"A new piece of ransomware that (mis)uses the Cryptolocker "brand" has been analyzed by Bromium researchers, and they discovered that aside from the usual assortment of file types that ransomware usually targets, this variant also encrypts file types associated with video games and game related software. It targets files associated with single-user games Call of Duty, Star Craft 2, Diablo, Fallout 3, Minecraft, Half-Life 2, Dragon Age: Origins, The Elder Scrolls and specifically Skyrim-related files, Star Wars: The Knights Of The Old Republic, WarCraft 3, F.E.A.R, Saint Rows 2, Metro 2033, Assassin's Creed, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Resident Evil 4, Bioshock 2; and online games World of Warcraft, Day Z, League of Legends, World of Tanks, and Metin2."
bugger bum....there goes my level 87 Troll shadow priest down the tubes...a pity that my mass dispell spell Mass Dispel - WoWWiki - Your guide to the World of Warcraft won't work on ransomeware infections as it does in Mogu'Shan Palace Mogu'shan Palace - Zone - World of Warcraft. Thanks for the heads up sec