As if surveys aren't already annoying, a new ransomware utilizes the FileIce survey platform to force you to do surveys before unlocking your computer. First discovered by GData security researcher Karsten Hahn, this ransomware is currently in development and is most likely not being actively distributed at this time.
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When the malware is started it will display a Select Your Survey form as shown above that contains numerous surveys you can select in order to unlock the computer. The ransomware retrieves these surveys from the URL www.fileice.net/download.php?t=regular&file=3lhzu as shown in the source code below. 2ff7e9595c
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