Anti-spyware 101

Payfornature Ransomware might be a new variant of a similar infection called JohnyCryptor or other applications that add “@india.com” extensions on encrypted data. Our specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com warn users that the malicious application is dangerous since it can lock not only your personal data but also program files. It is important to mention that the malware should be removed as soon as possible because if you place new files on the computer they could also be encrypted once you restart the system. Therefore, you might be unable to use the computer normally until you erase the threat. To help you with the deletion part we are adding a removal guide below that will show you how to eliminate the malicious program manually. Read more »

Holycrypt Ransomware looks like an unfinished business; yet, if this ransomware attacks your system, you can probably say goodbye to all your files. Of course, if you are a security-minded computer user, you regularly make backups of your most important files, which would come in handy in this situation to be able to restore them. After managing to infiltrate your computer, it encrypts all your documents, photos, videos, music files, archives, and third-party program files in just a few seconds. This means that before you could realize what you have done by running this malicious file, your files become unusable, i.e., encrypted with a serious algorithm. The biggest problem and danger with this ransomware is that it does not give you a chance to transfer the ransom fee and buy the decryption key. We do not claim that otherwise these criminals would really keep their promise because experience shows that they rarely do. All traits surrounding this infection indicate that this could be a test run before the big hit. In any case, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com suggest that you remove Holycrypt Ransomware immediately if you want to restore your machine. Read more »

VirLock Ransomware is a new computer infection that has started spreading on the web recently. The main goal of this threat is also to extort money from users; however, it differs from other ransomware infections that are popular these days, e.g. CryptoFinancial Ransomware, SATANA Ransomware, and CryptoRoger Ransomware in a sense that it uses different tactics to scare users into paying the money it requires. Even though the message it locks screens with is very convincing, you should not believe any word written in it because it is completely fake and is shown for users because cyber criminals who have developed VirLock Ransomware seek to get easy money. Even though we have convinced you to ignore the message you see on your screen, it is still a must to delete the ransomware from the system to be able to use the computer normally again. As it blocks system files and makes other modifications in the system registry, users will not be allowed to access the Start menu, Task Manager, and the Run command, which makes it extremely hard to delete VirLock Ransomware from the system. Do not worry; specialists working at anti-spyware-101.com will tell you in the article what you need to do to erase it fast. Read more »

The malicious Wildfire Ransomware is a threat that might lurk in your spam emails. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com ransomware researchers, this infection might be spread using a macro-embedded .docx file attached to a spam email. Unfortunately, the contents of this email might be misleading, and you could be tricked into opening the file without realizing the danger. The seemingly harmless document file can be used to download or create a malicious executable (e.g., ms.exe) that you are likely to find in the %HOMEDRIVE%\ProgramData\Memsys directory. This file runs automatically, and this is how the ransomware is launched. The malicious ransomware is dropped to the %APPDATA% directory in a folder that has 10 random characters for its name. In this folder, you are also likely to find the main executable file, a PNG file, and an XML file that is likely to be used for the collection of data. Needless to say, these are the files you need to delete to have Wildfire Ransomware removed, but the process is not as straightforward as you might think. Read more »