2 entries found.
Win32/Samas
Updated on Jan 04, 2016
Microsoft Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This ransomware family encrypts the files on your PC. It shows you a message that says you must pay for decryption software to get access to your files again.
You can read more about this type of threat on our ransomware page.
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Alert level:
severe