In January, the number of users compromised by Trojan.Encoder.686 increased - the anti-virus laboratory recorded 51 requests. The number of requests for decryption received by the technical support service December 2014 More information about this incident can be found in a news article published by Doctor Web.

However, this malware is successfully detected by Dr.Web Anti-virus and, thus, users are protected from this Trojan’s activities. CTBLocker) on infected machines.Īccording to Doctor Web security researchers, messages of this kind come in many languages including English, German, and even Georgian.įiles compromised by this encryption Trojan can't be recovered.

The program's main objective is to download and launch Trojan.Encoder.686 (a.k.a.

It is distributed in email messages as an attached ZIP archive.

In mid-January, attackers carried out a mass mailing of Trojan.DownLoad3.35539.

New malicious applications for Android-powered devices.

The spread of encryption ransomware, posing a serious hazard to Windows users.

Mass mailings of Trojans designed to install other malicious applications.

Mobile phones and .scr files