Magniber Ransomware

Magniber Ransomware

This latest computer virus is mostly active in Asian countries. Magniber is spread through malvertisements, infected websites that redirects user to Magnitude exploit kit page. It is the oldest serving malicious browser toolkit that is still in use to distribute the ransomware.

As soon as Magniber enters into the system, it starts encrypting the data and files with the use of a unique key. Once encrypted, it adds the .dyaaghemy extension to all the files encrypted.

Preventions

– Regular backup of data and files.

– Update operating system and applications.

– Block the file extensions