A patching utility against crypto-malware Operation Global III (OG3) has been created, to prevent users from paying the ransom and free their files in a simple and efficient manner.
The tool, developed by malware researcher Nathan Scott, takes advantage of the fact that the authors of the threat did not do too good of a job and actually left the decryption keys within easy reach.
In a video published on YouTube (available below), Scott says that after the file encryption finishes, a lock screen showing the ransomware message is enabled.
OG3 is not the work of professionals
The text is a combination of police scareware and crypto-malware because the communication claims to be from law enforcement as a result of copyright infringement. The victim is informed that the penalties for the alleged offense are five years in a federal prison and a $250,000 / €202,000 fine. Full Article