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New Locky Virus Strain: Zepto
July 2016 by PC Pitstop
After just under a two month hiatus, Locky appears to have a new virus strain called Zepto that recently sent over 130,000 spam emails in just under 4 days. According to The Register, these emails are personalized to each recipient and are disguised to be from company executives, such as their CEO, VP of Sales, etc. The body of the emails includes a lure requesting that the user review “requested documentation.”
To ensure you are properly protected against the growing ransomware threat, security software provider PC Pitstop encourages the following:
– Update your security software protection – When security holes are found in software, the company will issue an update. If you do not update your software, security holes remain.
– Implement a whitelisting technology – Instead of using security software that attempts to keep up with the consistently growing threats with blacklisting technology, a whitelist approach can ensure your safety. Malware is growing every day and it’s impossible for a blacklist to keep up. By implementing a whitelisting approach, users can properly secure their data against the growing malware threats.
– Take part in a cyber security training.
– Ensure your operating system is up-to-date. Again, updates are to fix any issues that may have occurred within the software; without an update those issues are still present.
