Ransomware known as Try2Cry is trying to worm its way onto other Windows computers by infecting USB flash drives and using Windows shortcuts (LNK files) posing as the targets’ files to lure them into infecting themselves. The malware was discovered by G DATA malware analyst Karsten Hahn when a detection signature designed to spot USB worm components got triggered while analyzing an unidentified malware sample. Hahn also found a failsafe within the malware’s code designed to skip encryption on any infected systems with DESKTOP-PQ6NSM4 or IK-PC2 machine names.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/try2cry-ransomware-tries-to-worm-its-way-to-other-windows-systems/