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If your computer is under attack by Kill Lambdalocker, you may lose all your important personal files, including your photos, videos, documents, archives, and program files. According to our malware specialists this ransomware infection may be targeting mostly Russian-speaking countries as well as China based on the e-mail server (“Yandex”) used in relation to this attack. Of course, this vicious malware threat is all about extorting money from you in exchange for the decryption key. However, if you do not want to lose hundreds of dollars on top of your files, we do not advise you to contact these crooks or transfer them any money. First, you should consider whether the encrypted files are worth this much at all. Second, there is little chance only that you will actually get the required decryption key without which it is virtually impossible to decipher your files. We recommend that you remove Kill Lambdalocker ransomware immediately if you plan to use your computer in the future. Read more »

Christmas is already over and left in the past, but it seems that crooks are still in that Christmas spirit because they have developed Merry X-Mas Ransomware recently. In order to convince users that it is not a joke, it has borrowed Comodo security logos and placed them all over the ransom note left after encrypting users’ personal files. Malicious applications that have been categorized as ransomware share the same similarity – they all seek to obtain money from users. Unfortunately, Merry X-Mas Ransomware is no exception too even though it uses such a festive name. Most probably, it has already done its job on your computer and you can no longer access your files if you are reading this article. Even though all ransomware infections seek to convince users to pay money, you should not do that by any means no matter that you need to access encrypted files badly. What researchers at anti-spyware-101.com suggest users do instead is to remove this infection fully in order not to cause harm to future files and be able to use the computer without fear. Once the removal of this computer infection is finished, the decryption of locked files can be started. Sadly, there are no guarantees that the decryption process will be successful without the special key. Read more »

The suspicious VBRANSOM Ransomware has not been fully developed yet, and, according to Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers, it is unlikely that this threat will reach the intended potential. Obviously, the creator of this malware was creating a file encryptor; however, for whatever reason, this did not work out. It appears that this infection is incapable of encrypting personal files, and so it if it has invaded your operating system (unlikely to happen), you should not rush to pay the ransom that might be requested via an intimidating message. All in all, though you might not need to waste one penny when this ransomware invades, getting it deleted might be challenging. The removal of VBRANSOM Ransomware is discussed in this report, and we recommend reading it thoroughly. If you come up with any questions for our malware researchers, post them in the comments section below. Read more »

Hakunamatata Ransomware is an infection that can employ RSA and AES encryption algorithms to encrypt your personal files. The files are encrypted using a public key, and a private key is created at the same time. Unfortunately, this key is encrypted and stored in a remote location to make its retrieval impossible. According to Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers, this is what helps cyber criminals to force their victims into paying huge ransom fees. It is alleged that a decryptor would become available if the ransom was paid. Of course, it would be naive to say that everything said by unpredictable cyber criminals can be trusted. On the contrary, it is never a good idea to trust or rely on them. Unfortunately, there are not many options when it comes to this ransomware, and so you might end up losing your files. Hopefully, you can delete Hakunamatata Ransomware without a single worry about your files, and you can learn more about this in the report. Read more »

A new infection Kaandsona Ransomware was spotted at the beginning of January, 2017 by malware analysts. At the time of writing, Kaandsona Ransomware has nothing to boast about – its infection rate is rather small, meaning that this computer threat is not very popular. Of course, it might still end up on your computer and cause harm. Sadly, the entrance of this malicious application means that it will no longer be possible to open files. You will not only lose your pictures, videos, and music, but could also no longer access important documents. If we believe information that can be found on the window opened by this computer infection, files can be unlocked only by using a special decryptor. It can be purchased from cyber criminals. Unfortunately, all these promises to unlock files might be lies, so specialists are strictly against sending money to crooks. In case they do not send you the decryption tool, you will be left both without your money and your personal files. Read more »

Ransomware applications are on the rise lately thus being aware of them is critical. Malware researchers at our internal labs have encountered one that goes by the name of BadNews Ransomware. Be sure to avoid it at all costs; otherwise, you might be forced to face devastating outcomes, to put it lightly. Just like any other program classified as such, the one in question is capable of causing serious harm as it can make your personal data inaccessible without any warning or authorization. It goes without saying that such functionality cannot be tolerated. To learn how you can improve your overall virtual security to avoid such malicious applications, make sure to read the rest of this article. We also include information regarding this malware's functionality as compiled by our team's in-depth research along with through removal instructions that any user that already has BadNews Ransomware active on their PC must use right away to delete it once and for all. Read more »

A new malicious program known as Erebus Ransomware has been discovered and is known to be roaming the web lately. It is yet another ransomware application which can cause a lot of harm. Basically designed by cyber crooks so they could profit illegally this application has the capability of locking data on an infected computer in a silent manner without requiring any kind of consent from the user. It goes without saying that such functionality cannot be tolerated. To find out more about devious inner workings of this malware, be sure to read our detailed report in which we provide our researchers' findings. Alongside such information, we also cover a few imperative virtual security tips that will allow you to keep your operating system fully secure at all times. Finally, you can find a comprehensive removal guide that will help you delete Erebus Ransomware in an quick and easy way. Read more »

If your screen turns black while all your windows close and an application window appears labeled “Main,” it is possible that Ramsomeer Ransomware has managed to sneak onto your system. This new malicious program can lock your screen and block your executable files, which can be quite convincing and you may believe that your files have really been encrypted and your computer locked as this ransom note window claims. However, our malware specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have analyzed this threat and concluded that this could be an unfinished version that has started to spread on the web recently. Since there is way higher potential in this ransomware program, we believe that a new version may soon emerge. It is possible that this infection may trick a few unsuspecting and inexperienced users and they are willing to pay the ransom fee. Nevertheless, we are here to tell you that you need to remove Ramsomeer Ransomware immediately, if you plan to use your computer. Read more »

A simple XOR cipher is used by Marlboro Ransomware to encrypt your personal files, and it appears that a legitimate file decryptor was created that can help decrypt the files corrupted by this infection. Unfortunately, not all users know about this, and many still think that they need to pay a ransom fee to get their files unlocked. The problem is that no one knows if the files with the “.oops” extension would be decrypted after the ransom payment was issued, and this is the main reason why following the demands of cyber criminals is not a good idea. Even if you cannot find a working decryptor, paying the ransom is not something we recommend doing. Hopefully, you do not need to resort to that to save your personal photos, media files, and documents. In any case – whether your files are restored or they are lost – you have to delete Marlboro Ransomware from your operating system, and that is not always easy. The main task is to remove the malicious launcher, and that might be hard to do if you are unable to identify it. Read more »

Havoc Ransomware is a recently developed malicious application. It should not become a real threat to you because it has been created just to find out whether it is hard to develop a ransomware infection. The author of this threat says that Havoc Ransomware will not be spread publicly; however, it does not mean that this infection is harmless. Bad people might steal the source code of this threat and then start spreading this computer infection through the web, so we believe that it is important that you know what to expect from it. To be frank, it does not differ much from older ransomware infections developed some time ago because its main purpose is to obtain money from users too. Also, it encrypts files which are located on Desktop and its subfolders. Finally, Havoc Ransomware opens a window with a ransom note when it finishes encrypting files. As it is already known, this computer infection has been created just for fun, so it should not be widely distributed and affect many users. Of course, if it ever happens that you discover this malicious application on your computer, go to delete it from your computer as soon as possible and do not transfer the amount of money indicated in the ransom note. Never send money to cyber criminals if you encounter a ransomware infection because your money might be taken and you might not get anything in exchange. Also, users support cyber criminals by paying money to them. Read more »