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Upgradesys is a new threat for Android-based device users that can spy on you and steal personally identifiable information (PII) from you. However, what may distinguish this dangerous infection from other threats is that it is not one that you infect your smartphone or any other Android device with; this malware is indeed a pre-installed Android application. This simply means that it is already on your device before you could buy it. As a matter of fact, this Trojan program has mainly been found on budget smartphones, such as BLU, which is produced by a Florida-based American company that designs re-branded low-cost mobile devices. Read more »

BlackRuby-2 Ransomware is a new version of BlackRuby Ransomware. It would be a lie if we told you that it is a prevalent infection that has already caused problems to hundreds of users because it is not. It has been detected only recently, so its infection rate is still low. It does not mean that this cannot change soon, so you should not keep your system unprotected if you do not want to find this nasty ransomware infection active on your computer. It has been observed by researchers at anti-spyware-101.com that BlackRuby-2 Ransomware checks the victim’s IP address and does not encrypt files on his/her computer if it finds out that the user lives in Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, or Turkey. In all other cases, it encrypts users’ personal files the second it infiltrates their computers. It acts like other ransomware infections – it locks the most important users’ files. You will be told that you can decrypt them with Black Ruby Decryptor, but you should not invest in this tool because you might not even get it from cyber criminals, or you might find out that it cannot unlock a single file. You will not find free decryption software to download from the web, but it does not mean that users who want to get their files back must purchase the special decryptor. All encrypted files can be restored from a backup easily once the ransomware infection is removed from the system. Read more »

If your system has been penetrated by slingshot malware, you need to know that your privacy and your files could be in great danger. This is a Trojan infection that can do all kinds of malicious operations on your computer without your knowledge. According to our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com, this attack mainly regards those users who have one of the Mikrotik routers made in Latvia as the authors of this Trojan can use certain exploits to compromise these routers to gain system administrator privileges on a system. This malware infection comes with a payload of five different modules, which can capture your screenshots, log your keyboards strokes, and thus steal sensitive information from you among other stuff. If it is not clear yet why we recommend that you remove slingshot malware immediately, please continue reading our article to find out more. Read more »

Scammerlocker Ransomware is a malicious file-encrypting program. Some researchers think it might be targeted at scammers as a punishment for their malicious activities, although it would be difficult to confirm it. In any case, if you somehow encountered it, we advise you to keep reading our article and learn more about its effective manner, possible distribution channels, available removal methods, and other vital information. Slightly below the text, we will place manual removal steps too, so if you need any help with Scammerlocker Ransomware’s deletion feel free to use them. Also, users who have more questions about this infection or require any assistance while eliminating it could leave us a message at the end of this page or contact us via social media. Read more »

Zenis Ransomware is a fresh threat that can take all your important files hostage and extort money from you for the decryptor and the private key. This new ransomware infection seems to be fresh in two ways. First, it surfaced only a week or two ago and thus, has only infected a few victims. Second, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com did not find any resemblance with previous ransomware threats. Nevertheless, you should take this malware infection seriously because you can easily lose all your precious files in this dangerous attack. Although we may have good news for you as malware researchers may have had a breakthrough with this infection and managed to decrypt it. This means that it is possible that you will find a free decryption tool on the web to recover your files, but we do not advise you to look for it or use it yourself unless you are an advanced user. All in all, we do not recommend that you go along with the demands and pay the ransom fee in the end since there is no guarantee that you will get what you pay for. We advise you to remove Zenis Ransomware immediately from your PC. Read more »