Anti-spyware 101

A new ransomware infection that shares similarities with Cryakl Ransomware has been detected by cyber criminals. It is called Fairy Tail Ransomware because it appends a long string with .fairytail at the end to all encrypted files. Yes, this malicious application is another crypto-threat that mercilessly locks files on victims’ computers. Researchers working at anti-spyware-101.com have observed that the quality of this ransomware infection is low, so it is not very likely that it will become very prevalent; however, a new polished version might be developed in the near future, so users should not leave their systems unprotected, specialists say. Fairy Tail Ransomware cannot be considered prevalent, but it does not mean that users cannot encounter it. Have you already encountered this infection? If yes, you must delete it from your computer right away. If you do nothing about its presence, it is only a question of time when it locks more files on your system because it creates an entry in HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run so that it could continue doing its dirty job after the system restart. In other words, the Value it creates allows it to start working on system startup. The removal of this ransomware infection will not be very easy since it not only makes modifications in the system registry, but also copies itself to %TEMP%, but if you read this report before you go to erase this infection, you should manage to delete it manually. Read more »

Suspended Ransomware is a threat that can be used to encrypt your files. That is done so that the crooks behind the infection could have leverage when making their demands. The main demand, of course, is that you pay a ransom, and it is quite big – 600 USD. All in all, whether the ransom is small or big, paying it is never a good idea due to several reasons. First of all, you do not want to obey cyber criminals at all. Second, you do not want to waste your money, and that is likely to happen if you pay the ransom. Although the developer of the ransomware wants you to believe that a decryption key would be offered if you paid the ransom, that is unlikely to happen. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team warns that this is the risk that the victims of Baliluware Ransomware, Creeper Ransomware, Hrhr Ransomware, and many other similar infections face as well. Unfortunately, if your operating system was invaded by any of these threats, most likely, the only thing you can do is remove them. Do you know how to delete Suspended Ransomware? Read more »

Our researchers say Baliluware Ransomware should encipher files, but for some reason, it cannot. Apparently, it identifies targeted data, for example, pictures, text documents, and so on, but it fails to encrypt them. What’s more, our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the infection might show various messages that do not make sense. For anyone who infects the system with Baliluware Ransomware, we advise not to pay any attention to the displayed warning and concentrate on how to erase the malware. Fortunately, there are a couple of different ways to do so and further in the article, we will talk about these options more as well as the malicious program’s working manner. In fact, just slightly below the text, we will add instructions for manual deletion, so if you feel up to such a task, we encourage you to slide below and check them out. Read more »

If you can locate Servime.exe in the Windows folder, or you see an unknown process named Servime.exe in Task Manager, this is a clear sign that you have a malicious application installed on your computer. Specifically speaking, you have a Trojan miner active on your computer. These are threats that mine cryptocurrencies using victims’ CPU power. Of course, they do that without their knowledge. Just like similar Trojan infections, they also enter users’ computers without permission in most cases, they do not have program windows, and, finally they perform all their activities in the background, so it is not surprising that users find out about the entrance of the cryptocurrency miner after some time. In most cases, users first notice that their computers have become extremely sluggish and, because of this, they cannot perform certain activities using them. Do not worry; everything will get back to normal once you fully erase the Trojan miner from your computer. We cannot promise that this will be easy because the Servime.exe cryptocurrency miner might have more than one malicious component. We know that Servime.exe is one of them – it can be found in the Windows folder, as mentioned at the beginning of this paragraph; however, it is unclear where it has placed its other files and how they are named. Either way, you must delete this infection from your system as soon as possible because it will not remove itself from your computer, we can assure you. Read more »

If you have found your personal files with the .creeper extension, this is an indication that Creeper Ransomware has entered your system. This threat is a typical ransomware-type infection whose only purpose is to make users pay money to cyber criminals. Because of this, it mercilessly locks files on victims’ computers once it infiltrates them. This threat does not ask permission to enter users’ PCs and make changes on them, but it does not hide either, so you will discover that your files have a new extension and can no longer be accessed soon. To tell you the truth, we cannot promise that you could unlock these files because free decryption software is not available. Purchasing a decryption key from cyber criminals behind this ransomware infection is not an option either. Never pay money to cyber criminals because they only want your money. Consequently, they might forget their promises to you the second they get what they want, i.e. your money. No matter what your final decision is, you must delete the ransomware infection as soon as possible. Specialists say that Creeper Ransomware is not one of those infections that start working on system startup, but if you ever open its launcher, it will start working again and your all new files will become encrypted in no time. Read more »

Stop Ransomware is a relatively new threat that first surfaced around two months ago and it already seems to have a second version. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this infection can show up on your system without your knowledge and encrypt all your important files in a short time. All this to extort money from you for the decryption key and software. We do not think it is worth risking hundreds of dollars when there is no guarantee that you will get anything for your money. Unfortunately, experience shows that such attackers rarely care about their promise; once they get your transfer, they will be gone or they may attack you again in hope of more money from you. If you do not have a backup stored somewhere safe, you may lose all your encrypted files in this malicious attack. We strongly recommend that you remove Stop Ransomware immediately. Read more »