McAfee Labs Threat Advisory for NanoLocker

NanoLocker is a ransomware that encrypts certain files on infected machines with public key cryptography. The compromised user has to pay a ransom to the attacker to receive the secret key allowing to decrypt the files.

McAfee detects this threat under the following detection name:

• Ransomware-FCO!partialMD5

Detailed information about the threat, its propagation, characteristics and mitigation can be viewed in the Threat Advisory.

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