How to make ransomeware

⚠HOW TO MAKE A RANSOMWARE?

McAfee discovered in the deep web a ransomware-construction kits that allow easy to build malware in just 3 steps.

TOX — FREE RANSOMWARE KIT

- Now, to spread this creepy threat more easily by even a non-tech user, one dark web hacker has released a ransomware-as-a-service kit, dubbed “Tox,” for anyone to download and set up their own ransomware for free.

- Tox is completely free to use. The developers of the online software make money by taking a cut (20%) of any successful ransomware campaigns its users run.

- Tox, which runs on TOR, requires not much technical skills to use and is designed in such a way that almost anyone can easily deploy ransomware in three simple steps, according to security researchers at McAfee who discovered the kit.

- Tox is free. You just have to register on the site.

- Tox is dependent on TOR and Bitcoin. That allows for some degree of anonymity.

- The malware works as advertised.

😁Out of the gate, the standard of antimalware evasion is fairly high, meaning the malware’s targets would need additional controls in place (HIPS, whitelisting, sandboxing) to catch or prevent this.

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⚠HOW TO SETUP YOUR CUSTOM RANSOMWARE?

It takes only a few seconds to create and set up your custom ransomware. 

👉Just create an account on the Tox website, without the need to provide your email address or any other identifying information.

👉Once a user register with the site, follow these three simple steps to creating your own malware:

👉Type a desired ransom amount you want to ask victims for.

👉Provide an additional note in the “Cause“, presumably the message that will alert victims that they are being held hostage to a piece of malware.

😍Finally, you are prompted to fill out a captcha, and click “Create“.

- This process creates an executable of about 2MB that is disguised as a .scr file,” McAfee explains. “Then the Tox  users distribute and install as they see fit. The Tox site (runs on the TOR network) will track the installs and profit. To withdraw funds, you need only supply a receiving Bitcoin address.

🤭The most important part is that, the bitcoin paid by the victim will be credited to users account. Tox will keep a 30% fee of the income.

- As it seems tox ransomware is a new breed of malware as a service allowing anyone to earn Bitcoins without requiring any hacking or programming skills. Thus creating a new trend of malware spreading.