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Malware

VirLock

Polymorphic parasitic file infecting virus which transforms files into copies of itself.

VirLock is a Windows malware family.

Background

A polymorphic, parasitic file infector that converts the files it touches into further copies of itself. On top of that, it employs screen-locking as a ransomware tactic.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).