(That’s because you wouldn’t need to open the ZIP file first, and then the file inside it.) Technically, they don’t need to do this: they could simply email you a DOCX or a JS file directly, which would typically put you two clicks closer to danger.
Most ransomware hitches a ride into your home, or into your business, and onto your computer, in email attachments.Īs you see here, ransomware crooks like attaching ZIP files, inside which they put the malicious file they really want to you to open, such as a Word document or a JavaScript file.
