SyncCrypt Ransomware

Pierluigi Paganini August 21, 2017
SyncCrypt Ransomware hides its components in image files

A new strain of ransomware distributed through spam emails, dubbed SyncCrypt, hides its components inside harmless-looking images. A new strain of ransomware recently discovered, dubbed SyncCrypt, hides its components inside harmless-looking images. The SyncCrypt ransomware is distributed through spam emails that use attachments containing WSF files pretending to be court orders. Once the victims execute the attachment, an embedded JScript fetches seemingly innocuous images from specific locations and […]