Locks Ransomware

Posted: January 5, 2021 | Category: Ransomware
The Locks Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan from Xorist Ransomware's free-to-use family. The Locks Ransomware prevents users from opening media like pictures, spreadsheets, and documents, by encrypting the files and holds them for a ransom. Effective backup strategies reduce most risks from attacks, and users can always remove the Locks Ransomware with compatible security solutions. Heading into 2021, both Ransomware-as-a-Services and 'free' Trojan resources, like the  Xorist...

Qlkm Ransomware

Posted: January 4, 2021 | Category: Ransomware
The Qlkm Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's part of the STOP Ransomware or Djvu Ransomware, a long-running Ransomware-as-a-Service. It can harm users' files by encrypting them and stopping their opening and conduct related attacks like generating ransom notes, deleting backups and hijacking Web-browsing settings. Users should protect themselves with a well-defended backup for their work and keep Windows security products available to remove the Qlkm Ransomware. Much remarked-upon...

WormLocker Ransomware

Posted: January 4, 2021 | Category: Ransomware
The WormLocker Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that blocks users' media, such as documents so that they can't open. Besides the traditional ransoming-based attacks, this threat also damages Windows components and prevents the PC from rebooting. Users should repair the Windows installation post-haste, delete the WormLocker Ransomware with appropriate security software and retrieve their work from a backup. Not to suffer confusion with worm classification – a threat that...

Lockedv1 Ransomware

Posted: January 1, 2021 | Category: Ransomware
Lockedv1 Ransomware is a newly identified file-locker that uses a very secure file-locking mechanism to prevent its victims from accessing their data. If this malware infiltrates a computer, the victim may soon lose the ability to use their essential documents, archives, media, backups and other files. All locked files will have the extension '.lockedv1' extension to their names and the original name will be encoded as well. The authors of the Lockedv1 Ransomware are trying to extort their...

Mijnal Ransomware

Posted: December 31, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
File-encryption Trojans are one of the biggest threats to the safety of your files, and, unfortunately, cybercriminals continue to release dozens of new file-lockers every few weeks. One of the latest names to be detected by anti-virus products is the Mijnal Ransomware. This threat may originate from a Russian-speaking country since it uses a ransom message written in fluent Russian. However, it is unlikely that it will target Russian-speaking users exclusively – the threat may reach...

Flubo Ransomware

Posted: December 31, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The Flubo Ransomware is a low-quality file-locker based on the Xorist Ransomware project. This might be good news since the Xorist  file-locker uses a decryptable encryption routine, and its victims may often be able to restore access to their data with the use of a free decryptor. The same technique might work for victims of the Flubo Ransomware, but this is yet to be confirmed. What we know for sure about the Flubo Ransomware is the fact that it has the ability to encrypt the contents of...

Lockedfile Ransomware

Posted: December 31, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The Lockedfile Ransomware is a file-encryption Trojan designed to lock users out of their files and then extort them for money through a ransom note. The authors of the Lockedfile Ransomware deploy a ransom note called 'HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt,' and it also spawns a fake error message, which also contains a message from the perpetrators. It seems that the Lockedfile Ransomware may be an unfinished project because it urges victims to send an SMS message containing 'XXXX' to the number 'YYYY'...

Ufo Ransomware

Posted: December 30, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The Christmas Holidays are often the time that cybercriminals use to unleash new malware on the Internet. These days, hundreds of millions of users spend more time on their computers and smartphones, and they are more likely to encounter corrupted files. One of the latest threats to be detected by anti-virus products worldwide is the newly identified Ufo Ransomware. This file-locker has not been assigned to any of the widespread ransomware families yet, and it is possible that it might have...

Moloch Ransomware

Posted: December 30, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The Moloch Ransomware is a threatening piece of malware that may reach your computer via a fraudulent email attachment, suspicious file download, or a fake installer/update package. The goal of this ransomware is to gain access to your files and then encrypt their contents. Because of Moloch Ransomware's attack, victims may lose access to their documents, images, media, archives, databases and many other files. Of course, this is not everything that the Moloch Ransomware does – it also wipes...

RansomeToad Ransomware

Posted: December 30, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The RansomeToad Ransomware is not a threat that you should underestimate. The RansomeToad Ransomware is a file-locker whose ransom message resembles the one used by the  WannaCry Ransomware . Fortunately, these file-lockers do not share the same file-encryption routine, and the RansomeToad Ransomware is not as threatening as 2019's most infamous file-locker. However, it packs a secure file-encryption routine aiming to leave your files in an encrypted state. Files that the RansomeToad...

Horizon Ransomware

Posted: December 29, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
The Horizon Ransomware is a file-locker, which is being spread online with the use of fake downloads, malicious advertisements, and pirated content. The best way to protect yourself from such threats is to invest in a reputable anti-malware service, as well as to avoid visiting shady websites. Furthermore, you should consider maintaining up-to-date backups of important files as this is the best way to stay safe from the terrible consequences of ransomware attacks. The Horizon Ransomware is...

4help Ransomware

Posted: December 29, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
Modern malware is much more sophisticated than the cyber threats we had to deal with a decade ago. Unfortunately, the newest types of malware are also accessible to many cybercriminals, and even hackers without a programming background may be able to create and use dangerous file-encryption Trojans like the 4help Ransomware. This file-locker is based on the family known as the Dharma Ransomware and, unfortunately, its victims cannot rely on free decryption software. Falling victim to the...

Igal Ransomware

Posted: December 28, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
There is no holiday break for cybercriminals who continue to flood the Internet with countless cyber threats that can cause all kinds of damage to infected computers. The Igal Ransomware is one of the latest samples to catch the attention of cybersecurity experts, and they have determined that this ransomware shares feature with the well-known STOP Ransomware. Unfortunately, members of the STOP family of file-lockers are impossible to decrypt via free utilities, and their victims may often...

AMJIXIUS Ransomware

Posted: December 24, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
File-encryption Trojans are a massive problem for users around the world, and, unfortunately, it does not seem like the ransomware pandemic will be over anytime soon. In fact, the number of active ransomware threats has grown even more in 2020, and, unfortunately, cybercriminals continue to experiment with new ways to make their file-encryption Trojans more threatening and elusive. One of the recent file-lockers to be identified by cybersecurity experts is the AMJIXIUS Ransomware. It does not...

Banhu Ransomware

Posted: December 24, 2020 | Category: Ransomware
Ransomware operators' activity always picks up pace around Christmas when many people are likely to spend more time on their personal computers. While preventing such threats from causing damage is easily achievable by investing in up-to-date anti-malware software, many users continue to be reluctant to secure their computers. They are the group prone to Banhu Ransomware's attacks. This new file-locker has been created by using the source code of the threatening  Phobos Ransomware , and,...
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