{"id":54590,"date":"2016-09-26T19:05:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T19:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54590"},"modified":"2016-09-26T19:05:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T19:05:40","slug":"new-ransomware-variant-targets-educational-institutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/new-ransomware-variant-targets-educational-institutions\/","title":{"rendered":"New Ransomware Variant Targets Educational Institutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>MarsJoke, a new ransomware variant, spreads like wildfire through education and government sectors&#8230;<!--more--><\/h3>\n<p>The new ransomware variant, MarsJoke, was discovered in August.\u00a0 This ransomware variant has been sent into the wild via a massive phishing attack.\u00a0 The email that includes this malware claims to have air travel confirmation details.\u00a0 Once the attached\u00a0EXE file is downloaded, the hell begins.\u00a0 The ransomware locks the users files and starts making their demands.<\/p>\n<p>The PC wallpaper is replaced with the ransom note.\u00a0 The ransom demands also show up every time the user tries to open a locked file.\u00a0 It has been reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/news\/marsjoke-ransomware-targets-the-government-and-k-12-educational-sector-508608.shtml\">Softpedia<\/a>, the ransom demand is $320 USD.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, there is not a free decryption key available to restore the victim&#8217;s files.<\/p>\n<p>It is not surprising a new ransomware variant is targeting educational institutions.\u00a0 We just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/23\/education-sectors-ransomware-1-target\/\">reported <\/a>last week that this industry is cyber criminals primary target for ransomware distribution.<\/p>\n<h3>What to do post infection<\/h3>\n<p>If you ever find yourself a victim of a ransomware attack, <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=504631\">PC Matic<\/a> encourages you to take the following step:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Do not pay the ransom<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 If you do, you\u2019re just giving the hackers a reason to keep hacking.\u00a0 Use your back up files to restore your systems.\u00a0 Again, don\u2019t pay!!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Inform the FBI<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 By informing the FBI, they can investigate to potentially bring legal action against the hacker.\u00a0 All cyber criminal activity should be reported to the federal IC3 agency.\u00a0 You can file a complaint with them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.ic3.gov\/default.aspx&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1475002802228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcb8G4oVecwT6WnnpgxfIQeRTLNA\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Notify your current security software company<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 You also MUST inform your security software company.\u00a0 If they didn\u2019t know they missed a malicious attack, they cannot stop it in the future.\u00a0 Also, many anti-virus software companies share their blacklist, or the list of known bad files.\u00a0 So by sharing it with your software company, they then share it with others; saving thousands of people from falling victim to the same attack that just got you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Educate yourselves and your employees\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Many times we attend one training, or listen to one webinar and consider ourselves educated on the matter.\u00a0 This cannot be further from the truth.\u00a0 Continued education on current cyber security threats is imperative.\u00a0 We recommend our friends at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knowbe4.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.knowbe4.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1475002802228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE4CxGQfzhQUM5WHVKkxSPD1EucYQ\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">KnowBe4\u00a0<\/span><\/a>for both personal and enterprise training on cyber security.\u00a0 As always, all PC Matic home\u00a0security subscribers are offered a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/12\/free-cyber-security-training-for-pc-matic-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/12\/free-cyber-security-training-for-pc-matic-users\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1475002802228000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH1OR9MJJiEUBYItD6etRFt0Zoz9Q\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc;\">free cyber security training<\/span><\/a>\u00a0through KnowBe4 as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>Reevaluate your security software protection<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The 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