Ransomware Focused Specifically On Pedophiles

The Tox-ransomware deployed published in May was initially specifically against pedophiles, know as the designer. Recently announced the author, who claims to be a student teenager, he decided to stop the development of Tox platform and offered for sale to.

Tox is a free kit to experience ransomware. Like other ransomware encrypts files and then demands ransom Tox to decrypt it.The website which is offered Tox is on the Tor network, and generating the ransomware is free. However, the automaker received 30% of the ransom was earned through the ransomware, with the remaining 70% went to the party that spread the ransomware.

The first users of Tox had to cater to pedophiles, because the simple victims. "Pedophiles were the prime target in the beginning, because it is easy to make a file that claims" hot pics "contain," the ransomwaremaker opposite Vocativ . In the first week after Tox went live, he had more than 1,000 users and infections. The maker decided to own saying stop because the business model of ransomware is contrary to his values.

Tox-Maker Ransomware Quits And Is Looking For Buyer

The author of the recently published Tox-ransomware, in his own words a teenager who studies, it has decided to stop offering its platform now for sale. According to the developer, he had not counted on all the attention that was his creation. Tox is a free kit to experience ransomware.

Like other ransomware encrypts files and then demands ransom Tox to decrypt it. The website which is offered Tox is on the Tor network, and generating the ransomware is free. A few days after the site went live, which was noticed by McAfee and followed a blog posting , making the fame grew. This resulted in more users and more infections with the Tox-ransomware.

According to the developer, however, it was enough and he's not a criminal. In addition, the situation would get out of hand, which he has now decided to quit. In addition, he provides the database encryption keys for sale. If no one buys the database which he will release in a month and the files of victims will be decrypted automatically. Recently decided the creator of the Locker-ransomware them to stop and automatically decrypted while all infected computers.

Ransomware Maker Decrypts As Promised Infected PCs

The creator of the Locker-ransomware has promised as encrypted files on all computers he infected without charge and automatically decrypted. The ransomware had for some time on computers running before it on May 25 suddenly proceeded to encrypt files.

At various forums complained large numbers of users that their files were encrypted suddenly. Unlike other ransomware variants, which require hundreds of dollars, Locker asked a sum of 22 euros for decrypting the files. Rich is the author therefore did not become. According to Symantec, he would total 152 euros received 22 victims.

Last week the ransomware maker on Pastebin posted a message in which he regret expressed. It was at its say never been his intention to spread the ransomware. He compiled a file with all the encryption keys available and stated that on June 2, all remaining infected computers would be automatically decrypted. And the author has fulfilled that promise, reports Bleeping Computer . For users that their computer had been disinfected, there is a unlocker tool made ​​available. How to distribute the ransomware is managed is still unknown.