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It might be difficult to understand what Phorpiex Botnet is or how it works if you do not understand what a botnet is. It is a system of connected devices that the creator/controller of the botnet can use to perform various tasks. In many cases, botnets are used for DDoS (Distributed Denial-of-Service) attacks that are meant to disrupt certain services. However, they can also be used for mass spam email campaigns and malware distribution on a vast scale. Probably one of the most well-known threats to be distributed with the help of Phorpiex is the GandCrab Ransomware. That is no longer the case today, but it can still disperse malware that causes problems and forces people to go through complicated removal tasks. Speaking of that, understand that deleting Phorpiex Botnet systems is not a child’s play. If your computer was infected, you might have to delete the threats implemented by the botnet, as well as third-party malware that might be used for botnet’s distribution or that might have been downloaded by it. Read more »

What do you do if Boop Ransomware encrypts personal files? You might try to decrypt them yourself. You might look for third-party decryption tools. You might rush to check your backups to see if you have copies of your documents, photos, videos, and other precious, important files. Whatever you do, do not act out of panic and fear. That is what the cybercriminals behind this malware are looking for, and if you give them the opportunity to scam you, they will take it. Even checking the backups could be risky if you do it via an infected system because there are some threats that are capable of encrypting backups too! So, our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team suggests that you figure out how to delete Boop Ransomware first. Once that is taken care of, we hope that you can restore or replace your files and also secure your system to prevent new malware from invading it. Read more »

You might face Geno Ransomware, a malicious file-encryptor, if you leave your Windows operating system exposed to malware. So, is your system protected appropriately? If it is, are you doing everything to ensure that you are not responsible for helping cybercriminals invade it? Opening spam emails, skipping security updates, choosing unreliable websites to download files from, and trusting misleading ads and pop-ups can help malware slither in. Unfortunately, there are tons of file-encrypting infections in the virtual world, and new ones continue to emerge all the time. STOP Ransomware is one of the threats that have an incredible number of variants. Geno is one of them, along with Usam Ransomware, Odgo Ransomware, Npph Ransomware, and hundreds of others. If you are interested in learning how to remove any of them, check the guides that are already available on Anti-Spyware-101.com. If you want to learn how to remove Geno Ransomware, continue reading this report. Read more »

Copa Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that will try to push you into spending your money on a decryption tool that is supposed to restore your files. You should never pay anything to the criminals behind this infection because it will only encourage them to create more malicious threats. Instead, use the manual removal instructions you will find below this description, and then look for ways to restore your files. There’s a public decryption tool available that should help you restore part of your data, but you should never keep all of your eggs in one basket, so you should learn about ways to protect yourself from a ransomware infection. Read more »

If you run Windows, you have to watch out for Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware. This ransomware was created to encrypt your personal files, and let us assure you that it can encrypt pretty much all of your personal files. Once that is done, the “.eknkfwovyzb” extension is appended to them, and that is how you can assess the damages done. Unfortunately, fixing these damages is easier said than done. In fact, at the time that Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers analyzed this malware, there was no guaranteed way to get the files decrypted. The attackers behind the infection want you to believe something else, but we must warn you that this malware is just as dangerous as Wannacry666 Ransomware, Moba Ransomware, NYPD Ransomware, and thousands of other threats alike. Hopefully, the damages are not permanent, but that depends on what kinds of measures you have taken prior to the attack of this malware. Continue reading to learn more about that, as well as how to delete Eknkfwovyzb Ransomware. Read more »