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Scarab Ransomware- Another Strain Strikes Cyber World

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Firstly discovered in June 2017, the infamous Scarab Ransomware made its major comeback on 22 nd August 2019. This new found Scarab variant encrypts the targeted file extensions by employing highly-complex Encryption Algorithms – AES-256 & RSA-2048. It then appends the file names with .dom extension. Once the files are encrypted, it drops a ransom-demanding note, “ How to decrypt files.txt ” in every folder that contains Scarab files. Numerous other versions that are spreading at an alarming rate around the world include Scarab-Recovery, Scarab-Turkish, Scarab-Barracuda & .anonimus.mr@yahoo.com. The victims are looking for ways to remove Scarab ransomware from their system & recover the encrypted files. Let us take an insight into the threat behaviour of Scarab & tips to protect your system against its attack. The Ever-Evolving Threat to Cyber World – Ransomware Ransomware has been a prominent threat to enterprises & individuals alike s...

How to remove scarab ransomware- Virus Removal Guide

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Guide to Remove Scarab Ransomware  Ransomware attacks have grown to be one of the major problems on the web. In the recent past, Ransomware features have expanded to include data exfiltration, participation in distributed denial of service attacks (DDOS) & anti-detection components. Recently a series of Scarab Ransomware variants were released that dominated Ransomware distribution. The malicious program employs sophisticated AES-256 & RSA-2018 encryption algorithm to lock personal information on targeted systems. The Ransomware belongs to hidden tear Ransomware family. Scarab Ransomware was spotted for the first time in June 2017 & since then has been reappearing with new versions. Amongst the many variants of this Ransomware the updated ones encrypt files by appending it with .RAP, .zzzzzzzz, .krab, .fast, .key, .ERROR, .skype, .hitler, .mammon, .walker, .please, .Recovery, .red, .osk, .dan@cock.email, .bomber etc. The list of scarab ...