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Posing as ransomware, Windows malware just deletes victim’s files
- MatthijsL 10y agoWhat an asshole ransomware... talks about your files being moved to a hidden partition, even though it just deletes them directly...
- Someone 10y agoThis could be a good strategy for the malware authors. This malware is easier to write, and being a parasite (on other malware) can pay of, if there aren't too many of them. I guess the next step would be Mertensian mimicry (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mertensian_mimicry https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mertensian_mimicry), where malware like this starts to look like other malware that behaves slightly more ethically. That way, victims who Google for reviews on the malware they got will see 'positive' reviews, and be more likely to pay up.