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Malware

SunCrypt

According to PCrisk, Suncrypt ransomware prevents victims from accessing files by encryption.

SunCrypt is a Windows malware family.

Background

PCrisk explains that SunCrypt ransomware locks victims out of their files through encryption. It renames every encrypted file and drops a ransom note. The renaming works by attaching a string of random characters as the file's new extension.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).