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If a window entitled “onion3 crypt” has popped up on your screen, there is no doubt that a malicious infection called Onion3Cry Ransomware has slithered in. If this malicious infection successfully invades an operating system, it quickly encrypts files that represent photos, documents, and other text and media files. Just like most ransomware threats, this one encrypts files that are considered personal. If these files are backed up externally or online, you do not need to stress about the files that were corrupted on your PC. But if backups do not exist, the malicious ransomware might push you into communicating with cyber criminals and paying a huge ransom for a tool that probably does not even exist. Needless to say, Anti-Spyware-101.com research team does not recommend wasting your money. Does that mean that the files corrupted on your PC are lost for good? While there is a small chance that a free decryptor will become available in the future, it is most likely that your files are lost. In either case, you must delete Onion3Cry Ransomware, and that is what we focus on in this report. Read more »

Finding Exolock Ransomware on your system could mean losing all your important files as this malicious program can slither onto your system without your knowledge and encrypt all your files behind your back. This is done with the intention to extort money from you for the decryption of your files, which, by the way, very rarely happens actually. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this current version that emerged only a month ago, in September, 2017, may only partially work. This means that it could crash upon finishing the encryption; therefore, you may not even see the ransom note screen and may not have a clue as to what has just happened. You should know that being hit by such a dangerous infection can only be cured by having a backup of your files somewhere safe or if malware hunters manage to come up with a free tool to recover your files. Well, right now we do not have knowledge of such a free tool; therefore, it is quite likely that you will lose all your files to this devastating attack. We advise you to remove Exolock Ransomware right away so that you can start with a clean system. Read more »

Wyvern Ransomware is a malicious file-encrypting program that marks its enciphered data with a particular extension consisting of three parts: email address, unique ID number, and random six letters, for example, [decryptorx@cock.li]-id-D908543R.wyvern. If such extension marked your files, your system was most likely infected with this threat. In which case, we advise you to continue reading our article and learn more significant details about Wyvern Ransomware. Below the text, we will place deletion instructions too that were prepared by our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com who tested the malware themselves. Users who also wish to know more about this malicious program could leave us a comment below the article too or write us a message through social media. Read more »

When your computer gets infected by ransomware, most of the time you are provided with a ransom note in a program window or a .txt or .html file. The Bud ransomware displays a ransom in a program window in which the text is being typed as if someone was typing it in real time. In the ransom warning, the infection informs the victim that pictures and other valuable files have been encrypted and provides instructions how to regain access to the locked data. Our advice is that you disregard the threatening requirements and take action to remove the Bud ransomware. Little cases are known when attackers indeed provide victims with decryption keys or tools. There are only several cases registered when cyber criminals publish the decryption keys of ransomware threats that are about to be abandoned. Even though the ransom warning says that you will surely regain access to your lost data, we strongly advise you against paying up. Read more »