What is Ssaw ransomware?
Ssaw is a second, recently discovered, version of the Saw virus. Just like the original virus, it is a ransomware program which encrypts the files on the target computer. This time, the encrypted files are given .ssaw file extension.
Even though Ssaw is the second iteration of the virus, not much has changed since the first version. The virus still contains references to the Saw movie and changes the victim’s desktop wallpaper to an image of a character from that movie. The ransom note, “как расшифровать файлы.txt”, is still written in Russian, limiting the virus. It has, however, been rewritten to look slightly more professional.