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It his high time we discuss a new ransomware and a unique one at that. Anonpop Ransomware is not your average ransomware because it does not encrypt files but removes them. Moreover, it does not have the ability to bring them back after you have paid the money. Its developers are clearly not concerned with keeping their word, not even in the slightest. They want to trick you into thinking that they have mysteriously hidden them in a created partition, but that is untrue. Please continue reading if you want to find out more. Read more »

Trojan Vawtrak is a dangerous threat that can cause serious security and privacy issues if it manages to sneak onto your system. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have categorized this malicious program as a banking Trojan. This infection can steal sensitive information from you, such as banking details and passwords. Therefore, you may not “only” lose money from your accounts but it is also possible that you become the victim of an identity theft. None of these scenarios are anyone’s desire. We are here to help you by sharing what we have found after careful research. But before we go into details, we must tell you that we recommend that you remove Trojan Vawtrak right away if you want to protect your privacy and your saved data. Please continue reading to find out more about this banking Trojan infection. Read more »

Negozl Ransomware is yet another infection that aims to secretly infect your computer and force you to pay a ransom. We advocate for removing this infection because you might not get the required decryption key even after you have paid. Hence, you must not trust the cyber criminals behind this ransomware. Its developers use scaremongering to force you to pay. Threatening to delete your files if you do not pay the ransom is not the best of tactic when it comes to easing the victim to the idea of complying with the demands. Regardless, we suggest that you delete the ransomware first, but remember that the files will remain encrypted. Read more »

Kozy.Jozy Ransomware is another computer infection developed in Russia. Even though specialists consider it to be the Russian ransomware, it does not mean that this infection only spreads in Russia, which means that you might allow this infection to enter your system if you are not careful enough as well. The first symptom that the ransomware infection has found a way to your computer is a bunch of encrypted files. It is not difficult to say that files are encrypted because another filename extension will be added to the files Kozy.Jozy Ransomware touches. You will also simply notice that it is impossible to open them. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com have managed to find out that this computer infection uses RSA-2048, which is known to be the asymmetric encryption algorithm, so this means that files will not be unlocked for you even if you remove Kozy.Jozy Ransomware from your computer. Read more »

You should be aware of the fact that a new ransomware infection Dr Jimbo Ransomware seeking to lock files and then extort money from users has recently appeared on the web. As it is new, it is not very popular; however, it is very likely that it will become prevalent in the future, so if you do not want to find all your personal files encrypted one day, you need to take care of your system’s safety. If it is too late and you have already encountered Dr Jimbo Ransomware, you need to remove this infection from your computer. All users, except those that are going to transfer the money required by this ransomware infection, should eliminate Dr Jimbo Ransomware as soon as possible. We will share the knowledge we have about the removal of ransomware infections in the article, so you have to be very attentive while reading it. Read more »