Trojan.Ransomlock.Y

Risk Level 1: Very Low

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Discovered:: October 9, 2012
Updated:: November 26, 2012 3:34:32 AM
Also Known As:: Troj/Ransom-KT [Sophos]
Type:: Trojan
Infection Length:: Varies
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.Y 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

Antivirus Protection Dates

Initial Rapid Release version pending
Latest Rapid Release version May 18, 2013 revision 008
Initial Daily Certified version October 10, 2012 revision 034
Latest Daily Certified version May 14, 2013 revision 009
Initial Weekly Certified release date October 10, 2012

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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: Paul Mangan

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