'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam

Posted: December 27, 2016 | Category: Adware
'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam is a misleading notification pop-up that may appear due to the installation of malicious software. The malware associated with 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam is a Trojan horse, one known for leveraging Microsoft notifications rooting from the family of Trojan.Tech-Support malware. Computer users who notice the 'Microsoft Office Activation Wizard' Tech Support Scam message are advised by experts to never utilize the...

BadEncript Ransomware

Posted: December 27, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The BadEncript Ransomware is a Trojan that replaces the extensions on your files while also using encryption to stop you from being able to open them. Most of the BadEncript Ransomware infections also launch a corresponding pop-up message asking you to make a Bitcoin payment to get the key for decrypting your data. If possible, you should use free recovery solutions that don't support con artists financially and block or remove the BadEncript Ransomware with standard anti-malware strategies....

DeriaLock Ransomware

Posted: December 27, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The DeriaLock Ransomware is a Trojan that can lock your screen with a ransom message, block some Windows applications, and encrypt your file data. Take all necessary steps for disabling this threat's lock-screen and recovering any enciphered content as per this article's recommendations. Although this Trojan's distribution exploits are still under investigation, dedicated anti-malware software also may be able to block or remove the DeriaLock Ransomware automatically. It's no accident that...

Backdoor.Bozok

Posted: December 26, 2016 | Category: Backdoors
The Bozok Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is an unsafe tool that was developed by someone who goes by the nickname ‘Slayer616.’ Unfortunately, the harmful program he worked on is being distributed free of charge, which means that it can provide any evil-minded users with the ability to propagate their personalized version of this cyber threat. The list of features that the Bozok RAT supports is not impressive, but the author has provided additional updates and plugins that would allow the attacker...

KoKo Locker Ransomware

Posted: December 26, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'KoKo Locker' Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files to block them and asks you to pay to recover them within a time limit. Until third parties can host appropriate decryption software, malware researchers encourage making backups that can let you recover from any file damage without needing to reverse-engineer the encryption process. High-quality anti-malware products also may quarantine or uninstall the 'KoKo Locker' Ransomware without letting it complete its file-locking...

AdamLocker Ransomware

Posted: December 26, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The 'AdamLocker' Ransomware is a Trojan that may lock your files by encrypting them, changing their extensions or modifying their permissions or attributes. While such attacks are meant to force you to pay a ransom for recovering your data, malware experts recommend implementing other options with the help of any appropriate recovery software or cyber security researchers. Keeping your PC protected with dedicated anti-malware products also can delete the 'AdamLocker' Ransomware and stop any...

Moosjs.cn

Posted: December 24, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Moosjs.cn is a fake search site that delivers results from other search engines and affiliates, which it may use to generate advertising revenue. Since malware researchers have connected this domain to non-consensual browser changes, Web surfers should be mindful of any unwanted changes promoting this site such as homepage hijackings or pop-ups. Closing your browser and scanning your PC with an appropriate anti-malware product is heavily encouraged for removing any associated symptoms. The...

Manifestus Ransomware

Posted: December 23, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The Manifestus Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files with an AES encryption algorithm and threatens to destroy the decryption code unless you pay its ransom. Like its close relative, the EnkripsiPC Ransomware , you can best mitigate the Manifestus Ransomware's potential damage by keeping backups that it can't access and encipher. Updated anti-malware products also may terminate and delete the Manifestus Ransomware without letting it encrypt any content. Although the popularity of...

Guster Ransomware

Posted: December 23, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The Guster Ransomware is a Trojan that blocks your files and your desktop with a combination of data-encrypting and pop-up attacks. Its threat actors use these attacks for soliciting Bitcoin payments that supposedly will unlock your screen and your data. For most PC users, other recovery options are freely available, provided that you use appropriate security procedures for disabling and removing the Guster Ransomware with a dedicated anti-malware application. Social manipulation plays an...

Roga Ransomware

Posted: December 23, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The Roga Ransomware is a Trojan that pretends to encrypt your files and may sell a decryption key or service to its victims for recovering the blocked data. These attacks are most remediable by restoring the content from an unaffected backup, although other methods of restoration also may be possible. Since this threat may hinder your accessibility to other software or security features, you should use dedicated anti-malware products to remove the Roga Ransomware before addressing any...

Am-15.net

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Am-15.net is a website that should serve as a search engine, but its search feature does not work as intended, and its sole purpose might be to promote sponsored ads and affiliated products or services. The start page of Am-15.net promotes exclusively anti-malware software, but the good news is that the applications it promotes are reputable and popular, so visitors of Am-15.net are not at risk of being taken to the websites of illegitimate anti-malware software. The search field on...

ProposalCrypt Ransomware

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The ProposalCrypt Ransomware is a Trojan that encrypts your files and demands a Bitcoin ransom to restore them back to usability. The ProposalCrypt Ransomware attacks are most likely to distribute themselves as fake documents, which are common in campaigns against businesses with poor e-mail security protocols. Use free decryption solutions and backups for recovering all locked content after deleting the ProposalCrypt Ransomware with any preferred brand of anti-malware software. Prolific...

'Error DW6VB6' Pop-Ups

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Category: Adware
The 'Error DW6VB6' pop-ups are technical support hoaxes or attacks that may collect information or money by pretending to be part of a technical support company's services. Malware researchers find high correlations between these attacks and misleading domain names, particularly URLs referencing famous companies like Microsoft. If your browser loads this threat, use keyboard shortcuts to terminate all browser windows and scan your PC with an anti-malware product to disinfect any files that...

Free-Freedom Ransomware

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The Free-Freedom Ransomware is a fake file-encrypting Trojan that modifies your file system permissions to make it look as if it's encoded and locks your content, such as documents. Use the means detailed in this article to unlock your PC and regain access to any blocked digital data. For most PC users, malware experts recommend recovering efficiently by using dedicated anti-malware tools for deleting the Free-Freedom Ransomware after taking the described security steps. Many threat actors...

PadLock Screen Locker

Posted: December 22, 2016 | Category: Trojans
The Padlock Screen Locker is a Trojan that pretends to delete the local files on your PC while also blocking the screen with its pop-up. While malware experts have yet to connect the Padlock Screen Locker with attempts at extortion, all victims should be cautious about any demands from this Trojan and use the recommend security steps for regaining access to the desktop. Once you disable its window, any anti-malware product should find minimal issues with deleting the Padlock Screen Locker...

'0800-090-3829' Pop-Ups

Posted: December 21, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Protectionscan.xyz is a malicious website that serves the purpose of delivering misleading pop-ups to the web browsers of its visitors. An example for such messages are the '0800-090-3829' Pop-Ups which tell users that their computer's IP address has been infected with Trojans, and that their screen was locked because of error code '0x44578'. The message is displayed on a red background with a white font which imitates some of the warning screens used by the legitimate security features of...

fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware

Posted: December 21, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware is a Trojan that can lock your files, rename their extensions, or display pop-up messages demanding ransom payments. Since encryption attacks by threats like the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware are not reversible necessarily, having backups to recover any blocked content can give you a free way to recover from the infection. For most PCs, standard anti-malware products should eliminate the fixfiles@protonmail.ch Ransomware after it installs itself or...

'.braincrypt File Extension' Ransomware

Posted: December 21, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The '.braincrypt File Extension' Ransomware is a Go programming language-based Trojan that encodes your files with a secure cipher to lock them out of your use. Visible symptoms include the appearance of text-based ransom notes and filename changes, although malware experts stress that these details occur only after the damage to your local data. Use backups to recover your content, when possible, and professional anti-malware tools for blocking or deleting the '.braincrypt File Extension'...

EnkripsiPC Ransomware

Posted: December 21, 2016 | Category: Ransomware
The EnkripsiPC Ransomware is a Trojan that locks the files on your PC and uses a pop-up to ask you to contact its threat actors on how to pay to unlock them. Since these ransom payments often, if not necessarily always, backfire on their victims, malware experts encourage using other recovery strategies that don't give con artists a financial incentive for their attacks. Active anti-malware products with recently updated databases should find and delete the EnkripsiPC Ransomware before this...

'1-844-257-9402' Pop-Ups

Posted: December 20, 2016 | Category: Browser Hijackers
Con artists operate the 1-844-257-9402 phone line promoted on pop-up windows, and you should not call the number. Security experts classify the '1-844-257-9402' alerts in your browser as phishing messages. These messages provide misleading information and include claims that are intended to cause distress. The '1-844-257-9402' pop-ups are often accompanied by erratic browser behavior which is caused by code on the page you load. The aberrant behavior may be expressed in poor browser...