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- Discovered:
- February 22, 2012
- Updated:
- February 28, 2012 5:22:08 AM
- Also Known As:
- TROJ_RANSOM.BOV [Trend], TROJ_RANSOM.BPA [Trend]
- Type:
- Trojan
- Infection Length:
- 265,728 bytes
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000
Trojan.Ransomlock.J is a Trojan horse that locks the desktop making the computer unusable. It then asks the user to pay to have it unlocked.
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version February 22, 2012 revision 008
- Latest Rapid Release version May 10, 2012 revision 017
- Initial Daily Certified version February 22, 2012 revision 016
- Latest Daily Certified version May 10, 2012 revision 019
- Initial Weekly Certified release date February 29, 2012
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 0 - 49
- Number of Sites: 0 - 2
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
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Payload: Asks the user to pay to unlock the computer.
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Andrea Lelli
