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Blammo@cock.li Ransomware is an obscure computer infection that has been out there for a while. It is very likely that its control and command center is not functional anymore. Therefore, it might be that it is no longer possible to retrieve the decryption key from these criminals. In fact, when it comes to such infections, we believe that paying the ransom seldom works. Therefore, there is no need to focus on spending your money on this scam. It is necessary to remove Blammo@cock.li Ransomware from your computer immediately. It is not hard to do because the program does not drop that many files. Read more »

If you let in Xorist-XWZ Ransomware, your personal files will be encrypted using a complex algorithm. If the infection is successful, recovering files will become impossible. Unfortunately, not all victims realize or want to believe this. The cyber criminals who have built the malicious infection – which, by the way, is a different version of the infamous Xorist Ransomware – promise a solution, but, of course, trusting the promises of cyber criminals is not a good idea under any circumstances. Hopefully, your photos, personal documents, media files, and other personal content is backed up externally, and you still have access to copies. In this case, you should not hesitate to delete Xorist-XWZ Ransomware from your operating system any further. Even if there is no way for to recover your personal files, you want to eliminate the malicious infection as soon as possible. If you continue reading, you will not only learn more about the threat but its removal as well. Read more »

Uselessdisk Ransomware is a malicious application that displays a black window with a message claiming that files have been encrypted and, because of this, the victim must pay a ransom if he/she wishes to get those files back. We can assure you that this is a complete lie – your files have not been encrypted, but it does not mean that the entrance of this malicious application is not a serious problem. As has been observed during the analysis carried out by specialists at anti-spyware-101.com, instead of encrypting users’ personal files like a bunch of ransomware infections do, Uselessdisk Ransomware rewrites the MBR (Master Boot Record) and corrupts the partition table of the hard drive, making the recovery of the hard drive a hard task. Petya Ransomware is another example of ransomware infections modifying the MBR; however, in case of the entrance of this threat, users can undo the damage caused by the ransomware infection using the Windows repair tool that can be found on the OS installation disc. Unfortunately, Uselessdisk Ransomware is a harsher malicious application. Read more »

Rapid 2.0 Ransomware is most likely a new version of our previously reviewed threat by a similar name (Rapid Ransomware). Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com were able to test it, and from what they have learned it seems this new variant is extremely dangerous. It is not enough that it may lock all user’s private files, but it might also continue encrypting new data even later on until it is removed from the computer. This is why we recommend erasing it with no hesitation the moment you notice it on your system. Paying the ransom as usual in such situations is not advisable since cybercriminals could trick you. To assist you with the malware’s deletion we will add steps explaining how to get rid of it manually just a bit below this article. However, if you need more help or have other questions about Rapid 2.0 Ransomware; feel free to write a comment at the end of this page or reach us via social media. Read more »

Upgradesys is a new threat for Android-based device users that can spy on you and steal personally identifiable information (PII) from you. However, what may distinguish this dangerous infection from other threats is that it is not one that you infect your smartphone or any other Android device with; this malware is indeed a pre-installed Android application. This simply means that it is already on your device before you could buy it. As a matter of fact, this Trojan program has mainly been found on budget smartphones, such as BLU, which is produced by a Florida-based American company that designs re-branded low-cost mobile devices. Read more »

BlackRuby-2 Ransomware is a new version of BlackRuby Ransomware. It would be a lie if we told you that it is a prevalent infection that has already caused problems to hundreds of users because it is not. It has been detected only recently, so its infection rate is still low. It does not mean that this cannot change soon, so you should not keep your system unprotected if you do not want to find this nasty ransomware infection active on your computer. It has been observed by researchers at anti-spyware-101.com that BlackRuby-2 Ransomware checks the victim’s IP address and does not encrypt files on his/her computer if it finds out that the user lives in Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, or Turkey. In all other cases, it encrypts users’ personal files the second it infiltrates their computers. It acts like other ransomware infections – it locks the most important users’ files. You will be told that you can decrypt them with Black Ruby Decryptor, but you should not invest in this tool because you might not even get it from cyber criminals, or you might find out that it cannot unlock a single file. You will not find free decryption software to download from the web, but it does not mean that users who want to get their files back must purchase the special decryptor. All encrypted files can be restored from a backup easily once the ransomware infection is removed from the system. Read more »