Monthly Archives: May 2017 - Page 10

Crypt32mail.ru Ransomware seems to be a newer variant of a malicious file-encrypting program called Apocalypse Ransomware. Same as the older version the malware uses a strong cryptosystem called RSA; thus, all its affected files should become unusable. To recover the damaged data the infection’s creators might offer you a decryption tool. Needless to say, involving yourself with such people could be perilous since they will definitely try to extort money from you and there are no guarantees they will keep up to their promises. Therefore, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com advice erasing Crypt32mail.ru Ransomware with the instructions for manual removal placed below or with legitimate antimalware software. As for other details about the threat we encourage you to read the whole article. Read more »

Most probably it is one of the worst moments of your virtual life when you find that your file names have changed and now they have a .serp File Extension. This can affect most of your personal and other files since the related malware infection attacks hundreds of extensions. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have identified this severe threat as Serpent Ransomware, which may also use ".serpent" file extension. Our research indicates that this malicious program was probably designed to target Danish computer users. Of course, this does not mean that you cannot find files with .serp File Extension on your system if you let this beast of a ransomware program infiltrate your system. Unfortunately, noticing this file extension also means that you may never be able to use the files again that have been taken hostage by this malware. Our experience and user reports confirm that it is always risky to believe that cyber criminals would send you the promised decryption tool or private key even if you transfer the demanded ransom fee. In this case the amount of money is rather high. You also need to consider that paying money to criminals equals supporting cyber crime. We recommend that you remove Serpent Ransomware before you start to delete .serp File Extension from your system. Read more »

A new crypto-threat Pytehole Ransomware has been released by cyber criminals recently. It was first detected on the 25th of April, 2017, so it is not distributed actively yet, but specialists at anti-spyware-101.com still want users to know about the damage it might cause. We should start by saying that this malicious application arrives on computers illegally and then, after its executable file pyte-hole.exe (it might have a different name) is launched, starts encrypting users’ files. It does not encrypt all files it finds stored on the system, so %WINDIR% files (Windows OS files) are left untouched, and the affected computer can work normally. Unfortunately, Pytehole Ransomware stays active on the system after performing the encryption process, so it might strike again, specialists say. In consequence, users who discover Pytehole Ransomware on their PCs and a bunch of files encrypted should hurry to remove this malicious application fully. Keeping malware installed is always a bad idea because it might be performing activities in the background or even help other threats to sneak onto the system unnoticed. Read more »

Xpan Ransomware is a new threat from the notorious Brazilian cyber criminal organization often referred to as "TeamXRat" or "CorporacaoXRat." These criminals are also responsible for creating the infamous Xorist Ransomware; however, this new ransomware seems to be more complex than any previous ones from this team. After sneaking on to your system without your knowledge, it encrypts all your important files, including documents and archives. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this ransomware may mostly target corporations and bigger companies. Therefore, it is possible that the ransom fee these crooks demand is rather high. While you as a personal computer user may be safe from this nightmarish attack, we believe that it is important to know how this threat can slither onto a computer and how it works because this information may help you avoid similar hits. We advise you to remove Xpan Ransomware immediately from your computer, or at least what could be left of it after the attack. Please read our full report to learn more about this vicious program. Read more »