How to Detect Ransomware on Computer?

Last Updated on 2 years by Touhid

Ransomware is a type of malicious software which main purpose is to get unauthorized access, corrupting, or deleting the sensitive data of an organization or individuals. There are different ways that you can detect ransomeware on computer. In this post, we will give you some tips on how to detect ransomware on computer.

How to Detect Ransomware on Computer?

Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks to access your system and demands for bitcoin in order to get back access the system. There are different types of ransomware attacks on computer such as WannaCry, Petya, Cerber, Locky and CryptoLocker.

The ransomeware malware may install on your computer or other devices through the following ways:

• When download and open a malicious attachment
• Install free software’s or applications
• Visiting a malicious website
• Clicking on vulnerable website URL

If you have proper knowledge about ransomware then you can easily detect that your computer has infected with ransomware.

Here we have mentioned some tips on how to detect ransomware on computer.

1. See Pop-up Messages
2. Incorrect E-mail Address
3. Malicious URL Links
4. Malicious File Attachments

1. See Pop-up Messages

How to detect ransomware on computer? When you will see pop-ups message on your computer which claims you must pay currencies such as Bitcoin to access your computer that means your computer has infected with ransomware.

Ransomware will encrypt your data files and makes the file inaccessible until you pay the money to attacker. You will also see a phone number or a payment link to pay money.

There’s no guarantee that you will get back your system and files after paying money. So, don’t pay for recover your computer data files.

2. Incorrect E-mail Address

Cyber attacker sends malicious email through a similar or original looking email account. They use different types of techniques which looks legitimate email address.

For an example, attackers replace small letter ‘L’ with an uppercase letter ‘I.’, these letters resemble each other that can easily fool to victims. In that case, if the victims doesn’t have proper knowledge about ransomware.

You may also receive an unwanted email with attachment file which seems suspicious e-mail. This e-mail may contain a malware script which can spread malware to your network.

Tips

• If your incoming email is suspicious then you can direct phone call to sender to confirm as he sends the email.
• In addition to simply deleting the suspicious email, you can also mark it as spam, or as suspicious and it is better do not click on that type of email.

3. Malicious URL Links

Ransomware attackers most typically used malicious links technique to attack victim’s computer. In that case, victims receive a message with malicious links. Victims unknowingly download the ransomware to their computers when click on that link.

If the link raises hesitation, then don’t click on that link.

4. Malicious File Attachments

When you download a file attachment from unknown source which may contains malicious script or code. The malicious files attachments are typically hide themselves in an encrypted zip file.

That’s why, ransomware developers can easily hide the file’s content and you won’t be able to see the malicious file encrypted inside the file until you extract it.

Conclusion

Ransomware is a harmful malicious software which main aim is to get unauthorized access, hack data, corrupting, or deleting the sensitive data of an organization or individuals. We have given some tips on how to detect ransomware on computer. Hope the article will be helpful for you.