What Is The ImageGate Ransomware And How To Stay Safe
Ransomware attacks have been one of the most dangerous online attacks on computer systems worldwide. This works by encrypting files and the hacker demanding a specific amount of ransom from the user to decrypt the files. Sometimes, ransomware often asks users for a humongous amount of money in exchange of the decryption key. It can be transmitted through sending email links, malicious website link or pop-up advertisements. What Is The ImageGate Ransomware? The pros at the Avast AntiVirus Support recently came across a new malware attack, the ImageGate Ransomware. This embeds malware into image files on social media applications including Facebook and LinkedIn. It exploits the misconfiguration on social media networks and forces the user to download the infected image file. Next, this asks for user interaction and once the download is completed and the file clicked; the PC gets infected with ransomware. It leads to every file on the user’s PC getting encrypted and acces...
