Monthly Archives: June 2016 - Page 2

Trojan Vawtrak is a dangerous threat that can cause serious security and privacy issues if it manages to sneak onto your system. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this malicious program as a banking Trojan. This infection can steal sensitive information from you, such as banking details and passwords. Therefore, you may not “only” lose money from your accounts but it is also possible that you become the victim of an identity theft. None of these scenarios are anyone’s desire. We are here to help you by sharing what we have found after careful research. But before we go into details, we must tell you that we recommend that you remove Trojan Vawtrak right away if you want to protect your privacy and your saved data. Please continue reading to find out more about this banking Trojan infection. Read more »

Negozl Ransomware is yet another infection that aims to secretly infect your computer and force you to pay a ransom. We advocate for removing this infection because you might not get the required decryption key even after you have paid. Hence, you must not trust the cyber criminals behind this ransomware. Its developers use scaremongering to force you to pay. Threatening to delete your files if you do not pay the ransom is not the best of tactic when it comes to easing the victim to the idea of complying with the demands. Regardless, we suggest that you delete the ransomware first, but remember that the files will remain encrypted. Read more »

A new ransomware infection CryptoRoger Ransomware was detected on the 21st of June by security specialists. It does not differ much from other existing ransomware infections much because it also encrypts files once it enters the system with the AES-256 algorithm and then demands a ransom. There is also one unique fact about this infection. It has been found that it does not copy itself to different locations after the user opens the malicious file. Instead, it starts encrypting files from its point of execution (POE). Unfortunately, CryptoRoger Ransomware will encrypt all the personal files it finds stored on the computer; however, it will not touch system files because it does not have an intention of ruining your computer. Even though your files will not be unlocked if you delete the ransomware infection from your PC, you still need to do that as soon as possible because new files, e.g. a Microsoft Word document you create might also be in danger. On top of that, research carried out by the specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com has revealed that this computer infection will connect to the Internet without permission every day unless you delete it fully. Read more »

Kozy.Jozy Ransomware is another computer infection developed in Russia. Even though specialists consider it to be the Russian ransomware, it does not mean that this infection only spreads in Russia, which means that you might allow this infection to enter your system if you are not careful enough as well. The first symptom that the ransomware infection has found a way to your computer is a bunch of encrypted files. It is not difficult to say that files are encrypted because another filename extension will be added to the files Kozy.Jozy Ransomware touches. You will also simply notice that it is impossible to open them. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com have managed to find out that this computer infection uses RSA-2048, which is known to be the asymmetric encryption algorithm, so this means that files will not be unlocked for you even if you remove Kozy.Jozy Ransomware from your computer. Read more »