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AutoEncryptor Ransomware is a malicious computer infection whose ultimate goal is to obtain your money. Ransomware infections are created massively with the aim of making victims pay large sums of money, which vary approximately from 100 to 500 US dollars. The latest ransomware infections provide requirements to use the digital currency Bitcoins, which enables attackers' anonymity. In the case of AutoEncryptor Ransomware, the attackers seem to be unaware of the value of 1 bitcoin as they demand a 10.000 bitcoins release fee. This amount of money is more than 10 million US dollars. In general, a lot of unsuspecting computer users get trapped by ransomware and pay the money required, but the victims affected by the AutoEncryptor Ransomware are likely not able to afford their data recovery. All that you can do with the AutoEncryptor infection is remove it from the PC and take action to prevent similar future incidents. Read more »

Jokers House Ransomware is yet another malicious program that you must avoid at all costs. That is so because programs of this classification can act in an extremely malicious manner. If you do not know much about ransomware applications, be aware of the fact that they are capable of locking personal data without any notification or authorization. In most cases, cyber crooks use such programs so they could profit illegally from unsuspecting users. To understand more about the overall functionality of this malware, make sure to read the rest of our detailed report. Alongside such information, we provide a few precautionary tips since in quite a few cases users infect their PC with this malicious program because they lack basic knowledge regarding virtual security. Below the report, you will also find a comprehensive removal guide that you should use as soon as Jokers House Ransomware is found up and running on your personal computer. Read more »

A new crypto-threat Pytehole Ransomware has been released by cyber criminals recently. It was first detected on the 25th of April, 2017, so it is not distributed actively yet, but specialists at anti-spyware-101.com still want users to know about the damage it might cause. We should start by saying that this malicious application arrives on computers illegally and then, after its executable file pyte-hole.exe (it might have a different name) is launched, starts encrypting users’ files. It does not encrypt all files it finds stored on the system, so %WINDIR% files (Windows OS files) are left untouched, and the affected computer can work normally. Unfortunately, Pytehole Ransomware stays active on the system after performing the encryption process, so it might strike again, specialists say. In consequence, users who discover Pytehole Ransomware on their PCs and a bunch of files encrypted should hurry to remove this malicious application fully. Keeping malware installed is always a bad idea because it might be performing activities in the background or even help other threats to sneak onto the system unnoticed. Read more »

Xpan Ransomware is a new threat from the notorious Brazilian cyber criminal organization often referred to as "TeamXRat" or "CorporacaoXRat." These criminals are also responsible for creating the infamous Xorist Ransomware; however, this new ransomware seems to be more complex than any previous ones from this team. After sneaking on to your system without your knowledge, it encrypts all your important files, including documents and archives. Our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com say that this ransomware may mostly target corporations and bigger companies. Therefore, it is possible that the ransom fee these crooks demand is rather high. While you as a personal computer user may be safe from this nightmarish attack, we believe that it is important to know how this threat can slither onto a computer and how it works because this information may help you avoid similar hits. We advise you to remove Xpan Ransomware immediately from your computer, or at least what could be left of it after the attack. Please read our full report to learn more about this vicious program. Read more »

AES-NI Ransomware is an infection that encrypts files using an AES encryption algorithm. To decrypt these keys, a special private key is required, but it can only be provided to you by the developer of the ransomware, and, of course, they could care less about your files. Unfortunately, because of that, there is a great possibility that your files will remain permanently encrypted even if you pay the ransom that should help you redeem the decryption key. If your private files are safely backed up on an external drive or online, we suggest focusing on the removal of the ransomware. If your files are not backed up, you probably want to learn more about this infection. If you continue reading, you will learn everything that our Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team knows about the ransomware. We will also show you how to delete AES-NI Ransomware from your Windows operating system. Read more »