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February 6, 2014 09:51 pm GMT

New Ransomware Blocks Your DNS Connection And Forces Your Computer To Mine Bitcoins

clvrgrlA new bit of malware, Linkup, is a clever girl. First it takes control of the DNS servers your computer pings to connect to the Internet and, while you're wondering how to delete it, begins mining bitcoins on the sly. Anti-virus purveyors Emisoft identified the ransomware in the wild.

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