A New variant of the Android Ransomware known as 'SimpLocker' has been spotted by Security researchers at ESET.
This new variant has a few significant improvements including the language in which the fake warning message is written, it is now in English rather than Russian.
The malware is masquerading as a flash player for the Android and tricks users into installing it with administrator privileges .
Once the device is infected, it will show a ransom message saying that your device is locked because you were doing illegal things and demands you to pay around $300.
One of the variant attaches the photo of the victim taken by the front camera in the ransom message. This trick will definitely scare victims into paying the ransom.
One of the worst features added to this variant is now it encrypts the compressed files such as ZIP, RAR and 7ZIP. It means even your backup files are being encrypted by this trojan.
ESET has released a tool to decrypt the files that have been encrypted by Simplocker. The say prevention is better than cure, so better focus on prevention - Be careful while installing apps from unknown sources.
