Users should think twice before paying the Coverton ransom
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Mar 28, 2016 21:45 GMT · By Catalin Cimpanu A new ransomware strain that appeared last week is giving users headaches as it appears to be improperly encrypting files, or using a damaged decryptor, leaving victims with their data locked, even after paying the ransom.
Named Coverton, this is your typical crypto-ransomware, working just like many others that have come before it.
Researchers currently don't know how the ransomware spreads, but it's probably spam, just like all the other ransomware infections. Once it reaches a victim's computer, the ransomware adds itself to the computer's start routine and then begins encrypting his files.
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