CryptoLock (and Drop It): Stopping Ransomware Attacks on User Data

Ransomware is a growing threat that encrypts auser's files and holds the decryption key until a ransom ispaid by the victim. This type of malware is responsible fortens of millions of dollars in extortion annually. Worse still, developing new variants is trivial, facilitating the evasion of man...

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Published in:Proceedings of the International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems pp. 303 - 312
Main Authors: Scaife, Nolen, Carter, Henry, Traynor, Patrick, Butler, Kevin R. B.
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.06.2016
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ISSN:1063-6927
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