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If an infection that has invaded your PC informs you that your personal files are encrypted, you have to be careful because infections like Blooper Ransomware might trick you into believing lies just to get your money. While serious file-encrypting infections are emerging every day, recently, there has been a surge of malware that only poses as such infections. A few of them include Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware, Deos Ransomware, and DeadSec-Crypto Ransomware. When Bloopers Encrypter invades your operating system, it introduces you to a ransom message suggesting that your files are encrypted and that you can decrypt them only by paying a ransom. This is how real ransomware infections operate, and so it is possible that more gullible, inexperienced users will be tricked. Of course, you would achieve nothing by paying the ransom because your files are not encrypted! You should be able to delete Blooper Ransomware manually, and the guide below shows how to do that, but we also want to show you how to determine whether or not the infection is real, as well as how to protect yourself against malware in the future. Read more »

Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker falls under the category of ransomware, although it does not encrypt any data like most of other ransomware applications created nowadays. Screen-locking programs were more popular a few years ago, so we rarely encounter threats like this these days. It's displayed message might look rather scary, but fortunately, it can be turned off with a few simple steps. Thus, if your screen was locked by Fbi Anti-piracy Warning Screen Locker do not panic and have a look at the removal instructions provided below the report. If you wish to find out even more about this malicious program, we encourage you to take your time and review the rest of the text first. Read more »

LockedByte Ransomware is a modified version of Deos Ransomware, which specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com analyzed some time ago (you can find their report on this threat on our website). Although specialists have detected and analyzed it recently, it could have affected a number of computers already. Most probably, you are one of its victims if you are reading this article. What you need to do if it is true is to remove LockedByte Ransomware fully from the system. Do not pay attention to its ransom note, and do not send money to get your files decrypted because they might stay the way they are even if you make a payment to cyber criminals behind this ransomware infection. It is nothing new that this threat demands money because all ransomware infections act the same – they try to obtain money from users. Do not give the author of this nasty infection a cent and better go to remove it as soon as possible. Keeping malware active might result in hundreds of security-related problems. Also, your screen will stay locked if you already see a window opened by LockedByte Ransomware, meaning that you could not freely use your computer. Last but not least, the ransomware-type infection might strike again and encrypt more files. Read more »

BlackSheep Ransomware shows fake system message to confuse the victim and stop him from interrupting the malicious application’s installation. According to our researchers, this infection should show fake Windows updates screen that user may receive after launching a suspicious file. The notification might look rather realistic, but some details show that it could be fictitious, e.g. a misplaced loading sign. If you fail to notice anything strange and do not interrupt the process, the malware should lock your screen and encrypt all valuable data located on the computer. The good news is deleting BlackSheep Ransomware can unlock the screen, and the bad news is erasing the infection does not undo the damage it already made. However, paying the ransom does not guarantee you will be able to decrypt enciphered files either, so instead of risking your money, we advise to use the instructions located below and regain the control of the device. Read more »