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Ransomware infections are usually programmed to display English ransom warnings, but the Gendarmerie ransomware is one of threats targeted at French-speaking computer users. The Gendarmerie infection, as the name suggests, is supposed to deceive computer users into thinking that they are dealing with law enforcement, which is also implied by the email fbi-cybercrimedivision@hotmail.com present in the infection's ransom note. The truth is that your computer is infected with a destructive threat encrypting files, and your response to the issue should be the removal of the infection. If you are familiar with ransomware and desire to remove the one you have right now, move down to the end of the review to find our removal guide. Interested readers are invited to continue reading to learn more about this harmful threat.

The Gendarmerie ransomware was created using the Hidden Tear ransomware building software. Hidden Tear is an open source platform that was initially created for educational purposes. Unfortunately, script kiddies soon found how to launch their ransomware campaigns. A typical ransomware based on Hidden Tear would encrypt files in the test directory located on the desktop, but the latest detections show that Hidden Tear have been upgraded to make more damaging ransomware threats. Read more »

WannaDie ransomware is yet another malware that happens to be roaming the web nowadays. Thus, if you ever encounter it while browsing the web, make sure to delete it without any hesitation. That is critical because this devious piece of software can lock a vast amount of your files without any notification or authorization. It should be more than obvious that having such application active on your personal computer could have devastating outcomes, to put it mildly. To have a better understanding of how this malware functions and why its removal is a must, make sure to read the rest of this detailed report. Additionally, you will find a few virtual security recommendations, which will allow you to maintain a clean and secure operating system at all times. Besides all of that, we also include an in-depth removal guide, which you should use to delete WannaDie ransomware without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Have you encountered the vicious Sexy Ransomware? If you have, you might have discovered already that some of your personal files were encrypted. According to the analysis of Anti-Spyware-101.com research team, this malware is most dangerous in those cases when personal files are stored in the folders within %APPDATA%, %PUBLIC%, and %ALLUSERSPROFILE% directories. These files might include photos, media content, and text documents. Without a doubt, having your personal files encrypted is a terrible thing because, most likely, you will not recover them. If you are fearful of having your files corrupted, you should set up a backup. Once your files are backed up online or on an external drive, you will not lose access to them even if the original files end up being corrupted. Of course, if backups do not exist, you are more likely to follow the demands listed by the creator of the ransomware, and you are less likely to delete Sexy Ransomware right away. Needless to say, removing this threat is important, and if you want to learn more about the process, please continue reading. Read more »

Sigma Ransomware is a dangerous infection that may encrypt all your important files and ask for a high ransom fee to send you the decryption tool and your private key, which are required for you to be able recover your files. Unfortunately, our experience indicates that such attackers rarely keep their word; in other words, there is little chance for you to get the tool and the key after you pay the ransom fee. It is more likely that these cyber criminals disappear right away or infect you with yet another threat. It is important that you keep a backup of your files somewhere safe (e.g., removable drive) because after such a devastating attack, this could be your only savior. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that you should remove Sigma Ransomware right after you realize that it has hit your computer. Please read our full report to learn more about this dangerous threat and how you can avoid similar ones in the future. Read more »

Bass-fes Ransomware is one more devious application crafted by malware developer for a single reason - to make huge, illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. Thus, it should not be surprising that we urge users to delete this malicious application if it is ever found up and running on your personal computer. It is paramount to do so because this ransomware, like any other application of this classification, can encrypt vast quantities of your data without any warning whatsoever. It should be rather obvious that having a program of such capabilities will lead to devastating outcomes, to put it mildly. To understand how this malware functions and why its removal is paramount, make sure to read our article. Alongside such information, we also include a few virtual security recommendations and a detailed removal guide, which you should use to delete Bass-fes Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Ordinypt Ransomware, also known as Hsdfsdcrypt Ransomware, belongs to the group of crypto-malware. Since it drops a ransom note written in German, our researchers suspect that it targets German-speaking users primarily. Sadly, there are no guarantees that it will not arrive on those computers whose owners do not know a single word in this language. If you are reading this article because you have already detected this infection on your computer too, what you should do first things first is to remove Ordinypt Ransomware so that it could not encrypt any new personal files you create. This ransomware infection does not launch automatically on system startup because it does not create a point of execution, but you might launch it yourself by mistake. Ransomware infections are considered one of the most dangerous malicious applications, but, luckily, the ransomware infection we are talking about in this article is not one of those sophisticated threats. It means that it should not be very hard to delete it from the system. Unfortunately, it might be impossible to decrypt files this ransomware infection has touched. Yes, it is a typical crypto-threat that locks users’ personal files once it infiltrates their computers. Read more »

0000 Ransomware is a threat that Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers have found to be one of the newest variants of CryptoMix ransomware. There is one more infection that is currently being analyzed by our research team called Xzzx Ransomware, which indicates that this family is on the rise at the moment. Our research team is working hard to inform you about these malicious infections before they manage to infect your operating system, and so if you want to keep yourself informed, please check back in again to learn about all of the looming security threats. Right now, we need to focus on the removal of 0000 Ransomware because this threat is real, and it might invade your operating system very fast. If you continue reading this report, you will learn about this malware, as well as how to delete it from your Windows operating system manually. If that is what you care about the most, move to the last section of this report and the instructions below. Read more »