Anti-spyware 101

Christmas is already over and left in the past, but it seems that crooks are still in that Christmas spirit because they have developed Merry X-Mas Ransomware recently. In order to convince users that it is not a joke, it has borrowed Comodo security logos and placed them all over the ransom note left after encrypting users’ personal files. Malicious applications that have been categorized as ransomware share the same similarity – they all seek to obtain money from users. Unfortunately, Merry X-Mas Ransomware is no exception too even though it uses such a festive name. Most probably, it has already done its job on your computer and you can no longer access your files if you are reading this article. Even though all ransomware infections seek to convince users to pay money, you should not do that by any means no matter that you need to access encrypted files badly. What researchers at anti-spyware-101.com suggest users do instead is to remove this infection fully in order not to cause harm to future files and be able to use the computer without fear. Once the removal of this computer infection is finished, the decryption of locked files can be started. Sadly, there are no guarantees that the decryption process will be successful without the special key. Read more »

The suspicious VBRANSOM Ransomware has not been fully developed yet, and, according to Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers, it is unlikely that this threat will reach the intended potential. Obviously, the creator of this malware was creating a file encryptor; however, for whatever reason, this did not work out. It appears that this infection is incapable of encrypting personal files, and so it if it has invaded your operating system (unlikely to happen), you should not rush to pay the ransom that might be requested via an intimidating message. All in all, though you might not need to waste one penny when this ransomware invades, getting it deleted might be challenging. The removal of VBRANSOM Ransomware is discussed in this report, and we recommend reading it thoroughly. If you come up with any questions for our malware researchers, post them in the comments section below. Read more »

Hakunamatata Ransomware is an infection that can employ RSA and AES encryption algorithms to encrypt your personal files. The files are encrypted using a public key, and a private key is created at the same time. Unfortunately, this key is encrypted and stored in a remote location to make its retrieval impossible. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, this is what helps cyber criminals to force their victims into paying huge ransom fees. It is alleged that a decryptor would become available if the ransom was paid. Of course, it would be naive to say that everything said by unpredictable cyber criminals can be trusted. On the contrary, it is never a good idea to trust or rely on them. Unfortunately, there are not many options when it comes to this ransomware, and so you might end up losing your files. Hopefully, you can delete Hakunamatata Ransomware without a single worry about your files, and you can learn more about this in the report. Read more »

A new infection Kaandsona Ransomware was spotted at the beginning of January, 2017 by malware analysts. At the time of writing, Kaandsona Ransomware has nothing to boast about – its infection rate is rather small, meaning that this computer threat is not very popular. Of course, it might still end up on your computer and cause harm. Sadly, the entrance of this malicious application means that it will no longer be possible to open files. You will not only lose your pictures, videos, and music, but could also no longer access important documents. If we believe information that can be found on the window opened by this computer infection, files can be unlocked only by using a special decryptor. It can be purchased from cyber criminals. Unfortunately, all these promises to unlock files might be lies, so specialists are strictly against sending money to crooks. In case they do not send you the decryption tool, you will be left both without your money and your personal files. Read more »