VCrypt creates password protected 7zip archives

VCrypt creates password protected 7zip archives

4 years ago
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-vcrypt-ransomware-locks-files-in-password-protected-7zips/

A new ransomware called VCrypt is targeting French victims by utilizing the legitimate 7zip command-line program to create password-protected archives of data folders.

BleepingComputer was told today about a new ransomware that was deleting all of a victim's files found in Windows data folders and then creating new "encrypted" files named after the folder name.

VCrypt creates password protected 7zip archives

May 4, 2020, 8:35pm UTC
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-vcrypt-ransomware-locks-files-in-password-protected-7zips/ > A new ransomware called VCrypt is targeting French victims by utilizing the legitimate 7zip command-line program to create password-protected archives of data folders. > BleepingComputer was told today about a new ransomware that was deleting all of a victim's files found in Windows data folders and then creating new "encrypted" files named after the folder name.