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With everyone being obsessed about the cryptocurrency nowadays, there are also many third-party applications out there designed to help people get the digital money. Miltipool Miner is one of those programs, and the reality is that it is a computer infection. The program is actually a mining program that makes use of a computer’s resources to “mine” cryptocurrency for its developers. If users fail to remove Miltipool Miner from their systems, they might eventually end up with extremely sluggish computers that cannot do anything at all. Therefore, the sooner you get rid of these types of threats, the better. Read more »

Whiterose Ransomware is a threat that appends {random characters}_ENCRYPTED_BY.WHITEROSE extension to all files it enciphers. Later on, the malicious program is supposed to leave a ransom note claiming the user might get a decryption tool if he chats with its developers. Sadly, this is not all, since the ransom note also states the user would have to pay a ransom. The price is still unknown, although some users report the hackers asked around 0.2 BTC. Given there are no reassurances, these people will not try to scam users, so our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com recommend not to put up with any demands and eliminate Whiterose Ransomware with the instructions located at the end of this article or a legitimate antimalware tool of your preference. However, if you wish to know more before deciding what to do, we invite you to keep reading our report, as further in the text we will discuss the malware’s possible distribution channels, its working manner, etc. Read more »

H34rtbl33d Ransomware is not a program that you want to find up and running on your operating system. If you ever discover this application active on your operating system, you must do everything in your power to remove it once and for all. Doing so is critical because this application is designed to encrypt massive quantities of data without any notification or authorization. As you can imagine, having a program capable of such functionality could lead to devastating outcomes, to put it lightly. In our article, we provide further information about the intricate inner workings of this malicious application. Also, we include a few virtual security recommendations that will help you maintain a clean and safe operating system at all times. Bellow, you will also find a comprehensive removal guide, which you should use to delete H34rtbl33d Ransomware without encountering any major problems. Read more »

Vurten Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that will encrypt your files with the intention to swindle you out of your money. It follows many other ransomware programs out there that have been all the rage for a few years now. You will have to remove Vurten Ransomware from your system, knowing that it might not be possible to retrieve your files.

However, ransomware programs seldom issue decryption keys even if users end up transferring the ransomware. Unless they are world-wide infections that get media coverage, it is very likely that they end up “dying” pretty soon. As a result, users would lose money for nothing. Read more »

Ladon Ransomware is a malware that marks its enciphered files with .ladon extension (e.g., panda.jpg.ladon). Provided your data have this specific extension, and you are seeing ransom notes asking you to pay for decryption tools, we strongly recommend reading the rest of this article. Further, in the report, we will discuss the malicious programs working manner, its distribution methods, risks of paying the ransom, how to restore files without the decryption tool, and other vital details. Moreover, at the end of this text, we will add instructions prepared by our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com. They will show how you could eliminate Ladon Ransomware manually by deleting files belonging to it. Users who have more questions about removal or the threat itself can leave us comments below the article tool. Read more »

Avcrypt Ransomware is a threat that is meant to work primarily as a file encryptor, but our research team has found that it can do much more than that. If this threat slithers into your operating system, it can try to uninstall antivirus software using WMI command “cmd.exe /C wmic product where [AV VENDOR] call uninstall /nointeractive & shutdown /a & shutdown /a & shutdown /a.” Although our tests have shown that the threat could not successfully delete the antivirus tool that was used, we cannot guarantee that this function would fail every single time. Needless to say, if antivirus software is erased, stopping the malicious ransomware can be impossible, primarily because it is very quiet, and it encrypts files without alerting the victim. Needless to say, removing Avcrypt Ransomware is crucial, and even if it has encrypted your personal files, and you cannot recover them, you need to waste no more time with this malicious infection. Read more »

Ransomware programs are designed by malware developers so they could profit from naive Internet users. Researchers at Anti-Spyware-101.com have discovered yet another application of this category, which goes by the name of B2dr Ransomware. If you ever cross paths with it while browsing the Internet, be sure to refrain from it at all costs. We recommend doing so because this malware can lock a vast amount of data on the affected computer without any notification whatsoever. As you can imagine, having such intrusive application will lead to devastating outcomes, to put it lightly. In this article, we present in-depth information about its intricate inner workings. Also, you will find a few recommendations regarding virtual security to help you maintain a safe and clean operating system. To help you delete B2dr Ransomware once and for all we include a comprehensive removal guide that you can find below. Read more »