"Kirk ransomware – A Star Trek Themed Ransomware that requests Monero payments"
An Avast malware researcher has discovered another new ransomware that collects Monero payments and takes the theme of Star Trek. This new ransomware can encrypt 625 different file types. The Star Trek theme is expanded upon as the extension to the encrypted file’s name is “.kirk” and the name of the decryptor in connection to the threat has been named “Spock”. This article discusses the unusual demand for Monero payments over Bitcoin payments as well as the distribution and execution of this new ransomware.
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