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Russian ransomware blocks net access
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| Miscreants have developed a ransomware
| package that blocks internet access in a
| bid to force infected users into paying up
| by sending a text message to a premium rate
| SMS number, lining the pocket of
| cybercrooks in the process.
|
| [...]
|
| The ploy is a variant on previous
| ransomware packages that encrypt and block
| access to document files. One strain of
| ransomware detected in January 2008 locks
| up Windows machines, seeking payment via
| SMS. That threat wasn't specific to Russia
| and didn't affect a net connection as such
| but is otherwise very similar to the latest
| attack.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/01/ransomware_turns_off_net_access/
Cameroon leapfrogs Hong Kong in malware hosting blocklist
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| Cameroon (.cm) web domains supplanted those
| in Hong Kong as most likely to harbour
| malware, with more than one in three (36.7
| per cent) of domains registered in the West
| African country hosting viruses or
| malicious code.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/02/mal_hosting_survey/
Cameroon revealed as web threat hotspot
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8389482.stm
"I am convinced we have to use Windows â this is the one thing they donât have.
We have to be competitive with features, but we need something more â Windows
integration."
--Jim Allchin, Microsoft
Recent:
12 Most Devastating PC Viruses and Worms of All Time
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| 12. Nimda
| Nimda is a computer worm, isolated in September 2001. It is also a file
| infector. It quickly spread, eclipsing the economic damage caused by past
| outbreaks such as Code Red. Multiple propagation vectors allowed Nimda to
| become the Internetâs most widespread virus/worm within 22 minutes. Due to
| the release date, some media quickly began speculating a link between the
| virus and Al Qaeda, though this relationship ended up being untrue. Nimda
| affected both user workstations (clients) running Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, or
| 2000 and servers running Windows NT and 2000. The worm's name spelled
| backwards is "admin".
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http://www.junauza.com/2008/07/12-most-devastating-pc-viruses-and.html
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