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A new member of a ransomware family using @india.com emails has been discovered recently. Wisperado@india.com Ransomware slightly differs from older threats, but these are only minor differences associated with its appearance, so our specialists can confirm that it is a typical ransomware infection which goes to encrypt users’ personal files after infiltrating their computers successfully. Ransomware infections do not lock data to make fun of users. Cyber criminals develop these computer infections to find users’ personal files and lock them because they seek to get easy money from them. No, technically, Wisperado@india.com Ransomware does not steal money from users. They are forced to make a payment to cyber crooks if they wish to get their files unlocked. Frankly, even though cyber criminals promise to decrypt files or give users the unlock key after receiving money, it often happens that they do not get anything, so specialists do not recommend spending money on a decryption tool which you might not even receive. Victims of Wisperado@india.com Ransomware should not focus on getting the decryption key, in the opinion of experts. It is not less important detect and erase a ransomware infection from the computer because it might strike again, without a doubt. Read more »

Serbransom Ransomware could make your data unusable as it is a file-encrypting malicious application. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com report that there might be different variants of it as the malware’s creators developed a generator that allows making a customized ransomware. Still, the generator does not allow to create a unique malicious application, so all the infection’s variants should be more or less similar. If you believe the threat on your computer could be one of the Serbransom Ransomware variants, you should review the rest of our report. Further, in the text, we will talk about the possible distribution methods and the malware’s working manner. Plus, we will not only suggest a couple of ways you could get rid of the infection but also display steps for manual removal just below the article. Read more »

Damage Ransomware is a serious threat that can slither into your operating system in a very treacherous manner. The file that launches this infection can be attached to a misleading spam email and introduced to you as a document or another inconspicuous-looking file. If you are tricked into opening this file, the ransomware is executed; most likely, without your notice. Needless to say, the encryption of your files begins shortly after that. According to our researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com, this ransomware is most likely using the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm to encrypt your personal files, and it has been used by Trump Locker Ransomware, Erebus 2017 Ransomware, and hundreds of other ransomware infections that we have talked about in different reports. Obviously, all of these threats must be deleted from the infected systems, but that is often easier said than done, and not because the task is difficult. Although it should be easy to remove Damage Ransomware, you have to decide the fate of your personal files first, and that might be the hardest decision. Read more »

Trump Locker Ransomware is a new ransomware-type computer infection that can encrypt many of your personal files and then demand that you purchase a decryption key to decrypt your files. However, you should not comply with the demands because you cannot trust the cybercriminals to deliver on their promise and give you the key. We recommend that you remove this ransomware if your PC becomes infected with it. In this article, we will discuss how this ransomware works, how it might be distributed and how to get rid of it. Read more »