Anti-spyware 101

CrossRAT is a Trojan that was found spreading via malicious links that are sent randomly via email, Facebook, WhatsApp, and other social networking platforms. The link should be supported by a misleading message to make you think that nothing bad will happen if you click it. Unfortunately, many bad things can happen if you let the Trojan in because it enables attackers to access your operating system remotely. The worst part about it all is that this infection is very clandestine, and it is unlikely that you will realize that it is active right away. Needless to say, the longer this infection is active, the more trouble you are likely to get in. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has tested the threat and has devised instructions that show how to delete it. If you are still unsure if you even need to remove CrossRAT from your operating system, quickly install and run a legitimate malware scanner. You should take this step even if you have already unveiled the Trojan because you want to check if any other malicious threats are active. Read more »

If you have just been presented with a pop-up warning saying that your files are encrypted by the MADA ransomware,  that means that you are dealing with another version of the Jigsaw ransomware. The Jigsaw ransomware is notorious for its capability to delete files at  regular intervals, and the same action is performer by its spin-offs. The MADA ransomware should removed immediately after being detected, and preventative measures should be taken to prevent future ransomware and malware attacks. Read more »

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 »