When the JS file is opened it will encrypt the computer and then demand a ransom of ~$250 USD to get the files back. To make matters worse, it will also extract the embedded password stealing ...

A new Windows zero-day allows threat actors to use malicious stand-alone JavaScript files ... Internet can be useful, this file type can potentially harm your computer. If you do not trust the ...

Additionally, Windows can be instructed not to start the "Windows Based Script Host" when a .js file is double-clicked. Virus blog Bleeping Computer reports, external that there is currently no ...

A pair of incriminating movies were found on Johnson’s office computer, even though he had apparently used a program called “Evidence Eliminator” to wipe 12,000 files from its hard drive.

Once it’s taken over the victim’s computer, there are several things the malware might do, but by far the most common action is to encrypt some or all of the user’s files. The Infosec ...