RansomWarrior 1.0 Ransomware

The 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware is a file-locker Trojan that can keep your media from opening by encrypting it. These attacks also include other symptoms, such as filename changes and pop-ups, for outlining the identity of the captive data and delivering the author's ransoming demands. Paying the ransom doesn't always give the victim a real decryption service, and malware experts recommend uninstalling the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware with anti-malware utilities before recovering from backups or contacting a PC security expert for further advice.

The Warrior from India with Love

A team of supposedly Indian threat actors is responsible for a brand-new Trojan with file-locking capabilities, similar to the traditions established by Hidden Tear, the Jigsaw Ransomware, and the Globe Ransomware. As a new program, the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware is an ongoing work-in-progress with some unusual implementation choices in its payload. However, like most, similar threats, malware experts are recommending secure backups as every user's best chance of safety from its attacks.

The 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware draws from an internal database of encryption keys for locking the user's media, such as documents or images, with an array-based function that includes non-traditional byte references. The practical result of the attack is the conversion of these files into non-opening versions, along with the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware's changing the filenames with inserted text (for instance, 'meadow.jpg' might become 'Encryptedmeadow.jpg.THBEC'). Research by malware analysts is ongoing regarding whether or not free, file-unlocking decryption might be possible.

The Trojan also uses interactive pop-ups for selling its threat actor's decryption help for the victim's media recovery. Current samples reference a non-existent timer clock, similarly to the Jigsaw Ransomware, and ask for over three hundred USD in Bitcoins via their TOR website. Although victims should avoid the ransoming process, if possible, the authors are giving a free sample of the service for two files. Neither the ransoming messages nor the encryption features are components that malware analysts see operational in any other, old campaigns.

Guarding Your Files against a Cyber-War for Money

Whether or not the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware's authors are telling the truth about their origin is questionable, and not relevant to the Trojan's arising campaign necessarily. File-locker Trojans that demand small ransoms of under five hundred USD are frequently in distribution thanks to techniques, such as file-sharing networks or exploit kits, which are less discriminate than usual in which computers they compromise. More targeted attacks may use spam e-mails or brute-force the user's login credentials for dropping the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware and running its file-locking routine.

Always secure any valuable files on other devices for keeping non-consensual encryption from harming them. Ideal backup locations that malware experts advise using include both Web-based solutions, such as a cloud service, as well as removable devices like USBs. If decryption is your only chance for recovering your media, you should contact an established PC security researcher with file-locker Trojan experience for their help. Regardless of the above, always uninstall the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware with a dedicated anti-malware program.

If the users are lucky, the 'RansomWarrior 1.0' Ransomware may never see the light of day as a complete project. Even if that's the case, though, there are many, other examples of file-locking Trojans that are just as happy to attack anyone without the sense to make a backup or two.