A new way of spreading malicious software recorded MalwareHunterTeam team. Encryption Popcorn Time infects the victim's computer and offers to send a link to the virus to other users in exchange for the key to decrypt the files.
How dangerous Popcorn Time
Experts are faced with quite young, unfinished version of the malware, however, convinced that it can in the future to bring a lot of harm. Once infected device Popcorn Time begins to encrypt files, the user will not be able to open their usual ways.
To restore the access you need a key to decrypt
The creators of the virus offer sacrifice are two ways to get the key. The first - to pay a ransom of 1 Bitcoin. Another - cryptographer infect the other two members. Once they pay the ransom, and they will give hackers, and the first victim of the key.
Infection occurs after clicking on the link - it leads to the cipher server located in the Tor network. The researchers noted that at the time of threat detection server did not work, however, likely referral link - contains data on who gave it to the attackers knew who to give the key. In the code of the virus contains protection - after four incorrect attempts to enter the encrypted files start to be deleted key.
Popcorn Time While not dangerous, since only encrypts files in the test Efiles folder using the AES-256 algorithm and change the extension to .filock files. However, a complete version of the cipher or other malicious software at any time can start using the new version of the distribution. Defence - not to pass on suspicious links and much less pay attackers. It makes more sense to spend money on a reliable anti-virus, which, incidentally, is much cheaper.