What is Blooper Ransomware?
If an infection that has invaded your PC informs you that your personal files are encrypted, you have to be careful because infections like Blooper Ransomware might trick you into believing lies just to get your money. While serious file-encrypting infections are emerging every day, recently, there has been a surge of malware that only poses as such infections. A few of them include Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware, Deos Ransomware, and DeadSec-Crypto Ransomware. When Bloopers Encrypter invades your operating system, it introduces you to a ransom message suggesting that your files are encrypted and that you can decrypt them only by paying a ransom. This is how real ransomware infections operate, and so it is possible that more gullible, inexperienced users will be tricked. Of course, you would achieve nothing by paying the ransom because your files are not encrypted! You should be able to delete Blooper Ransomware manually, and the guide below shows how to do that, but we also want to show you how to determine whether or not the infection is real, as well as how to protect yourself against malware in the future.
How does Blooper Ransomware work?
Blooper Ransomware does not encrypt files, but it displays a misleading ransom note via the “Blooper Encrypter 1.0” pop-up that shows up on the screen soon after the execution of the malicious launcher. This pop-up is represented with a scary pirate emblem indicating that the operating system was invaded by cyber criminals. According to the message in the pop-up, your files were encrypted using the RSA cipher, and to decrypt them, you need to transfer $500 in Bitcoins to the presented Bitcoin Address. It is even suggested that if you do not pay the ransom within 5 hours, it would go up to $700. After a total of 10 hours, all of your personal files would be deleted. Is this a serious threat? It is not, and the developer of the malicious Blooper Ransomware is simply trying to push you into paying the ransom. If you paid it, nothing would change, except for the misleading notification that, most likely, would disappear. The good news is that the threat does not lock your computer, and you can click the “X” button on the top-right corner to close it. Once you do that, you can check your personal files and see that they have not been encrypted.
According to the latest information, Blooper Ransomware spreads via misleading, corrupted spam emails. How did the developer of this infection get your personal email address? The chances are that you have shared it with unreliable parties yourself, for example, by participating in a fake prize giveaway or filling out a bogus survey. Obviously, if the misleading spam email is addressed to you personally, and if cyber crooks are using an email address that appears to represent a familiar and reputable company, you are more likely to interact with it. You have to beware of spam emails because they can be used to spread all kinds of malicious infections. Also, other security backdoors could be used to let malware in as well. If you do not take care of your operating system, you could face much more serious infections. Blooper Ransomware is not a real ransomware, but real ones can encrypt your files, and you might end up losing them.
How to delete Blooper Ransomware
It is not difficult to remove Blooper Ransomware because this infection does not do anything. It does not lock up the computer, and it does not encrypt your files, which means that there are no obstacles for you to eliminate this infection. Of course, if you are having problems finding and removing the launcher of this infection, you probably should install anti-malware software because it can identify and delete all malicious files automatically. This is especially helpful if other infections are active on your PC. If you adopt the manual removal option, do not forget to scan your operating system to check if it is clean because some threats are capable of concealing themselves and running silently. If you want to keep your operating system free from malware in the future, a reliable anti-malware tool is a must.
Removal Instructions
- Find the launcher of Blooper Ransomware (the name is random).
- Right-click the launcher and choose Delete.
- Empty Recycle Bin and then immediately run a full system scan with anti-malware software.
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