The new two-step process causes users to infect their software system by downloading a PDF. Upon opening the PDF, recipients are asked whether they give permission for the PDF reader application to open a second file. This second file, which is extracted from the original PDF document, opens a Word document. The document then runs a macro script application, which infects the system.
These new Locky infections have requested one bitcoin as ransom. At the time of publication, one Bitcoin was worth more than $1,200, according to PhishMe.
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