{"id":56827,"date":"2017-04-10T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=56827"},"modified":"2017-04-10T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T15:59:44","slug":"rensenware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/rensenware\/","title":{"rendered":"Rensenware Wants You to Play &#8212; Not Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Rensenware Demands Victims Earn Their Files Back<\/h4>\n<p>Ransomware, the malicious software that locks your files and demand a payment to retrieve them, was recently taken to a different level. \u00a0A new ransomware variant, deemed Rensenware, locks your files and demands the victims play a game, <em>Touhou Seirensen<\/em>. \u00a0Victims have to earn 200 million points on the Lunatic difficulty level, in order\u00a0to retrieve their files.<\/p>\n<p>Tvple Eraser, the creator of Rensenware, stated the variant was created as a joke. \u00a0Tvple Eraser put the code to the ransomware variant online, with no intention of it being maliciously distributed. \u00a0However, it was. \u00a0Upon infection, the victims are shown the ransomware note seen below.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56828 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/rensenware.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Slash Gear<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slashgear.com\/malware-makes-users-play-game-for-high-score-instead-of-paying-ransom-09481363\/\">Slash Gear<\/a>, the malicious code has since been removed. \u00a0It was replaced with a tool Rensenware victims may use to obtain their files without having to play the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rensenware Demands Victims Earn Their Files Back Ransomware, the malicious software that locks your files and demand a payment to retrieve them, was recently taken to a different level. \u00a0A new ransomware variant, deemed Rensenware, locks your files and demands the victims play a game, Touhou Seirensen. \u00a0Victims have to earn 200 million points on 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