Cryzip Trojan Encrypts Files, Demands Ransom

3/14/2006 – 2:10 pm

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Cryzip Trojan Encrypts Files, Demands Ransom

Virus writers are coming up with new ideas and writing better code, but they still can’t write a simple english sentence.

The Trojan, identified as Cryzip, uses a commercial zip library to store the victim’s documents inside a password-protected zip file and leaves step-by-step instructions on how to pay the ransom to retrieve the files.

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