{"id":53668,"date":"2016-06-27T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53668"},"modified":"2016-06-27T14:52:10","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T14:52:10","slug":"two-new-ransomware-viruses-loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/two-new-ransomware-viruses-loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New Ransomware Viruses On The Loose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to remain undetected, ransomware is constantly changing.\u00a0 Find out the new ransomware strands trying to\u00a0hit computers now&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Maybe you&#8217;ve heard of Petya, CryptoXXX or Cerber, but what about MIRCOP or Bart?\u00a0 These two are the newest versions of ransomware that are trying to worm their way into your computer.<\/p>\n<p>First, <a href=\"http:\/\/virusguides.com\/new-mircop-ransomware-demands-33000-payment\/\">MIRCOP <\/a>is one of a kind.\u00a0 It actually uses the victim approach when attacking your files.\u00a0 The alert you will receive is regarding you, as the user, stealing bitcoins from them!\u00a0 They threaten that they know personal details about the user, in an attempt to strike fear into the person to entice them to pay up.\u00a0 One major flaw in their systems is the fact that they&#8217;re demanding over $33,000 USD in payment.\u00a0 MIRCOP has yet to make any money, as people are not paying this ludicrous amount.<\/p>\n<p>Second is <a href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/news\/bart-ransomware-locks-files-as-individual-password-protected-zip-archives-505659.shtml\">Bart<\/a>.\u00a0 This ransomware doesn&#8217;t actually encrypt your files.\u00a0 What it will do is place each file in a ZIP format and then password protect the ZIPs.\u00a0 For example, sample.doc would be zipped to sample.doc.bart.zip.\u00a0 Once all of your files&#8217; 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