SecureCryptor Ransomware

Posted: June 27, 2016

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	12

First Seen:	June 27, 2016
Last Seen:	October 27, 2021
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The SecureCryptor Ransomware is a possible update to the Apocalypse Ransomware, and, like that threat, uses file encryption as a means of strong-arming its victims into paying ransom fees. Common sense methods of protecting your data with redundant copies can prevent this threat's attacks from causing any enduring damage. For PCs already compromised, use your anti-malware programs for uninstalling the SecureCryptor Ransomware and other threats associated with it, such as Trojan droppers.

The End of Times that Strikes Twice

Threat development is just as frequently about releasing updates to past programs as it is about creating brand-new ones. Even when these threats show incredibly similar payloads to their immediate ancestors, internal changes can render them more difficult for PC security solutions to detect. Recent examples include possibilities like the SecureCryptor Ransomware, a Trojan using an encryption technique similar to that of the Apocalypse Ransomware. The SecureCryptor Ransomware also adheres to many of the prevailing mores of the modern 'ransomware' styled data-encrypting campaigns.

The SecureCryptor Ransomware installers use currently unverified methods. Malware experts often connect threats of this classification with droppers hidden inside of e-mail attachments or links. With the success of the initial attack, the SecureCryptor Ransomware begins scanning for data of formats suitable for being held for ransom, such as DOC and JPG. Besides encrypting these files, which makes them unusable with any associated software, the SecureCryptor Ransomware also gives each one a new extension: the '.SecureCrypted' text, appended onto the end of the name.

The Trojan demands its actual ransom transaction by generating text notes for each file (for example, fifty encrypted files would also create fifty separate messages). Its authors offer an initial 'trial' of their decryption service for free, after which they most likely demand payment through Bitcoin or other, difficult-to-trace methods.

Sealing All Signs of Your Digital Data's Destruction

Although threat authors release new threats like the SecureCryptor Ransomware regularly, entities in the PC security industry are equally industrious at developing decryptor-based countermeasures. While the SecureCryptor Ransomware's campaign is newly-dated, the likely ties to the Apocalypse Ransomware have helped researchers with producing working decryptors for this threat. Using these decryptors is completely free, and provides a safer method of recovering your data than paying con artists and hoping for an ideal outcome.

Due to the sheer quantity of text messages created, along with the changes to file names, the symptoms of a the SecureCryptor Ransomware infection are reasonably visible after the fact. However, PC operators are recommended to try and identify the SecureCryptor Ransomware's installers before they can succeed, using such methods as scanning unexpected attachments or having browser security that can block corrupted Web addresses. Most data-encoding threat campaigns target American businesses and other institutions with lucrative information preferentially, although personal PC users are just as vulnerable to a possible infection.

Malware experts have yet to determine whether the SecureCryptor Ransomware includes any form of built-in system persistence. Use standard anti-malware products and strategies for determining whether you need to remove the SecureCryptor Ransomware, and allow any scans the additional time required to detect supportive threats, such as any Trojan downloaders. With the proper response, the SecureCryptor Ransomware's effects on your hard drive should be less 'apocalyptic' than transitory.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:

file.exe

File name: file.exe
Size: 39.42 KB (39424 bytes)
MD5: 196b1e6992650c003f550404f6b1109f
Detection count: 43
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 12, 2020