Ransim is a ransomware simulator for Windows devices that simulates the attacks of ten ransomware families on your system.
Ransomware is without a doubt a relatively new category of threat that has gained prominence in a very short period of time.
Security companies have started releasing ransomware protection tools, but no one knows if they are effective, or how long they will remain effective as malware code is constantly changing.
So RanSim is designed to simulate attacks on a computer system, which will help you find out if your system is protected against ten common ransomware attacks.
If you try to download Ransomware Simulator “RanSim” 1.0.2.2 from the official website, you will be asked to register before you are given the option to download. We have downloaded it for you, and uploaded it to GDrive. So you can download it without giving your details.
The developers of the application recommend keeping your security software turned off as the simulation will look suspicious to it and may block RanSim. The new Premium Malwarebytes, for example, blocks RanSim from executing its actions.
RanSim is very easy to use. It provides information about ransomware test scenarios and with just one click you can start the test.
The test will take no more than a minute. The program will download the test files from the Internet, but will not harm your files on the local system. It will list the files and display information about the vulnerabilities it discovered.
The application checks for the following ransomware:
- InsideCryptor — encrypts files using strong encryption and overwrites most of the content of the original files with the encrypted data.
- LockyVariant — simulates the behavior of a recent version of Locky ransomware.
- Mover — Encrypts files in a different folder using strong encryption and safely deletes the original files.
- Replacer — Replaces the content of the original files. A real ransomware would show a message that fools users into thinking they can recover them.
- Streamer — Encrypts files and writes data into a single file, using strong encryption, then deletes the original files.
- StrongCryptor — Encrypts files using strong encryption and safely deletes the original files.
- StrongCryptorFast — Encrypts files using strong encryption and deletes the original files.
- StrongCrypttorNet — Encrypts files using strong encryption and deletes the original files. It also simulates sending the encryption key to a server using an HTTP connection.
- ThorVariant — Simulates the behavior of a recent version of Thor ransomware.
- WeakCryptor — Encrypts files using weak encryption and deletes the original files.
After the simulations are finished, RanSim lists the number of successful and failed attacks during the test.
