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“By shutting down and pausing for 20-30 seconds, the user removes the ransomware code from computer volatile memory, which is the only place it occupies unless and until the user clicks on the screen message, itself, or attempts even to close the message box. ”

This is probably the most useful piece of information I’ve seen in many months of reading on this topic. Thanks for posting.

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Thanks for the excellent comment, alpha. I think you put it best with: “For this criminal tactic to succeed, maintaining deception of the user is key to what happens next.” Most malware today is indeed of the Trojan variety.

User deception can be counteracted by information: this is why we blog. Any insights or suggestions you might have on anything else you’ve read are 100% welcome and encouraged.

Have a Great (Malware-Free) Day!

As a practical matter, the first clue of a ransomware infection in-process is an abrupt screen warning– whether of the FBI-ruse described in the article or something as seemingly benign as a Windows message warning of a condition that requires attention. Often, a user may spot a misspelling, poor English grammar or a graphically-suspect combination of colors not true to Windows. At the first hint that something in the screen warning is “not quite right”, for some reason, any user should pause.

And for those who do pause to reflect, it becomes clear no scan for viruses has been launched by the user, therefore any claims of infection– much less a “count” of malware detected– could have been generated. For those who do not know their own system very well, it is easy to presume the warning might have come from Windows or from the kind of anti-malware application that markets itself as all-knowing and comprehensive.

The best option for escape is to click on the Windows “Start” button, and simply shut down completely– not merely restart Windows. By shutting down, the user removes the ransomware code from computer volatile memory, which is the only place it occupies unless and until the user clicks on the screen warning, itself, or attempts even to close the warning box. Users must remember a single click sets off the entire routine for the malware code to install itself, so the only safe click is the Windows Start button.

On reboot, the banner should not reappear. In all cases, the best security policy is to watch for anything under any context that looks odd– it could be the single click required for an infection.