Notes from SophosLabs: Ransomware with a difference this one is a true virus!

Ransomware with a difference is a self-replicating parasite that spreads of its own accord. VirRansom is detcted and blocked by Sophos as W32/VirRnsm-A. As well as infecting your EXE (program) files, this new virus infectss data files, such as ZIPSs, DOCs and JPGs. The virus sets the icon of the infected file to whatever it was before.”]

Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2014/12/05/notes-from-sophoslabs-ransomware-with-a-difference-this-one-is-a-true-virus/