Trojan Freezes Computer, Demands Ransom

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Malware threatens to delete files unless payment is sent via Western Union.

A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through the Western Union Holdings money transfer service.

A sample of the Trojan horse virus was sent to Sophos, a security vendor, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant. The malware, which Sophos named Troj/Ransom-A, is one of only a few viruses so far that have asked for a ransom in exchange for releasing control of a computer, Cluley said.

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He wil be in Russia or somewhere safe. At most, once they find out about it, Western Union will freeze his account, but not before he has withdrawn a few thousand dollars from it.
 
I hope people aren't dumb enough to actually pay him...unless you got important office xls's and ppt's which can't be put at risk.
 
russia ahh i always have a dream to have a box hosted in russia :d i love russian law regarding this ;). Once i heard an american in a chatroom saying the ruskies cant do jackshit the next second i saw one of my friend logging his outers config tables :D lol :P
 
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