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File backups: Your protection against ransomware

Dec 13, 2016 | Malware

Ransomware affects businesses, schools, hospitals, and yes, your personal computer. This type of malware is used by Cybercriminals to block access to a computer system and encrypt its files until a sum of money is paid, usually in bitcoin. Generally, there is a time...

UDel warns community about new ransomware disguised as Word attachments

Mar 28, 2016 | Malware, Microsoft, Phishing, Windows

IT has received reports of a new ransomware program being distributed to victims via Word attachments in phishing emails. The program is written in Windows PowerShell and executed by macros when a victim opens the Word attachment. These Word documents are often...

Malicious MS Office email attachments install Dridex malware on Windows systems

Feb 1, 2016 | Microsoft

Several universities report that their staff are receiving emails claiming to be inquiries about a credit card charge and include an attached “statement.” The attachment is really an MS Office file (Excel or Word, so far) with malicious macros set to...

File backups: Your protection against ransomware

UDel warns community about new ransomware disguised as Word attachments

Malicious MS Office email attachments install Dridex malware on Windows systems

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File backups: Your protection against ransomware

UDel warns community about new ransomware disguised as Word attachments

Malicious MS Office email attachments install Dridex malware on Windows systems

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