Nasty Trojan Spreads Global Ransomware via Email

A fresh wave of infected emails is swirling around the globe, carrying a nasty ransomware payload.

ESET is warning of an increased number of infected emails containing a malicious attachment, which downloads and installs ransomware onto an infected device. ESET telemetry detects this malicious downloader as JS/TrojanDownloader.Nemucod and records its unusually high incidence in Europe, North America (especially Canada), Australia and Japan.
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