Email Contains Malware Targeting Windows 10 User

The presence of Windows 10 has recently turned out to not only have a positive impact for users, reportedly there are also some parties who abuse the opportunity.

Cisco technology companies claim to have discovered a dangerous malware attached via email to prospective users of Windows 10. Email containing malware is disguised as if it came from the Microsoft.

Explained further, these threats targeting Windows users are still waiting for an opportunity to upgrade their PCs to the latest operating system, Windows 10.

Quoted from the Mirror, Nick Biasini as one senior researcher at Cisco said that the party behind these threats aimed at stealing user data for financial purposes.

When the user visits the layman, this malicious email will appear as sent directly by Microsoft, but the grammar is messy. Anyone who has opened an email will be prompted to download an attachment that is included, that offer to upgrade their operating system to Windows 10.

However, the downloaded file is actually a "gateway" to masukknya dangerous malware known as CTB-Locker. This malware will lock, holding extensive user data using encryption that has been created by the perpetrators of the attack. Victims who want to open a computer is required to pay to use bitcoin.

It is estimated that the perpetrator uses anonymous Bitcoin to remain visible and divert attention from the international legal agencies. To anticipate, Biasini recommend that users always backing up their data offline to prevent data locked by parties who are not responsible.