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- Discovered:
- September 27, 2012
- Updated:
- April 19, 2013 1:26:24 PM
- Also Known As:
- Troj/Mdrop-EOJ [Sophos]
- Type:
- Trojan
- Infection Length:
- 12345 Bytes
- Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Trojan.Ransomlock.Q is a Trojan horse that locks the desktop making the computer unusable. It then asks the user to pay to have it unlocked.
For more information, please see the following resource:
Trojan.Ransomlock
For more information, please see the following resource:
Trojan.Ransomlock
Antivirus Protection Dates
- Initial Rapid Release version September 27, 2012 revision 020
- Latest Rapid Release version May 14, 2013 revision 006
- Initial Daily Certified version September 27, 2012 revision 018
- Latest Daily Certified version May 13, 2013 revision 022
- Initial Weekly Certified release date October 3, 2012
Click here for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
Threat Assessment
Wild
- Wild Level: Low
- Number of Infections: 0 - 49
- Number of Sites: 0 - 2
- Geographical Distribution: Low
- Threat Containment: Easy
- Removal: Easy
Damage
- Damage Level: Medium
-
Payload: Asks the user to pay to unlock the computer.
- Causes System Instability: Locks the desktop.
Distribution
- Distribution Level: Low
Writeup By: Andrea Lelli