Categories: Anti-malware

New Azer CryptoMix Ransomware Variant Released

5th July 2017  By Lawrence Abrams

 

Today has been busy with ransomware and we have some some good news coming later today. For this story, though, we are going to take a look at the Azer variant of the Cryptomix ransomware. This version of Cryptomix was discovered today by security researcher MalwareHunterTeam right as a decryptor for the previous version, Mole02, was released.

 

While this ransomware encrypts files in a similar manner to all others in this family, I did notice some changes in this version that will be outlined below.

 

As we are always looking for weaknesses, if you are a victim of this variant and decide to pay the ransom, please send us the decryptor so we can take a look at it. You can also discuss or receive support for Cryptomix ransomware infections in our dedicated Cryptomix Help & Support Topic.

 

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