New ransomware written mostly in Javascript

[barbaz]

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/researchers-uncover-javascript-based-ransomware-as-service/

(Note also the icon in the toolbar of the browser in that screenshot )

[therube]

1. "the best protection remains a solid and proven backup strategy"

2. "Once again though, the behavior blocker technology used by Emsisoft Anti-Malware and Emsisoft Internet Security proved to be the second best defense"


How do you like that.
They actually say their product(s) are secondary to proper backups.