Emerging Threats of 2017: Ransomware, IOC's

Authors(2) :-Pradeep Bihola, Ravi Sheth

In this present era of the internet the cybersecurity has became an immense part of the world and as the continue to expand ransomware is becoming number one peril. Primary motivation of the ransomware is financial gain. Unlike malware that allows the hacker or criminals to pilfer valuable data of the user ransomware attacks directly on owner's data by keeping the computer file's locked until ransom is paid. The startling sophistication of ransomware marks the model shifting cyber ecosystem. In this review paper an overview of malware and ransomware, different types of ransomware, different types of techniques ransomware emerging in 2017, top ransomwares of 2017 with its countermeasures in details and their IOC’s are reviewed.

Authors and Affiliations

Pradeep Bihola
Department of IT & Telecommunication, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Ravi Sheth
Assistant Professor, Department of IT & Telecommunication, Raksha Shakti University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Malware, Ransomware, Top Threats of 2017, Ransomware IOC's.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 2 | Issue 6 | November-December 2017
Date of Publication : 2017-12-31
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 996-1003
Manuscript Number : CSEIT1726279
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

ISSN : 2456-3307

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Pradeep Bihola, Ravi Sheth , "Emerging Threats of 2017: Ransomware, IOC's", International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology (IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 2, Issue 6, pp.996-1003, November-December-2017. |          | BibTeX | RIS | CSV

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