{"id":234498,"date":"2017-10-25T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T08:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=234498"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:30:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T08:30:15","slug":"new-bad-rabbit-ransomware-surfaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/security\/234498-new-bad-rabbit-ransomware-surfaces.html","title":{"rendered":"New “Bad Rabbit” ransomware surfaces"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new type of ransomware named “Bad Rabbit” is sweeping through Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n

According to Kaspersky Lab<\/strong><\/a>, the ransomware dropper is distributed via drive-by attacks.<\/p>\n

While a user is visiting a legitimate but compromised website, a malware dropper is downloaded and disguised as an Adobe Flash installer.<\/p>\n

The downloaded file is named “install_flash_player.exe” and needs to be manually launched by the victim.<\/p>\n

“Our observations suggest this is a targeted attack against corporate networks, using methods similar to those used during the ExPetr attack,” said Kaspersky.<\/p>\n

A screenshot of an infected system is below.<\/p>\n

\"Bad<\/a><\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0Tips to avoid becoming a Ransomware victim<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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