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Malware experts agree: LIGMA Ransomware could become a serious threat. At this time, the infection is not complete, and its distribution is unlikely to have started. Of course, if you encounter it, you must remove it without further delay because it appears to have been created to encrypt files. Our research team at Anti-Spyware-101.com has found that the infection is programmed to encrypt 224 different types of files, which include documents, photos, archives, songs, videos, shortcuts, etc. The infection does not encrypt system files, and there is no point in doing that because the operating system can be reinstalled. On the other hand, when personal files are encrypted, their owners are more likely to accept the requests of cyber criminals just to get them back. The strange thing is that the infection in its current state does not make any requests. This isn’t bad news because even when victims have the opportunities to pay ransoms, they should not do it because cyber criminals are unlikely to give anything in return. All in all, even if it is not spreading yet, we want to show how to delete LIGMA Ransomware in case it strikes unexpectedly. Read more »

Termite Ransomware is a dangerous threat as it could encrypt various images and documents located on the infected device. Usually, such malicious programs show ransom notes demanding to pay for decryption tools. This application shows such a text too, but it might be impossible to read it. Our researchers at Anti-spyware-101.com, say some computers might be unable to display the ransom note and so instead of the cybercriminals’ message you could see random characters. Obviously, without being able to read anything, the victim cannot know how to pay a ransom. However, we would not recommend doing so even if it was possible. The hackers may claim they can guarantee you will receive decryption tools, but in reality, there are no guarantees as they always ask to pay first and then what is left to do is to wait and hope the malware’s developers will bother to keep up with their promises. Instead of doing so we advise erasing the malicious application, and if you decide to remove Termite Ransomware, you can try eliminating it manually while following the instructions placed below. Read more »

Your virtual security is important to you, isn’t it? Then why would you let savefiles@india.com Ransomware in? If this malicious threat has not slithered into your operating system yet, you want to take this opportunity to secure it as soon as possible. The first thing you want to do is install a reliable anti-malware tool to safeguard your operating system and keep infections away. The second thing you have to do is back up your files, and we recommend choosing cloud storage or external drives to back up photos, videos, and other personal files you might not want to lose. If it is too late to protect your personal files because your system has been invaded by the malicious ransomware already, make it a point to back up files in the future because that is the only thing that can guarantee that your files are safe. Of course, if you need to delete savefiles@india.com Ransomware, that is the first thing you need to focus on. Continue reading the report to learn more about the infection, and follow the removal guide below if you decide to erase the infection manually. Read more »

We could not call KCTF Locker Ransomware a real threat because research has revealed that it has been developed for a competition. Specifically speaking, someone has developed it for the CyberSecurity Capture The Flag event. It was not distributed by cyber criminals at the time of analysis. We do not know whether this threat will ever be used as a tool to obtain money from users, but we still want you to know about it. Theoretically, new ransomware infections might be developed on its source code, or crooks might borrow this threat, update it a little, and then start distributing it with the intention of obtaining money. It does not really matter which version of this threat you encounter because you cannot keep any malicious application installed on your computer. Even the tiniest infection must be deleted from the system right away because you cannot know what it will evolve into. If nothing changes, it will be a piece of cake to remove this program from the system. Unfortunately, no files will be unlocked if they have already been encrypted no matter you delete KCTF Locker Ransomware manually or scan your system with an antimalware scanner to clean it. Read more »

Suri Ransomware locks all files on the victim’s Desktop with AES encryption algorithm and marks them with the .SLAV extension. If you see this extension at the end of your files' names you should have a look at the rest of the article to learn more about the threat you came across. In this article, we will discuss its possible distribution channels, its effective manner, and the methods you could employ to get rid of it. Moreover, just slightly below the report, we will add instructions showing how to remove Suri Ransomware manually. Naturally, if you do not think you can deal with the malicious application on your own, you could use a legitimate antimalware tool instead. Also, users who have some other questions about the infection or need more guidance with its deletion could place comments at the end of this article. Read more »

Korean MAFIA ransomware is a malicious computer infection that can encrypt your personal files. According to our research, this program has not been developed fully, and so it cannot collect the ransom payments. Thus, it does not provide users why any method to decrypt their files. As a result, you need to remove Korean MAFIA ransomware from your computer immediately and look for individual ways to restore your files.

In this description, we will tell you a little bit more about what this infection can do, and how you can remove it from your computer. Also, we will explore several file retrieval options. Read more »

Files do not get encrypted for no reason. The entrance of ransomware is often the cause of the unexpected encryption of files. MVP Ransomware will mercilessly lock your files too if it ever slithers onto your computer. It seems that this threat targets Russian-speaking users because it drops a ransom note that is written entirely in Russian, but even if you do not speak this language, it does not mean that you cannot encounter this threat. You will soon realize what has happened because you could no longer open your pictures, music files, videos, and all your precious documents. Cyber criminals claim that they have a tool that can unlock files in the blink of an eye, but you should not buy it by any means. It does not mean that you should ignore the problem too. We expect you to delete the ransomware infection from your system immediately. Not a single file will be unlocked on your PC even if you erase it, but you could restore them all from your backup. Users still do not realize the importance of backing up files regularly, so it is very likely that not all the MVP Ransomware victims could fix their files. If you find yourself among them, you should try out available data recovery tools, but we cannot promise that they will really help you. Either way, the ransomware infection must be removed from the system completely. Read more »

Documents, photos, archives, videos, and other types of personal files are not safe if Matrix-NEWRAR Ransomware invades your Windows operating system. This malignant infection slithers into operating systems that are not protected and whose owners are not as careful as they should be. The infection can hide itself in malicious downloaders and even spam email attachments, and so if you click, download, and open carelessly, you could face malware. Besides deleting Matrix-NEWRAR Ransomware, you also need to rethink your own behavior to ensure that you do not encounter malicious threats again. Another thing o think about is the protection of your operating system. While you might be able to evade threats by being cautious, you want to install security software (anti-malware) to help you out. The bonus is that it can also automatically remove threats that already exist on your computer. Of course, this is not the only option you have, and you can learn more about that by reading this report. Read more »

No_More_Ransom Ransomware is among the newest versions of Rapid Ransomware. It is quite a typical ransomware infection, so we cannot list any unique facts about it. It simply locks files on affected computers immediately after it reaches them. Ransomware infections are often designed to damage users’ personal files so that it would be easier to extract money from them. If you ever fall victim to No_More_Ransom Ransomware, you should not pay money to cyber criminals. You simply do not know whether sending money will really help you to get your files back. Encrypted files are an annoying but not exactly a huge problem if you have a backup with all your files on an external storage device because you could retrieve them with a click of a button. Do not forget that you must delete No_More_Ransom Ransomware first to prevent your files from being encrypted once again. Unfortunately, there might be no other free tools to fix encrypted files. Please continue reading this report if you have no idea how to erase the ransomware infection from the system. Read more »

Pottieq Ransomware is known to be a variation of Aura Ransomware. The ransomware infection has been developed to lock files on affected computers, but, luckily, it does not encrypt any system files. This means that you could continue using your computer normally. Of course, you could no longer access any of your personal files. This threat is quite sophisticated malicious software because it, unlike simpler ransomware infections, copies itself to %ALLUSERSPROFILE% and drops a ransom picture in the Startup folder so that it would be opened for the victim automatically after the system restart. The ransom note dropped let users know that the decryption service is not free: “our assistance is not free, so expect to pay a reasonable price for our decrypting service.” Ransomware developers always want money from users they manage to affect, but you should not give them a cent. We say so not without reason. It is very likely that you will not get anything from cyber criminals if you make a payment. In other words, the chances are high that your files will stay encrypted no matter what you do, so, in our opinion, it would be best to delete Pottieq Ransomware fully and then try out all alternative ways to decrypt files. For example, you can restore them from a backup. Second, you can wait until the free decryptor is released. Third, you can use available data recovery tools. Unfortunately, we cannot promise that you could fix all your files. Read more »