Lilocked ransomware | Effective Removal Guidelines
Understanding Lilocked Ransomware
Thousands of servers have been hit by
the latest threat of digital world! Developers call it Lilocked ransomware. The destructive lilu virus has targeted thousands of Linux servers around the World
till date. It is in mid-July when the cyber experts first report the attack of Lilocked virus! However, in last two
weeks, lilu ransomware has shown its true
destruction. Additionally, this malicious crypto
virus was first uncovered when a victim user uploaded its ransom note on
‘ID Ransomware’. It is basically an open platform for all to upload their
ransomware notes and details about the ransomware attack. This practise is done
to identify the name of ransomware. Also, numerous people discuss and present
their ideas on how to remove the
nasty computer threats.
Once the Lilocked file virus sneaks into your
system, it aims at gaining its root access. Furthermore, the mechanism used to
infiltrate the system is still a mystery! However, alike other ransomware, Lilocked ransomware also appends a
unique extension – ‘.lilocked’ to encrypt data. Hence, it becomes next to
impossible task to recover .Lilocked
files manually.
Nevertheless, it is
just begin of Lilocked destruction! Upon
successful encryption, Lilocked virus
generates a text file – ‘#README.txt’. It is a general file that describes
about the ransomware attack. It states that the stored files have been encrypted
by malicious lilu virus and you have
to pay the demanded ransom to get Lilocked
decrypter.
According to French
security researches, Lilocked has infected about 6,700 servers. However, the
number of targeted users is suspected to be much higher. This article will give
you insights about the menace caused by Lilocked
ransomware to Linux server.
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