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Guide to Remove Jokeroo Ransomware Virus from the system

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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 wi...

Malvertising Scheme targets baleful ads on Yandex.Direct

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Yandex.Direct Compromised with Malvertising Attack   Cyber Crooks have recently been reported to exploit Yandex.Direct, a Russian Online Marketing Service via a malign advertising campaign. This  Malvertising scheme  is supplying malevolent ads & targeting a large number of Russian accountants with the sole motive of transmitting Ransomware &  Banking Trojans  to them. This colossal  Malvertising Attack  is propagating a plethora of malware that has specifically been designed to encipher user’s data & whip  Cryptocurrency . Cyber Security analysts from ESET, an IT Security Company headquartered in Slovakia, have found around 6 malware agendas associated with this ongoing  Malvertising scheme.  From the past few months the hacking group is targeting Russian organizations & using two renowned backdoors namely- Buhtrap & RTM along with Cryptocurrency Stealers &  Ransomware . The  Malvert...