Fresh Ransomware that asks Victims to Play ‘PUBG’ to Unlock Files

As PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) become more and more popular, a lot of players have reported about getting infected with distinct malicious software.

Reportedly, different from conventional malware, the latest one hitting PCs blocks users from accessing their files till the time they play PUBG. Understandably one fresh strain of ransomware, users targeted are required playing the game, which is strike Battle Royale-fashioned, for sometime for unlocking their computer files. So nothing to get scared, anyone coming across the PUBG malicious software need just play the game for 30 minutes alternatively, click the unlock button.

Typically ransomware, when infects a PC, it locks the files stored on the system so the PC owner can't access them until he does something as directed. One message emerges that characteristically elaborates about the ransom that occasionally counts to several million dollars.

Joel Hruska writes Web-surfers may've come across pop-up ads which stress they should load certain app/plug-in for viewing content. If the particular attack vector is tied onto ransomware, end-users may well agreeably lose control over their own systems.

The ransomware message associated with PUBG tells the victim his files have been encrypted with PUBG ransomware; however, he needn't worry for it isn't so difficult to unlock them just that he needs to play PUBG for an hour and not pay any money.

Now, for users who've made their firewall protection, virus scanners and malware detection up-to-date, won't have the harmful ransomware trouble them. Still BleepingComputer gives an entire prediction of what way the malware may attempt getting into the potential victim's system and suggests how to take care. Basically, to be always on alert regarding what one downloads as also the contents he desires should reach his computer. Nevertheless, incase one doesn't care but want to play the game he can well overlook the message and go on getting rewards by wining it. Gizmodo.co.uk posted this, April 10, 2018.

At this juncture, it isn't clear what way the malware afflicts the user at all, alternatively whether gamers having loaded PUBG only are impacted. Nevertheless, anyone becoming affected can rest assured that it is utterly easy to remove.

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