Enjey Crypter Ransomware
Your personal files are at risk if the malicious Enjey Crypter Ransomware has managed to enter your operating system. This infection is very stealthy, and even its infiltration is clandestine. According to our researchers, it is most likely to infect your operating system if you open a corrupted spam email attachment. As soon as you do that, the threat encrypts your personal files that might include photos, media files, archives, and documents. It is not yet known which encryption method this threat employs, but it looks like tools that would be capable of decrypting your files do not exist. ...
Fabsyscrypto Ransomware
If your system is under attack by Fabsyscrypto Ransomware, unfortunately you may have to say goodbye to your personal files if you forgot to save a backup copy on a portable drive recently. The bad news is that you may not be able to restore the files this ransomware threat encrypts without either the decryption key or your backup copy. Sadly, we have not found a free tool on the web that you could use to recover your files, although it is still possible that one will emerge in the near future. Until then you have really no real choice here than to remove Fabsyscrypto Ransomware right away after you notice it on your computer. ...
Toptonews.net
Have you been redirected to Toptonews.net without your authorization? If that has happened, it is possible that you have accidentally landed on a page linked to this adware server. However, if you keep being redirected to this suspicious page, it is quite possible that an infection has hijacked your browser. It is most likely that you will be introduced to toptonews.net/news via a new window that pops up at a certain time. This is because the hijacker is most likely to be controlled using a scheduled task that is set to launch your default browser and open the suspicious web page. ...
CryptoJacky Ransomware
Ransomware is a highly dangerous type of malware as most of it is designed to encrypt your personal files. We recently come across a ransomware called CryptoJacky Ransomware. Research has shown that it can encrypt your files with an advanced encryption algorithm and demand that you send the developers money to receive a decryption password. You should not trust cyber criminals to keep their word, so we suggest that you remove this malicious application from your PC as soon as possible. In this article, we will discuss how this ransomware works, how it is distributed, and how you can get rid of it. ...
Show Fanatic
Show Fanatic might seem like a harmless extension, but it is not an application you should easily trust. The software might modify specific browser settings, show third-party advertisements, or even connect to the Internet without your permission. As a result, the tool is considered to be a potentially unwanted program. Naturally, we would not advise you to install it, but if you already did, it is important to continue reading the article and get to know this threat better. Since our specialists advise to remove Show Fanatic as soon as possible, we are adding manual deletion steps below this report too. ...
Pagesnews.org
Periodic redirections to Pagesnews.org against a user’s will indicate the presence of undesirable software on the computer. Pagesnews.org is a Russian domain, so it targets Russian-speaking users mainly, but, of course, since it is distributed through the web, it might affect all users despite their location. Users quickly realize that the best solution to the problem is the full removal of this undesirable domain because it is opened for them automatically from time to time. Specialists working at 411-spyware.com agree that it is a very bad decision not to do anything because these redirections to Pagesnews.org are not only extremely annoying, but might also be dangerous because the only goal this page has is to promote third-party pages and, consequently, generate revenue for its owner, i.e. the developer of this dubious Russian domain. ...
VapeLauncher
VapeLauncher is a dangerous computer infection that can also be considered an “educational” ransomware. It means that the criminals may use this program to attack unsuspecting users and to make them think that ransomware programs are impossible to get rid of. However, you can remove VapeLauncher from your computer, but the problem is that it may not be possible to restore your files as no public decryption tool is available right now. Instead, you will have to delete the infected files and then transfer the healthy ones from your backup (that is, assuming you have one). ...
Faststartpage.com
Faststartpage.com is an irritating browser hijacker which takes over users’ web browsers (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome) the second it sneaks onto the computer successfully. Unlike those ordinary browser hijackers, it does not alter browsers’ settings. Instead, it targets web browsers’ shortcuts. It hijacks them all immediately after the successful entrance. Instead of "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" (if a shortcut of Internet Explorer is opened), users will see such or similar data in the Target line: %Homedrive%:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Browsers\exe.xoferif.bat. ...
The Winarcher Pup
A potentially unwanted program is a piece of software that does not offer useful services, and Winarcher is the perfect example. It is unlikely that you will know when this PUP starts running on your computer because it is silent, and its activity does not affect your operating system. Also, it does not have an interface. Most important, it does not serve you. This program is just an assistant to a different program, and, according to our researchers, it is most likely to serve browser hijackers that belong to the Elex family. ...
CYR-Locker Ransomware
The research shows CYR-Locker Ransomware is still in the development stage, but it looks like the cyber criminals behind it may have already started distributing the malicious program. Thus, the variant you encounter could be not fully functioning, for example, it might show you a warning demanding to pay a ransom without providing any information on how to transfer the money. Moreover, when you unlock the screen, you may realize the cyber criminals lied about your data being encrypted, not to mention, the amount of money they might ask could be incredibly huge. ...
