Clop Ransomware Tries to Disable Windows Defender, Malwarebytes

In order to successfully encrypt a victim’s data, the Clop CryptoMix Ransomware is now attempting to disable Windows Defender as well as remove the Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes’ standalone Anti-Ransomware programs. Clop is a variant of the CryptoMix Ransomware, that uses the Clop extension and signs its CIopReadMe.txt ransom note with “Dont Worry C|0P”. Due to this, the ransomware has become known as Clop Ransomware, which is how we will refer to it in this article.

Link: Clop Ransomware Tries to Disable Windows Defender, Malwarebytes
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