Trident File Locker – All you need to know
Trident File Locker program has been spread all over the Internet. Recently, security experts analyzed its source code and made public some interesting facts. First fact is that this ransomware-type trojan is developed by madD3SIR3 (kind of code name). This program is available on Github.com as an official project which is sold to interested third parties via dark webs such as indetectables[.]net and leakforums[.]net. Next, you may have heard that a hacker was offering access to compromised email accounts on yandex.ru, actually the hacker (known as madD3SIR3) is now responsible for releasing Trident File Locker Building Kit. The file encoder is specially aimed at targeting Russian-speaking Windows users but as you know it has been spread all over the Internet, it can arrive onto your computer even if you are not in Russia.
How effective is Trident File Locker comparing to its competitors
Indeed, Trident File Locker virus is not as effective as FireCrypt Ransomware and the Tox File encoder which were released at the first place. Few freelancer experts suspect that madD3SIR3 may be inspired by the developers of VenusLocker Virus because their builders share same behavior and working architectures. Unlike Cerber or Locky variant, Trident File Locker starts an encryption engine and move your important files into a password protected Archive and drops ransom note file named READ_IT.txt or RECOVER_DATA.txt or HOW TO UNLOCK FILES.txt or YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED.txt on your desktop as well as inside few commonly used folders like Music, Downloads, Videos and Documents.
Please note that Trident File Locker moves only certain types of files to password protected Archive. These files may be memorable images, classified presentation files, programming files, videos, musics and so on. Once these files are moved into archive, it will become nearly impossible to get back them without a per computer based-password.
How to deal with Trident File Locker?
In order to deal with Trident File Locker ransomware, you should make use of reputed Antimalware software. To get back your files, you try data recovery software or System Restore. During research we came across that it doesn’t delete Shadow volume copies of those files which are moved into a single password protected Archive. Hence, data recovery software would help you to get back your files safely. If you do not wish to use recovery software, you should try System restore option. But, remember that it will only work if you have created restore point before ransomware attacks. Otherwise, it will not restore files in original format.
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