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The hackers behind 5ss5c Ransomware seem to be greedy as they may ask their victims to pay 1 BTC in exchange for decryption tools. As you see, the malware’s victims might need such tools to decrypt files locked by the malicious application. The message, which explains how to get in touch with the hackers and what a user needs to to exactly, gets displayed right after the threat enciphers all targeted files. As usual, data that gets encrypted ought to be personal, while files that belong to the system should be left alone. Thus, it is safe to say that receiving this malicious application might cause you lots of damage if you have irreplaceable files on your device. However, we advise not to panic and to read the rest of our article to learn how it works and how to eliminate 5ss5c Ransomware. Read more »

If Ekans Ransomware enters your system, you might notice that one by one, your files are becoming unreadable until your computer crashes. However, you may not have to fear it if you are a regular home user because from what we have learned about this threat, it looks like its creators might be after businesses or other organizations. It appears the malware was created for money extortion as the note it creates mentions about users having to pay in order to receive decryption tools. Of course, since an infected device might crash soon after the threat gets in, its user might be unable to view this ransom note. If you want to know what your options are after receiving Ekans Ransomware or you are interested in more details about it, you should have a look at the rest of this report. Read more »

Devil Ransomware is a malicious computer infection. This program was designed to swindle you out of your money, but it is up to you to decide whether you give your savings away or not. Needless to say, you should not follow this program’s instructions. You have to act swiftly and remove Devil Ransomware immediately.

The truth is that removing ransomware infections from our computers is not that complicated. It is a lot more difficult to recover all the files that were affected by encryption. You shouldn’t rule out the possibility that you may need to start building your file library from scratch. Read more »

It is important to notice when Pysa Ransomware slithers in because it is your best chance of removing the infection and stopping it from encrypting your personal files. If you do not notice the threat, it encrypts files and then erases itself. Yes, Pysa Ransomware deletes itself, and that means that you might not need to worry about clearing your system from malware, but, just in case, you should employ a trusted malware scanner. Do it now to learn whether or not there is anything that you need to pay close attention to. Hopefully, threats no longer occupy your operating system, and you can focus on your personal files and, of course, the security of your Windows system. Note that even if you end up losing all encrypted files, you need to secure your system because there are hundreds and thousands of other infections that could invade it next. The ball is in your court. Read more »

If you are informed about the existence of FlowerPippi, you need to make sure that you remove this threat as soon as possible. You also need to inspect your operating system for other threats because this backdoor malware is unlikely to exist on its own. In the summer of 2019, this malicious threat was found to spread via spam emails along with Gelup, another Trojan that, of course, requires elimination as well. These two infections are believed to belong to the TA505 group, which has been sending its malware in many different directions. Its activity has been recorded in Morroco, the Middle East, and also Australia, Japan, and the Philippines. If you live in these three countries, you are more likely to need to delete FlowerPippi from your operating system. So, how can you get rid of this malware and, more important, how can you ensure protection against it in the future? Read more »

SaveTheQueen Ransomware is a recently created file-encrypting threat. It is possible that we encountered a test version, which means the malware could still be in development. Our researchers think so because the malicious application does not drop a ransom note. Showing a ransom note is typical behavior for ransomware as such programs are mostly used to extort money from regular home users, businesses, or institutions. Further, we explain how our encountered variant works, how it could be distributed, and how it could be erased if it enters a system. At the end of this text, we also provide deletion steps that show how to remove SaveTheQueen Ransomware manually, although we cannot guarantee the instructions will still work if hackers release a new version of the malware. Read more »

Do you use Google Chrome on a daily basis? Perhaps you use it at work, or maybe you only use it at home. Whatever the case is, we are sure that you want to be safe while using this web browser. Unsurprisingly, Google Chrome is the most popular browser, with more than 69% of people using it all around the world. Unfortunately, the most popular services are usually the ones that are targeted by schemers and cybercriminals in most cases too. CStealer is a dangerous Trojan that was created to go after Google Chrome users specifically, and if it is successful, it can steal sensitive passwords stored on this browser. Read more »

Trojan.PyXie.A is a malicious computer infection that can remain hidden in the target system for a long time before the infected users does anything about it. It is a Trojan that works as a Remote Access Tool (RAT), and so it has a pretty wide functionality, which allows other cybercriminals to make use of this infection. In some cases, Trojan.PyXie.A can also be used to distribute ransomware, so the sooner you remove it from your system the better. The best way to find out whether you have this threat on-board is to run regular system scans with a reliable security tool. Read more »