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Day: March 26, 2017

Companion Ransomware — 2-for-1 Malware Distribution

As reported in February, Cerber and other ransomware groups are now offering Ransomware-as-a-Service, giving affiliates/partners a percentage of the collected ransom. In a new sort of “two-for-one” malware service deal, Cyren has detected variants of the Kovter click-fraud malware being distributed with “companion” Cerber ransomware by the Kovter malware team.