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Saturn Ransomware

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Saturn Ransomware     A Brief Overview A new Ransomware was discovered this week by MalwareHunter Team called Saturn . Once your machine get infected with this, it encrypts all your file and append .saturn extension to the file’s name (ex: original file name: test.png after ransomware attack file converted into test.png.saturn) . This ransomware is being actively distributed and now it is unknown what distribution methods are being used. Method could be any like directly send it as an attachment in message, insert as a hyperlink to the malicious attacker owned web portal once click can redirects  to hacker-controlled sites, infected payloads or other instances that can lead to a Saturn Virus infection. Impact of Saturn Virus: ·          Saturn file virus infects the web browsers and modify settings associated with their homepage, default search engine and new tab URL. ·          Further it inserts various kind of irrelevant ads and pop ups which causes troubles