Guide to Remove Jokeroo Ransomware Virus from the system

Guide to Remove Jokeroo Ransomware

Jokeroo is the name of a Ransomware-as-a-service that appeared on the underground hacking sites in March 2019. It is a recent menacing member in the family of Ransomware that is using Twitter & other social networks for its propagation.

The Jokeroo crypto virus initially, posed as a variant of the notorious GandCrab Ransomware & appeared on a malicious website, Exploit.in.

Surprisingly, the developers changed its name to Jokeroo Ransomware as a service & began to advertise it on Twitter social network.

Threat Summary-

Name	Jokeroo
Type	Ransomware
Category	Malware
Operating System Impacted	Windows
Targeted Browser	Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox

Understanding what is RaaS (Ransomware-As-A-Service)

A RaaS or Ransomware-As-A-Service appears when a developer invents a Ransomware & its payment site with the sole motive of allowing affiliates to buy membership package, sign up to distribute their own versions of this ransomware.

According to the deal signed between the developer & the affiliates, the ransom amount received from the victims is distributed between them.

Jokeroo Ransomware, now being sold as a service to cyber criminals, facilitates the creation of the customized versions of this Ransomware virus by offering its subscribers (cyber criminals), multiple membership packages. With access to a completely well-designed Ransomware & its payment server, numerous versions of this Ransomware with different names are now being created.

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