The Fappy Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's a variant of Hidden Tear, a previously public domain coding project. The threat actor is demonstrating current samples through fake game cheat downloads, and Windows users should be attentive to the risks of participating in illegal file-sharing activities. Anti-malware services will remove the Fappy Ransomware and its infection attempts. Thanks to the ostensibly well-meaning code examples of Utku Sen, Hidden Tear is a not-so-minor...

The KASP Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan from the family of the STOP Ransomware. The KASP Ransomware prevents users from opening media files, such as documents, to hold them for ransom. Keeping appropriately-secure backups will enable an inexpensive recovery, and most anti-malware products will eliminate the KASP Ransomware as is needed. Other file-locker Trojan families are similarly-active, but the  STOP Ransomware  or the  Djvu Ransomware  retains a popularity lead over...

The BlackKnight2020 Ransomware is a screen-locker Trojan that blocks the Windows UI with a pop-up until the victim pays its ransom. Users can ignore the ransom demand and restart their computers through methods that circumvent the Trojan's startup feature. Most Windows-compatible anti-malware tools should remove the BlackKnight2020 Ransomware in most cases. As competition to the more prominent, file-locking variety, screen-locker Trojans hold some minor advantages to their credit. Threats...

The Cyrat Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that targets Windows systems currently. It can block media files with its encryption feature and hold them for ransom, along with attacks such as deleting backups and turning off default security features. Since its locking method is secure, users should have backups for recovering any media and let professional anti-malware products delete the Cyrat Ransomware. File-locking Trojans can come in multitudes of disguises, and few of them will lock...

The BG85 Ransomware is a file-locker Trojan from the family of the AES-Matrix Ransomware. Besides blocking files on infected PCs, it may delete the user's unprotected backups. Attacks often use RDP or other manual-targeting strategies. All users should maintain robust Internet security protocols and have anti-malware services for removing the BG85 Ransomware before it causes significant data loss. In terms of raw numbers,  AES-Matrix Ransomware  isn't the biggest mover-and-shaker in...

The GOLD Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that can block users' documents, pictures and other media on their computers. As part of the Dharma Ransomware family, its encryption for locking files is secure from free solutions, in most cases. Users should recover through backups, if they're available, and have anti-malware products protect their PCs by deleting the GOLD Ransomware. Appropriately, considering its goals, a new version of the  Dharma Ransomware  family is naming itself...

The Fxmwtv Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that blocks media content on Windows user's PCs. The Fxmwtv Ransomware is a part of the Snatch Ransomware family and may target company servers with insufficient security. All Windows users should have backups for protecting media files and let their anti-malware services remove the Fxmwtv Ransomware as they see fit. The  Snatch Ransomware , a family going back possibly as far as 2018, but with most attacks in the years afterward,...

The Mcauwpjib Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that prevents digital media from opening for selling its unlocking service. As a Snatch Ransomware family member, its distribution may use different channels, such as e-mail attachments or direct, brute-force attacks against Web servers. Users can strengthen their security standards, update their backups, and use anti-malware programs for safely deleting the Mcauwpjib Ransomware. The  Snatch Ransomware  may lack the number of...

The ANN Ransomware is a file-locker Trojan from the AES-Matrix Ransomware's family. It can use a secure encryption routine to lock the user's files and hold the contents of businesses' unprotected servers for ransom. Windows PC users should have anti-malware security services for removing the ANN Ransomware on sight and reliable backups for restoring any files. As it arrives on the threat landscape at roughly the same time as the  CORE Ransomware , the ANN Ransomware's timing is...

The CORE Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's a variant of the AES-Matrix Ransomware. The family often compromises business entities' servers and locks their media files, holding them for ransom. All Windows users should take appropriate precautions regarding backups and have their anti-malware products isolate or delete the CORE Ransomware immediately. Only shortly after the confirmation of an  FDFK22 Ransomware  variant, the  AES-Matrix Ransomware  family is spawning...

The Tkoinprz Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan from the family of the Snatch Ransomware. The Tkoinprz Ransomware can block files from opening through encryption-based attacks and generate text file-based ransom notes. Users with anti-malware protection can remove the Tkoinprz Ransomware while scanning their PCs for threats and should use secure backups for recovering any affected media. With new campaigns ongoing periodically in 2019 and 2020, the  Snatch Ransomware  family is an...

The WSHLP Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan from the Ransomware-as-a-Service family, Dharma Ransomware. Victims of its attacks may see ransom notes, changes to files' extensions, and may not open their media, such as documents. Most anti-malware products will remove the WSHLP Ransomware, but safe backups are a frequently-mandatory solution for recovering data. Consistency between iterations, easy-to-use business models, and long-term maintenance are the hallmarks of...

The CoronaCrypt0r Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's not a part of a defined family or Ransomware-as-a-Service. The CoronaCrypt0r Ransomware stops files from opening by encrypting them, adds extensions to their names, and displays a potentially screen-blocking ransom note that asks for Bitcoins. Users with backups can disregard the extortion attempt and remove the CoronaCrypt0r Ransomware through any competent anti-malware service, before recovering their media from the backup....

The NW24 Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that's from the Ransomware-as-a-Service, Dharma Ransomware. Windows users with infections may find files not opening, missing backups, unusual extensions on files' names, or ransom-themed messages with skull and crossbones logos. Dedicated anti-malware programs will remove the NW24 Ransomware or stop its installation appropriately, and a robust backup plan counteracts most data loss issues. With an easy-to-use, kit-based RaaS model, the ...

The Horse Ransomware is a file-locking Trojan that can keep media and other files from opening through encrypting their contents. As a member of the Phobos Ransomware family, it remains likely to utilize other attacks that are traditional for that group, such as deleting Windows backups. Storing secured backups can help recover files without a ransom, and standard anti-malware tools should delete the Horse Ransomware with little to no difficulty. With little more restraint than any wild...