Articles about ransomware – malware encrypting your personal files or stopping you from accessing your computer – and ways to remove it
Developers send OPQZ Ransomware via spam letter email. Fake data is put in the headers to make you believe it’s a secure application like a shipping company. This letter says that they tried to deliver the package to you but they failed.
This ransomware was created by scammers to encrypt files. [TorS@Tuta.Io] ransomware enters the system randomly through spam messages – « Help decrypt.hta » and starts scanning files that are on the system immediately. The extension “. [TorS@Tuta.Io]” is added to the found files. This extension indicates that files are not available for use. In addition to information about infection the note indicates the decryption method. To do this you need to write to the developers at their address ToRs@TuTa.Io or torsed@protonmail.ch. Developers will explain to you that the only way to decrypt files is to buy tools from developers. However, victims complain that after the money has been paid, developers do not send the promised tools or the unlocked files. We do not advise you to fall for the tricks of scammers. Use virus removal tools. To get your files back you need to get rid of the source of infection.
.666 (njkwe RaaS) ransomware is a malicious program of the Paradise Ransomware family. .666 (njkwe RaaS) ransomware enters the system illegally and launches the encryption algorithm. Firstly, virus scans all important files and then blocks files. In this way developers of .666 (njkwe RaaS) ransomware can use the encrypted files as objects for blackmail in order to extract money from victims.
The extortion takes place by displaying a note:
If your files have been renamed without your knowledge using the “.crypted” extension, it means that your system is infected with Josephnull Ransomware. This virus enters the system in order to block files and illegally extort money from users.
Repter ransomware is a ransomware from the Fonix family. It gets through spam messages. Users open them purposefully because of interest and sometimes users click on messages unintentionally. In both cases virus enters the system at high speed and blocks files. During the encryption process all infected files are renamed with the extension “.repter”. The extension is added to mark files that cannot be opened anymore. When all files are locked a file is created (“How to decrypt .hta files”).
Homer ransomware is an application of the Dharma Ransomwarefamily. It works by encrypting files in order to require a decryption fee. However, developers extort money illegally because in reality they do not have the ability to decrypt files even those that they themselves blocked. All locked files acquire the extension “.homer“. After the final infection Homer ransomware displays a note with information about infection.
Ransomware is the most dangerous type of computer virus because it can globally harm the system in a short time. CONTI ransomware is similar in penetration method to many ransomware (Smpl ransomware, Repl ransomware, Xinof ransomware, Deal_for_access ransomware). It penetrates the system through spam messages, scans for files (audio, photos, videos, documents) and blocks them using the “.CONTI” extension. After blocking it displays a note:
This is a malicious program that is part of the Dharma Ransomware family. According to experts this is one of the most powerful and popular families of viruses. It includes programs that infect systems with high speed by fraudulent methods. .data (Dharma) ransomware searches for important files for encryption and after that it requires payment for decryption. In the process of encryption all files are renamed the extension “.data” is added to the familiar name. After encryption is completed a file is created with the message “FILES ENCRYPTED.txt”
Files of the system that Smpl ransomware infected are encrypted with a malicious algorithm after which you cannot use or even open files. All infected files have the extension “.smpl“. This is a mark of infection of the file. Smpl ransomware can span absolutely any file, be it audio, photo, video or some kind of documentation. After infection Smpl ransomware creates “FILES ENCRYPTED.txt” text file with a note about infection
REPL ransomware is a malicious program of one of the most powerful types of ransomware. It scans computer for files (video, pictures, audio, working documents: .doc, .docx, .xls, .pdf). When these files are discovered an extension “.repl” is added to their names to indicate that you can no longer open them. After encrypting all the data virus sent an email with information about the infection in the file “_readme.txt”