Fenrir Ransomware Pretends to be Adobe Reader

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Fenrir Ransomware pretends to be Adobe Acrobat Reader (Jul 7, 2017)

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This week, SonicWALL Threats research team has received reports of yet another ransomware called Fenrir. This ransomware purports to be an Adobe Reader file and appends an extension to encrypted files using the victim computer’s HWID .

Infection Cycle:

This Trojan uses the…