Anti-spyware 101

Waffle Ransomware is a new danger that does not give you too much time to recover from the shock of the possibility of losing your personal files to encryption. If you do not transfer the demanded fee within 24 hours, you can say goodbye to your files. What you also need to know is that even if you pay, there is little chance that you will actually get the unique decryption key that is needed for you to be able to recover your files. The only possible way for you to restore your files is to have a recent backup saved in cloud storage or on a portable hard disk. The good news is that this dangerous infection does not lock your screen and block your main system processes either so it is not that difficult to eliminate it. If you would like to use your computer again, you must remove Waffle Ransomware immediately after you have been hit. Please read our full report on this malicious program so that you can avoid similar attacks in the future and the possible catastrophe of losing your files. Read more »

Xiaoba Ransomware is a file-encrypting threat most likely created by Chinese hackers. Same as any other ransomware application, the program locks data that has value to the user and offers a decryption tool for a specific price to unlock it. The malware’s creators might promise to send the decryption tool soon after the victim makes the payment and contacts them, but in reality, there is not knowing whether they will actually deliver it. Therefore, those who consider such an option should think about it carefully. If you have not decided it yet, we invite you to read the rest of our report and get to know Xiaoba Ransomware better. Should you choose to remove it, we advise you to read the last paragraph carefully and take a look at the deletion instructions available just a bit below the article. Read more »

If your operating system has been attacked by Gr3g Ransomware, then you might have noticed that some files cannot be opened and that the “.Gr3g” extension is appended to their names. This particular threat has been developed to encrypt your files, and if it does that successfully, its creator can use it to deliver demands as well. In most cases, when it comes to file-encrypting ransomware, cyber criminals want money, and they tend to promise victims decryption keys or tools that allegedly can be used for the decryption of personal files. Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have a lot of experience with this kind of malware, and we can say that the chances of you getting a decryptor after fulfilling all demands are close to none. In fact, the decryption is likely to be possible only if a decryption key is revealed by malware experts, and this has not happened yet. Needless to say, you should not pay attention to cyber criminals, and, instead, you should focus on deleting Gr3g Ransomware. Read more »

A new crypto-malware was detected. Specialists from the cybersecurity department gave it a name Hsdfsdcrypt Ransomware. Since its primary language is German, they suspect that it mainly targets German-speaking users. Of course, we cannot guarantee that users who do not speak this language are safe because this ransomware infection is spread via spam emails and can reach users regardless the language they speak or the country they live in. Without a doubt, Hsdfsdcrypt Ransomware is one of those infections that have been designed to lock users’ files, so the entrance of this malicious application is never pleasant. There is a bunch of ransomware infections that can make it impossible to access pictures, documents, music, videos, and other personal files; however, you can be sure that Hsdfsdcrypt Ransomware is the one that has infiltrated your computer if you can find a new file Wo_sind_meine_Dateien.html in every location containing files you can no longer open. In such a case, you need to remove the ransomware infection from your computer right away. It is not one of those sophisticated threats, so its removal will consist of only two steps: 1) killing the malicious process and 2) the removal of all suspicious files downloaded recently. Of course, before you take action, you should first read this article. Read more »