Source: Malwarebytes.com

Spotlight on Troldesh ransomware, aka ‘Shade’

Posted: March 6, 2019 by Pieter Arntz
Last updated: March 5, 2019

Despite the decline in the number of ransomware infections over the last year, there are several ransomware families that are still active. Ransom.Troldesh, aka Shade, is one of them. According to our product telemetry, Shade has experienced a sharp increase in detections from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019.

When we see a swift spike in detections of a malware family, that tells us we’re in the middle of an active, successful campaign. So let’s take a look at this “shady” ransomware to learn how it spreads, what are its symptoms, why it’s dangerous to your business, and how you can protect against it.