Articles about ransomware – malware encrypting your personal files or stopping you from accessing your computer – and ways to remove it
BitPyLock is a ransomware virus that restricts access to files. It adds the .bitpy extension to encrypted files. If you see such an extension in the file name, then you cannot use them until BitPyLock is on your computer. Further, BitPyLock tries to extort money from users, asking for money in Bitcoin in exchange for access to files. Encrypted files include images, videos and files, .doc, .docx, .xls, .pdf and others
Z9 ransomware is a ransomware for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10, which restricts access to files, images, videos by encrypting them. When encrypting files, Z9 ransomware adds the extension [[help.me24@protonmail.com] .Z9 ”to show users that they can no longer use these files. Z9 ransomware then tries to extort money from victims, asking for a ransom in exchange for access to your files. Do not trust scammers! Fraudsters will leave you alone with problems after extorting money. The only safe way is to remove Z9 ransomware.
Kodc ransomware spreads through spam with infected attachments. Of course, users are not aware that the messages that beckon to open them contain an infection. Fraudsters send spam emails with fake header data, making you believe that this is a useful message so that you click on it. Emails sometimes claim that they are notifications of the dispatch you made. In general, they will in every way develop the interest of users. After opening this message, the infection will get to your system
Not so long ago, experts discovered on the Internet a new computer pest. Experts classified it as ransomware because it locks files. Its name is Adhubllka Ransomware. Typically, scammers use bulk email spam to spread viruses. Adhubllka ransomware is no exception. After Adhubllka ransomware enters the system itself, it will begin to infect files, and then use them as a hostage for ransom. You will receive an email informing you of the infection of the files and to get the files intact, you need to pay the developers
This ransomware from the GarrantyDecrypt family, valid from November-December 2019 and in January 2020. It encrypts user files (MS Office documents, OpenOffice, PDF, text files, databases, photos, music, videos, image files, archives), adding extensions to encrypted files (.bigbosshorse, .heronpiston, .horsedeal) and then requires ransomware to find out how to pay the ransom for files
There are two types of Ako virus that became active in early January 2020. They both encrypt files running Windows (including Windows 10) using AES and create a text file called "ako-readme.txt". The differences are that in one version of the ransom note, they are instructed to contact the developers by email, and in another they pay the ransom via the Tor website
This is a new malicious application discovered by researchers on January 12, 2020. Initially, 5ss5c ransomware was marked as “unknown”, but later it became clear that 5ss5c ransomware belongs to the old form of the ransomware family. Of course, like all ransomware, 5ss5c ransomware has commercial intentions. Unlike all other ransomware, which encrypts all files, 5ss5c ransomware only encrypts compressed files. Otherwise, viruses of this type are similar. They require a ransom for encrypted files. 5ss5c ransomware gives you an email address where you can contact the developers. Developers of the scam virus. They don’t even believe the files in exchange for money. But do not rush to get upset completely! If you are reading this article now, consider that you are saved, because our article presents two effective ways to remove 5ss5c ransomware. We want to warn you that the manual method will be effective if you are good at computers. If you are inexperienced, it is best to use automatic removal.
Afrodita ransomware encrypts files using encryption algorithms. But Afrodita ransomware does it for a reason. It uses the captured files as blackmail in order to receive money from users. Users have no choice but to pay to get the files back. To prove that developers can help you decrypt your files, they offer free decryption of one file. Victims can send it to them via Telegram or email afroditasupport@mail2tor.com. According to them, this is the only way to get the files back. Unfortunately, you are dealing with scammers, they can not be trusted. No one will return the files back to you after payment, the only way to return the files is to remove Afrodita ransomware.
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This is a typical type of ransomware that encrypts files, and then requires a ransom in bitcoins in order to return the files, but it does not return files, it only inspires hope. Snake-Ekans Ransomware was launched at the end of December 2019 – early January 2020. Snake-Ekans Ransomware differs from other viruses such as ransomware in that Snake-Ekans Ransomware does not add extensions to encrypted files