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Wannapeace Ransomware is one more devious application that you must delete if it is ever found up and running on your operating system. Our malware experts urge you to do so without any hesitation since this malicious piece of software functions in an extremely malicious manner. Like any other ransomware program, the one in question can easily encrypt a vast amount of your data without any notification or authorization. It is not hard to imagine that having such application could lead to disastrous outcomes, to put it mildly. To help you understand how this malicious piece of software works we present findings of your researchers in this article. Also, you will find virtual security tips, which will help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Besides all such information, we include an in-depth removal guide, which you should use to delete Wannapeace Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

If all pictures, videos, songs, slides, and other files that belong to you have been marked by the .nightmare extension, Foxy Ransomware must have infiltrated your computer. It is another HiddenTear-based ransomware infection, so our specialists have not found it surprising at all that it acts the way it does, i.e. goes to lock files on compromised machines the first thing. All ransomware infections act similarly – they make it impossible to access files so that cyber criminals behind them could have a chance to obtain easy money from users. At the time of writing, Foxy Ransomware was not a very prevalent threat if compared to similar ransomware-type infections, but it does not mean that it cannot become popular over time, so you should take all security measures to prevent it from entering your system. If it is already too late for prevention, i.e. you have already encountered this threat, you should delete it from your computer right away because the ransomware infection creates a copy of itself in %TEMP%, and you might accidentally launch it again one day. In this case, your files will become encrypted again. Once all components of Foxy Ransomware are erased from your system, you could restore your files. Unfortunately, free decryption software does not exist. Cyber criminals will not give you the special decryption tool to you for free either, so the only thing you can do is to restore these encrypted personal files from a backup. Read more »

Goofed Ransomware is another malicious application based on an open source ransomware known as Hidden Tear. The malware got its name from the extension it appends to its enciphered data, for example, sky.jpg.goofed. If some of your files on the computer where marked by this extension too, we advise you to keep reading this article and learn more details about the threat. As you may already realize, the malicious application’s purpose is to take user's files as hostages, and by creating such an infection, its developers are hoping they will be able to extort money from their victims. Paying the ransom is not something we would advise you to do even if the sum does not look huge or the malware encrypts important data because there is not knowing if its developers will keep up to their promises. In other words, you could be left with nothing. Users who choose to delete Goofed Ransomware instead could follow the instructions available below the text. Read more »

The malicious Cobra Ransomware is not like most other file-encryptor. Just like most threats of this nature, it encrypts personal files, such as photos, archives, or documents, but it also goes on to encrypt files that belong to programs. These, of course, are much easier to replace, but that still can create problems. When files are encrypted, the “.id-.[cranbery@colorendgrace.com].cobra” extension is added to their names, and so it is impossible for you to miss the ones that were hit. Unfortunately, removing the extension from files will not help you recover your files. You will also be unable to recover files if you rely on shadow volume copies because the ransomware erases them using the “vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet” command. Third-party decryptors that would help in this situation do not exist either. Basically, there is nothing anyone can do to help you recover the encrypted files. Unfortunately, the cyber crooks behind this threat will dangle a decryptor in front of your nose using the ransom note, and instead of focusing on that, you need to focus on the removal of the threat! Read more »

Make sure to perform a complete removal of a program known as Netcrypton Ransomware if it is ever discovered up and running on your personal computer. It is critical to do so because this devious piece of software is capable of malicious functionality. Like any other fully working ransomware program it can easily lock enormous amounts of data stored on your personal computer. It should be more than obvious that such application could cause tremendous damage. In our report, we present further information about the inner workings of this malware. Because most users infect their computer with devious and malicious applications due to lack of knowledge regarding virtual security, our researchers have compiled a few virtual security tips to help you maintain a fully secure operating system at all times. Also, to help you remove Netcrypton Ransomware without encountering any major problems. Read more »