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Skull HT Ransomware is one of those ransomware infections that infiltrate users’ computers without their knowledge. Although they usually do not know anything about the entrance of this ransomware infection, they quickly realize that they have malicious software on their computers because they discover their files encrypted and see a picture with a green skull set as Desktop background. If you are sure that this malicious application has entered your computer too and already applied changes, you need to erase this infection right away. Skull HT Ransomware is a new HiddenTear-based threat, i.e., it has been developed on the basis of Hidden-Tear, open-source ransomware, so it should not be very hard to delete it from the system. Even though this infection does not have a point of execution, i.e, it will not open automatically on startup, you are still not allowed to keep it on your computer because you might open its executable file again. If it happens, the chances are high that it will lock your music, documents, text files, and other valuable files once again. Ransomware infections do this so that they could obtain money from users easier, but you should definitely not pay money to cyber criminals behind this ransomware infection. As mentioned above, better focus on the full removal of this nasty infection. Read more »

Pennywise Ransomware is the newest variant of Jigsaw Ransomware. It is still in the development phase, judging from the fact that it does not do anything. Even though it claims that it has encrypted your files, it is not true – you can check them yourself after you close a window opened on your screen. Although you can see the clock ticking down in the top-right corner of this window, this threat will not delete your files automatically either. Of course, we cannot promise that the updated version of this ransomware infection will act the same. No matter which of the two versions of this ransomware infection you detect on your computer, you cannot keep this threat on your system because it might cause even more problems. The removal of this ransomware infection should not be very complicated because it only places a window on Desktop. In other words, it is not one of those infections that apply major modifications on victims’ computers following the successful entrance. Of course, before you go to remove it from your computer, you should still read the rest of this article. Read more »

We cannot call Trick-Or-Treat Ransomware a nasty infection because it does not encrypt files like similar threats, does not block systems utilities and/or Desktop, and does not make any other major modifications. Of course, it is still malicious software, so you cannot keep it. Unfortunately, we cannot promise that this infection will not be updated in the future. If it ever gets updates and you encounter its new version, you might find your files encrypted, and it might even demand a ransom from you. It is always a bad idea to send money to ransomware developers, so keep your money to yourself in such a case. Instead, go to erase the ransomware infection from your system as soon as possible. As for the Trick-Or-Treat Ransomware removal, it should not be hard to eliminate it since it is not one of those sophisticated infections. Our specialists say that it will, most probably, be enough to close the window opened on Desktop and delete the file launched. You will find more detailed information about the Trick-Or-Treat Ransomware removal provided in the last paragraph of this article, but you should read all other paragraphs too if you want to find more about this infection. Read more »

If you are wondering why you do not have access to a large number of files, you should know that it could be the doing of a ransomware program. Our researchers have discovered one more program of this classification which goes by the name of Sad Ransomware. If you happen to have this malicious application, make sure to execute its complete removal right away. If you are not familiar with ransomware programs, you must know that they are crafted by malware developers so they could make illegal profits by locking your data and the asking a ransom in return for decryption services. Learn more about the intricate inner workings of this malicious program by reading our detailed report. Furthermore, we present a few virtual security recommendations along with a detailed removal guide, which you should use to delete Sad Ransomware without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Losers Ransomware may have once made its victims feel like losers as they lost their personal files due to encryption. But the reality is that the Command and Control server used in this malicious attack is down and dead. This means that this ransomware cannot encrypt your files anymore since it cannot establish connection to its server. On the other hand, this also means that if your files have already been encrypted by this dangerous program, you will have no way to recover your files even if you transfer the ransom fee. Speaking of which, our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that it is always risky to pay ransom fees because you can never really know whether your attackers will send you the decryption key or software. But even if right now it seems that these cyber criminals are the real losers since their dangerous threat seems to have lost its momentum, we suggest that you remove Losers Ransomware right away. Read more »