Firstly discovered in June 2017, the infamous Scarab Ransomware made its major comeback on 22nd August 2019. This new found Scarab variant encrypts the targeted file extensions by employing highly-complex Encryption Algorithms – AES-256 & RSA-2048. It then appends the file names with .dom extension. Once the files are encrypted, it drops a ransom-demanding note, “How to decrypt files.txt” in every folder that contains Scarab files.
Numerous other versions that are spreading at an alarming rate around the world include Scarab-Recovery, Scarab-Turkish, Scarab-Barracuda & .anonimus.mr@yahoo.com. The victims are looking for ways to remove Scarab ransomware from their system & recover the encrypted files.
Let us take an insight into the threat behavior of Scarab & tips to protect your system against its attack.
Ransomware has been a prominent threat to enterprises & individuals alike since the beginning of 21st century. Ransomware-based malicious programs definitely represent the worst cyber threat that you can possibly encounter in the current scenario.
This crypto-viral extortion began to soar in popularity with the growth of crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple. Digital currencies leverage encryption techniques to verify and secure transactions. This encouraged threat actors to make this problem reach epidemic proportions.
One such vicious malware designed to extort money from its victims is Scarab Ransomware. It was first discovered in June, 2017. Since the inception of this menace, amateur con artists have spawned myriad threat variants to swindle users.Following its discovery, multiple variants of this ransomware have appeared on the threat landscape.
Recent research revealed that over the last two years, malware attackers have received a whopping $25 million in ransoms.
Scarab Ransomware is designed to encrypt the victim’s files, making them irrevocable without payment.
However, this is purely a scare tactic used to compel victims to send money quickly.
Paying the ransom does not guarantee that the encrypted files will be released. It only guarantees that the malicious actors receive the victim’s money, and in some cases, their banking information. In addition, receiving decrypting keys does not ensure that the malware infection has been completely removed. Your system can again fall prey to this threat in the future.
Malware can be devastating to an individual or organization. Its recovery can be a cumbersome process requiring specialized services of some esteemed data recovery specialist.
Hence, undertaking following preventive measures can protect your computer networks from this ransomware infection:
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