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Vega Stealer is an incredibly malicious and clandestine infection that was created to steal sensitive information. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com research team, August Stealer is the progenitor of this malicious threat, and we know for a fact that it has a much wider approach when it comes to personal data. This devious infection can take any file and record information from a variety of applications. The threat we are discussing in this report works on a smaller scale, and it appears that it mainly targets Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox web browsers.

Is it possible that this malicious infection could grow and become much more powerful in the future? Of course, it is; however, this is not the case at this point, and so we have to review what we see. If the infection evolves and starts using new features, our research team will update you as soon as possible. Right now, we need to talk about the removal of Vega Stealer. First and foremost, this infection is fileless, and it operates from the computer’s memory. That is why getting this threat deleted is not a simple task. Read more »

Robin Hood And Family Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that tries to trick users into paying money for something it cannot deliver. In a sense, it can be even worse than your regular ransomware infections because this program does not encrypt your files – it deletes them. Therefore, in the light of such infections it is extremely important that you keep a system back-up, saving copies of your important files in an external hard drive or any other place where you can store them. We will show you how to remove Robin Hood And Family Ransomware from your system, but please note that removing this infection does not bring your files back. Read more »

Mr.Dec Ransomware is yet another ransomware infection that was created to bully individual and corporate users into paying their money for decryption keys that probably do not even work. If you became a victim of this malware infection, you should look for ways to remove Mr.Dec Ransomware the infection and restore at least part of your data. Please do not even think of paying the ransom fee because there is no guarantee that these criminals would issue the decryption key. They are only interested in snatching your money, and your files do not concern them at all. You are the only one who cares about it. Read more »

Gandcrab 3 Ransomware most likely comes from the same creators who developed GandCrab Ransomware and Gandcrab2 Ransomware. Our researchers report the malicious application is not much different from the other two mentioned infections. Apparently, it may apply a different second extension to the files it enciphers, show a bit modified ransom note, and change the user’s background picture (none of the previous versions were set to replace the wallpaper). If your files were affected by this malicious program, it would be a good idea to learn more about it and reading our full report should help you achieve that. Besides the information about Gandcrab 3 Ransomware we can also offer manual deletion instructions that should be available at the end of this article. Nevertheless, if you find you might be unable to remove the infection manually, we would recommend using a legitimate antimalware tool instead. Read more »

If you suddenly find the .MTXLOCK File Extension (full extension is “.[RestoreFile@qq.com].MTXLOCK”) attached to your personal files, and they cannot be opened, you must be dealing with the MTXLOCK Ransomware. Ransomware is the kind of malware that demands a payment in return for something that the victim needs. In most cases, files are encrypted, and a decryptor or a decryption key is offered as an incentive to pay the ransom. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team cannot disclose the specific fee that the creator of this particular infection has on their mind because that, allegedly, depends on how fast the victim communicates with them. Of course, it is possible that the exact same ransom is demanded from every single victim, but we cannot know this for sure. If you have contacted cyber crooks, and they made a request for a specific sum, you can share that with us via the comments section. Here, you can also ask questions, answers to which you might not find in this report. Of course, we hope that you will know what to do and how to delete .MTXLOCK File Extension Ransomware by the time you are done reading. Read more »

If you ever discover Sepsis Ransomware up and running on your operating system, be sure to do everything in your power to remove it as soon as possible. Doing so is essential because this malware can act in an incredibly malicious manner. If you are not familiar with ransomware applications, you should know that they are designed to lock as much data as possible without any notification or authorization. As you can imagine, having a program that functions in such a way, can lead to detrimental outcomes, to put it lightly. Also, you should know that such programs are primarily used to make illegal earnings form naive Internet users. Read this report in its entirety and find out more about this application's inner workings. Besides such information, we include a few virtual security recommendations along with a detailed removal guide, which you should use to delete Sepsis Ransomware once and for all. Read more »

Sigrun Ransomware is a malicious file-encrypting program that can ruin all private files available on the device. It leaves alone only the data belonging to the computer’s operating system or other software and all executable files no matter in which folder they are. Such files should not be marked with the malware’s extension (.sigrun) as it should be used to mark enciphered files only. What’s more, after the encryption process is over, the malicious program may display a ransom note. According to our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com, it should claim the victim has to email the hackers if he wants to get his files back. Knowing this would most likely lead to them asking you to pay a ransom we do not recommend contacting Sigrun Ransomware’s developers. Not only the sum could be significant, but also there is a chance you might be tricked. Therefore, if you do not want to take any chances, it would be best to concentrate on the threat’s removal. As always to help you with this task we prepared detailed deletion instructions located a bit below this text. Read more »

8chan Ransomware seems to be a new version of our previously researched malicious application called Scarab Ransomware. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com say the malware acts similarly as it also encrypts user’s private data with a secure encryption algorithm and then shows a ransom note demanding to write the hackers who developed this threat via email. We are almost one hundred percent sure the reply letter should state the sum and method of paying as usually the purpose of creating infections like 8chan Ransomware is money extortion. To be more precise the hackers may suggest you pay them a ransom and promise to send decryption tools right away. However, the truth is they cannot be trusted, and as there are no reassurances they will do as they promise, we advise erasing the malware instead. It will not decipher any data, but this way users can have a fresh start with a clean system. If you keep reading our report, we will tell you more about this malicious application. Moreover, at the end of it, you should find detailed removal instructions that could help you eliminate the threat manually. Read more »