espressif / esp-box

The ESP-BOX is a new generation AIoT development platform released by Espressif Systems.
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Ransomware contained in flash_download_tool_3.9.2.exe #37

Closed ChrisSpe closed 2 years ago

ChrisSpe commented 2 years ago

The mentioned Flash downloader might contain ransomware that tries to encrypt your hard drive. I am not 100% sure, but since this was the last executable that was installed on my PC, the probability is very high. The encryption starts from svchost.exe as soon as the system is idle for 15-30 minutes. The mentioned file does not need to be started, the installation process seems to be enough.

ChrisSpe commented 2 years ago

False positive virus scanner.