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Your personal files are at risk of being encrypted by CryptoHitman Ransomware if you have not taken the right security measures to protect your operating system from malware. This malicious infection is primarily spread using spam email attachments; however, its creators might use other methods to infect computers, which is why you have to take care of your system’s security. If this malicious threat has already slithered in, it might have already encrypted files that have such extensions as .java .avi, .jpeg, .mp3, .ppt, .doc, and .java. This devious ransomware detects personal files and silently encrypts them using the AES encryption algorithm. This encryption method has been employed by TorLocker Virus, Enigma Ransomware, Locked Ransomware, and plenty of other infamous infections. The good news is that you will not need to deal with all of these threats at the same time. The bad news is that they are extremely aggressive and vicious. Before we show you how to delete CryptoHitman Ransomware from your operating system, we explain how this threat works. Read more »

Vegclass@aol.com Ransomware is a malicious software that locks not only your personal files but also all third-party programs on your computer, e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, etc. The encrypted data becomes unusable, and the only way to recover it is to get a unique key that was used in the encryption process. The problem is that this key is known only to the cyber criminals who created the ransomware and used it to encrypt your files. Naturally, you are asked to pay a ransom in exchange of the key, but even if you make the payment, there is a chance that they will not give it up. We advise you to consider paying the ransom only if the encrypted files are extremely important to you. Otherwise, you should remove the malware from your system. If you do not know how to erase it, you should see the instructions below the article. When you are sure that the infection is gone, you can recover the files from backup, provided that you have one. Read more »

There is a new version of Cryptxxx Ransomware, and it is much more complicated than the first one. According to the notification presented by the malware, it uses a strong encryption method that is known as RSA-4096. Needless to say that without a decryption key created for your system, it is impossible to unlock the encrypted files. Although you have a chance to get your personal data back by paying the ransom, there is no assurance that the criminals behind the ransomware will give you the key. That is why you should carefully consider such possibility and decide if your files are worth enough to spend your savings. Perhaps, you occasionally back up the most important files on your computer? In that case, follow the instructions located at the end of the article and get rid of Cryptxxx Ransomware. Read more »

Ransomware programs often have target areas and target audiences, but sometimes you may get infected even if you are not part of the intended target group. For example, Enigma Ransomware mainly attempts to infect computer users based in Russia and other Russian-speaking countries, but that does not mean that it is not possible to catch this infection anyplace else. The point is that it is important to remove the program from the affected computer because it brings nothing but chaos. At the bottom of this article, you will find manual removal instructions available. You should also consider acquiring a licensed antispyware tool to ensure that the ransomware removal goes smoothly. Read more »