期刊名称：Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology
印刷版ISSN：1992-8645
电子版ISSN：1817-3195
出版年度：2017
卷号：95
期号：11
出版社：Journal of Theoretical and Applied
摘要：Ransomware is one of the latest malware in recent years that can infect computers and smartphones. The malware is able to encrypt the files inside the computer or smartphone, thus prevents the users (victims) from accessing their system. In addition, the victims will be asked to pay the ransom through certain online payment methods to get a decrypt key. Due to the latest development of ransomware variants, a solution is required to prevent the malware attack. This study analyzes the cryptolockers ransomware which utilize three method such as surface, runtime and static code method. The result provided the detail characteristics of ransomware through three aforementioned methods as well as the solution to prevent the attack.
