BEE ALERT : || Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do or can't do
BEE ALERT : Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do or can't do. ANTI-VIRUS Security Labs has come across a new strain of Petya Ransomware that is affecting users globally by Quick Heal . This clearly looks like early signs of a new ransomware attack that is spreading fast across the globe. Currently, we have seen multiple reports of this ransomware attack from several countries. Analysis Shows Petya delivery mechanism is by scam emails or phishing emails. Once the email attachment is executed on the computer it shows the prompt of User Access Control. However, after executing the program it encrypts the Master Boot Record (MBR) and replaces it with a custom boot loader with a code to encrypt the full disk starting with MFT (Master File Tree) and leaves a ransom note to users. Upon successfully encrypting the whole disk of the computer it shows below ransom prompt. Petya ransom screen Are we (users