PUBG Ransomware Forces Users to Play PUBG to Decrypt Their Files

[Chino]

MalwareHunterTeam recently discovered the PUBG ransomware that is currently floating around the internet. When executed, the pesky program would encrypt the files and folders that are located on the victim's desktop and add the ".PUBG" extension to them. While meant to be more of a joke than actual malware, the program demands that the victim play PUBG for an hour. Nevertheless, users can decrypt their files in two ways. They can introduce the "s2acxx56a2sae5fjh5k2gb5s2e" code into the program and proceed to restore their files or launch the PUBG executable for three seconds. MalwareHunterTeam noted that the program runs a background check for a "TslGame" process, and therefore users can rename any executable to TslGame.exe and trick the malware into thinking that the fake executable is the real deal.


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[peche]

Want to play a cruel joke on your buddies? Send them a copy of the PUGB ransomware.

nice advise, indeed....!

 

[eidairaman1]

Well that games ratings just went down the toilet

 

[Supercrit]

Make one which forces the user to answer physics or chemistry questions, that will make the world a better place.

 

[the54thvoid]

I don't generally do negative news comments but this was sent to me via a google feed last week. Even the source article is a week old. I think the news section ought to have 'news', not 'olds'.

 

[Vayra86]

I don't generally do negative news comments but this was sent to me via a google feed last week. Even the source article is a week old. I think the news section ought to have 'news', not 'olds'.

+1

 

[dorsetknob]

"Want to play a cruel joke on your buddies? Send them a copy of the PUBG ransomware."

How irresponsible of the OP to POST THIS
TPU Staff you can do better

 

[Katanai]

Want to play a cruel joke on your buddies? Send them a copy of the PUBG ransomware.

I cannot believe what TPU has become. Encrypting and decrypting all files on a computer is not a joke. A lot of things can go wrong and some of the files might become corrupted and unusable. Anyone who writes for TPU should know better than to advocate something like this...

 

[BiggieShady]

Have you noticed, guy names his own methods in Spanish

RutinaDeCifrado seems like DecypheringRoutine
BusarArchivos seems like ShearchArchives

Didn't bother to change his default class name Form1 to something meaningful though ... and he detects process only by name (edit: ah, it's what article is about)

 

[qubit]

This little "joke" is nastier than it first seems, as others have explained on here. I'll bet some malware programmer has already made a more damaging version of it, with real consequences.

"Want to play a cruel joke on your buddies? Send them a copy of the PUBG ransomware."

I don't think it's a good idea to give people ideas, either. There's nothing humorous about this malware.

 

[BiggieShady]

I don't think it's a good idea to give people ideas, either. There's nothing humorous about this malware.

I don't want to downplay seriousness of this, but as far as the damage goes, running an executable (as admin) you didn't acquire through official means, the possible damage can be even worse and just as easily as this

 

[qubit]

I don't want to downplay seriousness of this, but as far as the damage goes, running an executable (as admin) you didn't acquire through official means, the possible damage can be even worse and just as easily as this

Yeah, good point. The more one thinks about it, the uglier it gets.

 

[peche]

How irresponsible of the OP to POST THIS
TPU Staff you can do better

that was my sarcastic point, that should not be in news list, guest and people on internet have different interpretations for this..... just my two cents...