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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 »

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 »

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 »

Evasive Ransomware is one more program crafted by malware developers to help them make illegal profits from unsuspecting Internet users. Thus, if you ever discover it active on your personal computer, make sure to remove it without any hesitation. It is critical to note that this malicious application follows a rather simple scheme. Once it enters your operating system, it encrypts a vast number of your files and then asks you to pay a huge ransom in return for decryption services. It goes without saying that having this ransomware could have devastating outcomes. In our report, we provide information gathered by our malware experts about the inner workings of this malicious program. Also, you will find a few virtual security tips to help you maintain a clean and secure operating system at all times. Alongside such information, we include detailed removal instructions, which you should use to delete Evasive Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Teamo Ransomware is a new danger to your files if this malicious program manages to sneak onto your computer. This ransomware program mainly targets your default media directories to encrypt your personal files. This also means that if you keep your personal files in other folders, you could be saved this time. Still, it is always good to have a backup of your files stored on a portable drive or in cloud storage. Usually, such a backup is your only chance to recover your files after having been hit by such a dangerous ransomware program. This new threat seems to target mainly Spanish speakers; at least, its ransom note being in Spanish leads us to this assumption. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is important that you remove Teamo Ransomware immediately if you want to restore your computer. Please note that this does not mean that your encrypted files will be recovered. It is quite possible that you will lose those if you do not have a backup that you could use now to transfer back onto your hard disk. Read more »

If you ever encounter a program that goes by the name of Oni Ransomware, make sure to avoid it at all costs. It is imperative to do so because this application functions in an extremely malicious manner, just like any other ransomware program. If you are not familiar with such intrusive applications, you must know that they can lock a vast amount of your data without any notification or authorization. It is not hard to imagine that having this malware will lead to disastrous outcomes, especially if you use your computer for work-related activities. To understand how your files are locked, make sure to read the rest of this detailed report. Alongside such information, we provide virtual security tips to help you maintain a clean and secure operating system at all times. To help you delete Oni Ransomware completely, we also include an easy-to-follow removal guide. Read more »