Ransomware prevents you from accessing files from an infected computer until you pay the ransom. For the past few months, users especially in Russia and Ukraine have experienced several strains of ransomware, the latest one being BadRabbit which targeted consumers and businesses. BadRabbit appears to be automatically downloaded when users visit legitimate websites, but as it doesn't use any exploits as with previous ransomware, it relies on the user to run the program manually. When the program is run, it displays a similar message to other ransomware and tells users to send just under $300 to a Bitcoin account. It appears this latest variation, the so-called Bad Rabbit ransomware, is being distributed via a fake Adobe Flash Player installer file,” says Chester Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist at Sophos.

Source: The Star October 26, 2017 11:26 UTC