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2017
Two CryptoMix Ransomware variants emerged in a few days

Two CryptoMix Ransomware variants emerged in a few days, a circumstance that suggests the operators behind the threat are very active. Malwarebytes’ researcher Marcelo Rivero has spotted a new variant of the CryptoMix ransomware. #CryptoMix #Ransomware adds ext ".EXTE" to encrypted files, and the note "_HELP_INSTRUCTION.TXT" – md5: 1059676fbb9d811e88af96716cc1ffb5 pic.twitter.com/Ha4jeRMPEv — Marcelo Rivero (@MarceloRivero) July 13, […]