Technical improvements to the malware have made it a potential successor to Cryptolocker, a truly dangerous threat as one of the most sophisticated encryptors today. Kaspersky Lab calls the malware the “Onion” because it uses the anonymous network Tor (the Onion Router) to hide its malicious nature and to make it hard to track the actors behind this ongoing malware campaign. The cybercriminals claim there is a strict 72-hour deadline to pay up, or all the files will be lost forever. The “Onion” is an encrypting ransomware which encrypts user data and uses a countdown mechanism to scare victims into paying for decryption in Bitcoins. Virus Type: Ransomware What is Onion Ransomware?
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