Malware Extorts Money From Computer Users

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Stephen Yagielowicz reports of a new scam using malwares under the guise of adult games.

LOS ANGELES — New reports are surfacing that some Internet users are becoming the victim of an extortion scam, after downloading what they believed was an adult game.
The fraud uses a malware variant known as ransomware, which extorts payment from the computer user. This ransom is paid to unlock the user's access to now-encrypted files, for example, or in the case of the Kenzero Trojan, in order to prevent the public revelation of the victim's web browsing history and other personal data — including the fact that they paid to download "the porn game."

According to security specialists Symantec, the Infostealer.Kenzero Trojan poses a serious security threat and is most prevalent on Japanese websites.

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