Bancocrypt Ransomware is one of the many ransomware programs that are based on the Hidden Tear infection. Although it might seem that knowing the origins of the infection should help us deal with the consequences that is not really the case with ransomware programs. Hence, each infection should be treated individually, and their origins only help us somewhat define their purpose and the infection vector. ...
Smart Pc Mechanic does not look like a dangerous infection, so users often may overlook the fact that this application tends to get installed on their systems accidentally. The truth is that this app is a potentially unwanted program, so it has a few features that might be deemed unwanted, annoying or intrusive. What’s more, it is only obvious that you need to remove Smart Pc Mechanic if it was not your intention to have this program in the first place. For manual removal, please refer to the guidelines below this description. Do not worry; it is not hard to delete this application at all. ...
Igotyou Ransomware is yet another file-encrypting program, which you must delete without any hesitation if it is ever found up and running on your personal computer. It is crucial to do so because this devious application exhibits extremely malicious functionality. If you are not familiar with ransomware programs, you must know that they can easily encrypt a vast amount of your data without any notification or authorization. In turn, malware developers can make illegal profits because the affected user is asked to pay a large ransom in return for decryption services. ...
Powerful Hidden Tear Ransomware is a new infection based on the engine of Hidden-Tear, open-source ransomware. It is not a very popular malicious application, but it might still infiltrate your computer one day without your knowledge if your system is unprotected and you act carelessly, e.g. open spam emails and their attachments or download third-party software from dubious pages. Ransomware infections do not try to stay unnoticed on users’ computers. In other words, they do not work in the background like some other malicious applications. ...
If Wannasmile Ransomware invades your Windows operating system, it quickly encrypts your personal files and attaches the “.WSmile” extension to their names. Also, it creates a file that is set to open on the startup of your operating system. The file is called “How to decrypt files.html,” and you should face it whenever you restart the operating system. The text is represented in Arabic, and since this language is spoken in the Persian Gulf and Northern Africa, many Windows users could encounter it. It is not yet known how this malware spreads, but there are many different security loopholes that cyber crooks can use for that. ...
Gr3g Ransomware is yet another way for cyber criminals to make a living out of extorting money from victims by promising them the decryption key. This ransomware can encrypt your files in no time after it is activated on your system. We have found that this malware infection could be a new variant of Yyto Ransomware, which surfaced in May, 2017, about half a year ago. This vicious program targets all your personal files in order to cause the most possible damage to you if you are not willing to pay the ransom fee. Unfortunately, we have not found any free tools on the web yet that you could use to recover your encrypted files. ...
You need to keep your operating system protected against Rastakhiz Ransomware because once this malicious file-encrypting threat slithers in, it might determine the end of some of your personal files. This devious threat derives from the Hidden-Tear family as it was created using the same code as other threats, including Onion3Cry Ransomware, Explorer Ransomware, and FlatChestWare Ransomware. The developers of these threats might be different, but they all want one thing, and that is your money. The infections are created to serve this evil desire because they encrypt files so that cyber criminals could demand ransom fees in return for alleged decryptors. ...
If you see a warning opened on your screen, it does not necessarily mean that you have malware on your PC. AppleCare And Warranty Scam could have been opened for you instead. Fabricated messages are displayed on users’ screens to convince them that problems have occurred. We can assure you that your computer is fine even if you see the warning claiming that suspicious activity has been detected on your computer. Unfortunately, we cannot promise that your system is perfectly clean because you might have an advertising-supported application (adware) installed on your computer if AppleCare And Warranty Scam is reopened to you even when you close your browser. ...
SpicySEARCH is not an application, which you can trust entirely. While it might seem like a promising tool, you should know that our malware experts have classified it as one more potentially unwanted program, which should not be up and running on your personal computer. Our researchers have made such categorization because this application exhibits invasive and otherwise unwanted functionality. It turns out that it can make undesirable changes to your browser's default settings without any notification or authorization. In turn, browsing the web will become a much more annoying and frustrating experience, to put it mildly. ...
You can determine whether or not 0000 Ransomware has slithered into your operating system by looking at the extension attached to the files you can no longer open and read. The extension is, of course, “.0000”, and you are likely to find it appended to all kinds of personal files, including photos, documents, or archives. Unfortunately, identifying the corrupted files might be extremely difficult because the threat also renames them. Instead of seeing the original names, you will see a combination of random numbers and letters. According to our research team, this combination should always consist of 32 characters. ...