Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware

The Matrix Ransomware has gained some popularity among cybercriminals in the past couple of months, and security researchers continue to encounter new file-locker variants based on Matrix’s original code. Unfortunately, these new versions are not decryptable, and if your files have been taken hostage by the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware, then there’s a chance that you might be unable to recover your files successfully.

This file-encryption Trojan might be propagated via fake downloads, spam e-mails, torrent sites and other potentially harmful illicit content. The only guaranteed way to prevent the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware’s attack is to use a trustworthy and reputable anti-malware software suite that will scan the incoming files to ensure that they will not cause any harm to your computer or the data stored on it. Unfortunately, failing to stop the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware may result in the immediate encryption of a long list of file formats – documents, images, videos, archives, backups, spreadsheets, backups, presentations and others.

Just like the Matrix Ransomware, this variant also will alter the name of the original file to apply the ‘.FASTBOB’ extension. Of course, the cybercriminals operating the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware are planning to extort their victims for money, and this is why all attacks will end up by dropping the ‘#_#FASTBOB_README#_#.rtf’ file, which contains a message by the attackers, as well as the address that can be used to contact them - fastbob@protonmail.com. Naturally, they offer to provide the victim with a decryption software which, however, is not free. The victims of the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware might be asked to pay a hefty ransom sum by converting their currency into Bitcoin and then sending a specific amount of Bitcoins to the wallet address of the attacker.

We would never advise you to send money to anonymous cybercriminals because this is unlikely to end well for you. The con artists behind Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware are anonymous, and they have no reputation so that it is very likely that they might not provide you with a decryption utility even if you meet their demands. We advise the victims of the Matrix-FASTBOB Ransomware to dispose of the threatening program with the help of a trustworthy anti-virus software suite immediately.