[2016-04-21] BNC. - CryptXXX set to become the worst bitcoin-stealing ransomware

[newsatbravenewcoin]

Bitcoin has a new and potentially considerable threat to its reputation, if California cybersecurity firm Proofpoint is correct. Last week, the company warned that a previously undocumented ransomware sample that they found, CryptXXX, would not only be encrypting files locally and on all mounted drives, “it’s stealing Bitcoins and a large range of other data.”

Not only is CryptXXX a multi-purpose thief, but the company's analysis shows it spreads in new and powerful ways; through a common trojan called Bedep after infection via the extremely popular Angler exploit kit.

http://bravenewcoin.com/news/cryptxxx-set-to-become-the-worst-bitcoin-stealing-ransomware-yet/

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[1Referee]

No matter what kind of virus people are talking about, it's the user that can make of break himself.

Simply don't :

- Visit shady sites
- Click on ANY links.
- Open email attachments on your main PC, even not when the sender is trusted by you.
- Download pirated stuff on your main PC.

And most likely a few more, but these are very common ways of how people get their PC infected.