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If a black window with red letters has been opened on your screen, and it is no longer possible to open a bunch of files, Ransomuserlocker Ransomware must have entered your system. It is one of those nasty infections that encrypt files on users’ computers right away after infiltrating them. It is not a prevalent infection, but it might still enter your system one day without your knowledge. Even though this malicious application is one of those threats that arrive on users’ computers without permission, it does not stay unnoticed for a long time because users’ usually soon discover that their important files and pictures have been locked. The first thing you should do after discovering Ransomuserlocker Ransomware active on your system is to fully remove the ransomware infection from the system. This Korean infection does not create any entries in the Run registry key like some other file-encrypting threats, so it cannot start working automatically on users’ computers; however, you might launch it yourself accidentally and, after doing this, discover more files locked, not to mention that the black window with a ransom note in Korean will be opened on your screen once again. Luckily, this window is not opened in full-screen, so you could still access system utilities and erase the ransomware infection from the system. Continue reading to find out what you need to do to delete this infection manually from your computer. Read more »

A new malicious application has been discovered by specialists at anti-spyware-101.com. It has been named EncryptServer2018 Ransomware. One of the reasons it has such a name is because it encrypts files on servers and appends the .2018 extension to all affected files. Yes, this threat targets Windows Servers primarily, but we cannot guarantee that you will not discover this malicious application on your computer one day. If it ever finds a way to enter your system unnoticed, we are sure you will still soon find out about its entrance because you will discover a number of files encrypted. There is a reason why this malicious application locks files on compromised computers. Cyber criminals behind this infection use it as a tool to obtain money from users more easily. If your files have already been encrypted, and you are one step away from sending money to crooks, you should know that there are no guarantees that you will get a tool to decrypt your files. It is the main reason our specialists do not consider sending money to the author of the ransomware infection a good solution to this problem. Either way, the ransomware infection needs to be removed from the system completely as soon as possible. Read more »

CCord SystemLocker is a computer infection that is classified as ransomware. It means that it holds your computer hostage and wants you to pay a ransom fee. If you pay the fee, the program will give you your system back, or so it says. These days, when we deal with ransomware programs, we usually expect to encounter the encrypting ransomware programs that scramble user’s files and then wait for users to pay for the decryption key. CCord SystemLocker, on the other hand, does not do anything of the sort. This program locks your screen, and you need to remove the infection for good if you want to access your desktop again. Read more »

Lebal is a nasty malicious application that will steal information from your computer if it ever slithers onto it. To tell you the truth, it seems that this infection primarily targets private companies, organizations, and institutions, but, of course, you cannot be so sure that you will never find it on your computer either, so you should be cautious 24/7. If you suspect that you could have become one of the victims of this nasty threat, scan your system with an antimalware scanner or check the main folders on your computer yourself. You should be able to find malicious .exe files representing Lebal in %TEMP%, %USERPROFILE%\Desktop, or %USERPROFILE%\Downloads. If it turns out to be true that you have a Trojan active on your computer, you must delete it as soon as possible. Unfortunately, it usually takes some time for users to realize that they have this Trojan because these threats enter computers illegally and perform activities in the background. Specifically speaking, Lebal is a threat used to steal personal information from users’ computers. As a consequence, if you do not disable it, privacy-related problems will arise sooner or later. It is not so easy to delete Trojans manually, but we promise to help you erase it – continue reading! Read more »

GandCrab Ransomware is yet another file encrypting infection that was created by cyber criminals to take your money. Just like most other threats of this kind, the ransomware could slither into the targeted system using corrupted spam emails and known security backdoors, but our Anti-spyware-101.com malware researchers have found that the threat can also be spread using the RigEK exploit kit. RigEK delivers malicious payload when the victim visits an unsecure website. After this, it employs Javascript to check for any vulnerable plug-ins that could be exploited. At the time of research, the ransomware was mostly affecting Windows users in South Korea, the United States, China, and Russia, but that does not mean that you are safe if you live in a different region. If you still have time, you need to protect your operating system as soon as possible, but if the malicious infection has already invaded, you need to focus on deleting it first. If you do not know how to remove GandCrab Ransomware, you will find useful information in this report. Read more »

Killbot, also known as KillBot_Virus Ransomware, could be a severe threat to your system and to your files once its finished version manages to slither onto your PC. As a matter of fact, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this ransomware program seems like a project in development as not all functionalities work just yet. However, since this malicious program is coded in .NET, we inspected it and found that this threat can actually cause serious damage to your system once it is finished. In fact, it seems like a wiper and ransomware hybrid that has capability to encrypt all possible files on your system, including .exe files. Fortunately, the current version simply locks your screen with its ransom note but does not encrypt or damage your files. Therefore, you can relatively easily remove Killbot from your PC without losing your files to encryption. Nevertheless, you cannot take this threat lightly because if it has managed to infiltrate your system this time, what will protect you next time? Read more »

Doublelocker Ransomware is a dangerous program that will lock your Android device and demand that you pay to restore your files. Unlike desktop ransomware infections, this program might be somewhat harder to remove because users are seldom acquainted with how their Android OS works. However, there are ways to remove Doublelocker Ransomware, although you may have to refer to a professional technician. The most important thing is that you have to get rid of this program, and you should never pay a single cent to the people behind this infection. Please remember that paying would not solve anything. Read more »