CryptMix Ransomware

Posted: May 5, 2016

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Ranking:	6,088
Threat Level:	8/10
Infected PCs:	6,005

First Seen:	May 5, 2016
Last Seen:	October 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The CryptMix Ransomware is a file encryptor: a threat that uses cryptography to encode and block your machine's content, and then load ransom messages insisting that you pay for the data's safe restoration. The CryptMix Ransomware may install itself largely through e-mail links, and safe browsing practices can help block its installation or let your security software detect the CryptMix Ransomware before it can harm your content. You always should seek any other option before paying con artists for undoing the CryptMix Ransomware's attacks, and use your anti-malware applications for deleting the CryptMix Ransomware, when appropriate.

The Threat Remix with a Shocking Asking Price

The CryptMix Ransomware is a recent threat whose public distribution seems to begun just before April of this year. Its developers opted for using crafted e-mail messages for installing the CryptMix Ransomware, but, unlikely most file encryptors, didn't include a direct file attachment. Instead, they provided disguised Web links that expose the victims to drive-by-downloads from an embedded exploit kit. Inadequately protected systems are infected with the CryptMix Ransomware automatically, which appears to base itself on a combination of code from two versions of the CryptoWall Ransomware, as well as the CryptXXX Ransomware.

File encryptor Trojans may target as few as a dozen date formats, or over a hundred. The CryptMix Ransomware falls into the latter category, with malware experts verifying over eight hundred types of files affected by the CryptMix Ransomware. Its encryption attack encodes the initial internal data of each file to prevent it from being readable and adds an identifying '.code' tag. PC owners can no longer open any files affected by the CryptMix Ransomware's data-encryption sweep, and will have to decrypt them by various means, or restore from a backup.

While there are no unusual elements in the CryptMix Ransomware's major attacks, malware experts did find some rare factors in its accompanying ransom messages. These messages, based on templates from old file encryptors, claim that the CryptMix Ransomware developers will divide their ransom with a charitable organization and warn that the fee will rise steeply after an initial grace period. Concerning its upfront demands, the CryptMix Ransomware also asks for more than almost any other file encryptor malware experts have seen to date: the equivalent of over two thousand USD in the Bitcoin currency.

Taking the CryptMix Ransomware Off Your PC's Playlist

The CryptMix Ransomware is heavily dependent on the success of its various social engineering strategies for bullying its victims into paying exorbitant fines for data that may, or may not, be recoverable. As a rule, malware experts recommend using multiple, secure backup locations for any files needing protection from attacks like the CryptMix Ransomware's encryption. Different PC security institutions also develop and release completely free decryption tools routinely, and the CryptMix Ransomware's basis on past threats makes this solution more likely than otherwise in the future.

When you identify any data damaged by the CryptMix Ransomware or other symptoms that are common to this threat, you should disinfect your PC before implementing any data recovery strategies. Anti-malware software using up-to-date databases should be able to identify and delete the CryptMix Ransomware easily, although restoring any '.code' files to their unencrypted formats will demand additional steps. As a rule of thumb, PC users shouldn't attempt to rename these files, which only will obscure their encrypted nature while not doing anything to resolve the problem.

Beyond all other warnings and recommendations that apply equally to most encryption Trojans of the year, the CryptMix Ransomware is most meaningful for playing on the heartstrings of its victims. Never believe information delivered to your PC by illicit activities, even if the responsible organization does dub itself as a so-called 'Charity Team.'

CryptMix Ransomware

Threat Metric

The Threat Remix with a Shocking Asking Price

Taking the CryptMix Ransomware Off Your PC's Playlist

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