MalwarePatrol

Computer criminals have a new weapon in their arsenal, a malware called CryptoLocker that is being distributed across the world via phishing scams. When a computer is infected, all important personal/business files (.doc, jpg, ppt, pst, etc) are encrypted. The attacker is the only one who knows the decryption key and asks the victim for a ransom that must be payed within 72 hours.

Apart from advising you to keep your anti-virus up to date, to run regular backups and to exercise caution with e-mails containing attachments and links, we are offering an additional security layer. We've created block lists of the domains used by the malware to contact its command servers and also of IP addresses of these domains. If the malware can't contact its C&Cs, it won't retrieve the encryption key and therefore will not encrypt files. As usual, block lists are available in multiple formats, including the most popular web proxies, anti-spam and anti-virus systems.

Since June/2005 we provide accurate and up to date feeds/block lists that help prevent Malware infections around the world. To be able to provide high quality data, we've implemented a subscription system.

We continue supporting free of charge data, but registration is now required. Customers can choose between the Premium and the Free subscription options.