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Evil Locker Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that will infect your computer and encrypt your files. The program holds your data hostage, and it expects you to pay the ransom fee. The ransom fee should be paid in order to receive a decryption key that should restore your files. However, there is no guarantee that the ransomware would really issue the decryption key. Computer security experts always maintain that users should remove Evil Locker Ransomware from their computers at once. You should not negotiate with these criminals because it does not lead anywhere good. Read more »

You do not want any threat invading your personal space, but you definitely do not want to face CryptConsole v3 Ransomware. This is a file-encryptor that destroys everything in its way. Of course, it does not encrypt system files because it needs a functional operating system, and, also, it is easy for victims to reinstall their systems. On the other hand, recovering personal files might not be possible. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team recommends relying on file backups. If they do not exist, you might be leaning towards fulfilling the demands introduced to you by the creator of the infection; however, that is not a good idea. Why? The simple answer is that you cannot trust anything that cyber criminals tell you or instruct you to do. Have you already gave in and paid the ransom? Most likely, the promised “automatic decryptor” was not given to you in return. Hopefully, you can find a way to recover files, but, regardless of the outcome, you must remove CryptConsole v3 Ransomware, and we can show how to do it. Read more »

No one wants to get infected with malware, let alone a ransomware program. However, there are users out there who have to deal with Xiaoba 2.0 Ransomware, and it’s a nasty one. The program intends to rip you off by asking you pay for a decryption key. However, it goes without saying that you should never do that. You need to remove Xiaoba 2.0 Ransomware as soon as possible, and then explore all the options to restore your files. You might have saved a lot of your data outside of your system without even realizing it, so there is no need to panic. Read more »

Jewsomware Ransomware might not be the most dangerous infection at the moment, but our research team is not ready to make any conclusions yet. It appears that this malware was created with the purpose of encrypting personal users’ files; however, at the time of research, Anti-Spyware-101.com malware analysts did not find any evidence of encryption. The infection’s claims to delete files could not be confirmed either. It appears that this malware is either unfinished or a nasty spoof. In either case, it deserves removal, and that is why we created this report. To help you. If you are not even sure that this is the threat that has invaded your operating system, please continue reading, and you will find out. You could also install a malware scanner to inspect your operating system. We strongly recommend using this tool if you suspect that other threats could exist too. Our main focus, of course, is showing how to delete Jewsomware Ransomware, and you can find a step-by-step guide below. Read more »

If you are not careful about the security of your operating system, Scarab-Deep Ransomware might attack in a very clandestine way. It appears that the infection could use spam emails to expose gullible and careless users to the malicious launcher. Unreliable installers and unguarded remote access connections could be used to drop malware too. Once installed, the infection can successfully encrypt files that you would call personal, including documents, media content, or photos. The “.deep” extension is added to all of the files that are corrupted. The sad thing is that you cannot restore files by removing the added extension or the infection itself. The only thing that can help is a decryptor, and it is in the hands of cyber criminals. In some cases, free decryptors exist, but Anti-Spyware-101.com research team informs that it does not exist for this malware. To put the cherry on top of the cake, the ransomware also drops another piece of malware, a banking Trojan. The good news is there is a way to delete Scarab-Deep Ransomware and the malicious Trojan at the same time. Read more »