New ransomware threat has been detected, this time targeting websites. Dubbed JapanLocker by researchers, the virus aims to display a “LockeD” message asking to contact the e-mail address japanlocker@hotmail.com to unlock the website. This Ransomware is nothing new, but it…
Also known as Mircop ransomware, Crypt888 has recently been released with a newly updated version that pretends to be another notorious ransomware virus – Petya. The crypto-malware is very specific when it comes to file encryption, using the “lock” string…
Strangely enough, a ransomware virus variant that has Anubis for it’s theme has appeared, leaving encoded files in .coded file extension after it encrypts them. The virus then changes the wallpaper of the affected computer with a distinctive one showing…
What Is !XTPLOCK5.0 Cryptinfo.txt Ransomware? Cyber-criminals behind the e-mail crypt302@gmx.com have begun to demand 2 BTC from users via a ransomware virus that is dubbed “!XTPLOCK5.0” based on its ransom note string. Malware researchers, like Michael Gillepsie believe that this…
Google Go is the name of a ransomware cryptovirus. The virus is dubbed that way because it is built on Google’s program language “Go” and it is the first ever ransomware to do so. The Go language is free, open…
A Chinese version of Locky ransomware has been detected by malware researchers to drop a _HOWDO_text.html file after it encrypts files with the AES-128 and RSA-2048 ciphers and generates a unique decryption key. The Locky ransomware variants have been spreading…
New version of Philadelphia ransomware, which was part of the Stampado variants has been released, again using the same .locked file extension. The difference in this version is that it demands .3 BTC from affected victims and features a new…
“Try to kill or delete me and I will kill your PC” – this is the message the victims of the EXOTIC virus see once their computer has been infected by it. The vulgar cyber-threat goes as far as creating…
A new form of crime has been rapidly increasing. Botnets, banking malware, legitimate malware (adware) and other bunches of malicious code that aim only for one – profit. The most profitable of those however remains to be the new form…
Venis ransomware is a cryptovirus that is currently in its development phase. Recently found by malware researchers, this virus is believed to be soon released as a fully functional ransomware. The cryptovirus already has a page set with the name…
The virus that has been reported to use an .NCRYPT extension and leave a threatening ransom note may have already begun to infect users from different places all over the world. The crypto virus demands infected users to pay the…
A ransomware virus, known as Deadly has been detected by malware researchers recently. The virus was reported to create several different files on the computer after which encrypt the important data in it and drop a ransom note demanding $500…
First discovered in May, Enigma ransomware targeted only Russian users. This virus, however, has been released in a new variant that may attack users on a global scale if distributed massively. The new version of Enigma ransomware uses “enigma_info.txt” file…
A crypto-virus, dubbed as APT Ransomware requesting it’s victims to pay with Coinbase or Blockchain has appeared out into the open, encrypting files and adding .dll extension after it has completed encryption. APT Ransomware 2.0 also drops a ransom note…
Kostya is the name of a Czech ransomware cryptovirus. The ransom message that it displays is written in the Czech language and has a skull with the name “Kostya” shown on top. The virus claims in this ransom note that…
RESTORE-FILES!_{ID}_.txt – this is what users who have been affected by Comrade Circle ransomware see after their files have been encrypted with an added .comrade file extension to them. The Comrade Circle virus does not waste any time In explaining…
A ransomware using the .raid10, .blt, .globe, .encrypted, .mia.kokers@aol.com file extensions and believed to be a variant of JigSaw crypto viruses has been reported to cause new infections in a second, updated version. The updated version of globe uses the…
Researchers at Proofpoint have previously identified a ransomware virus, known as Hades Locker. The virus mimics the notorious Locky ransomware’s ransom note; however, researchers are still not convinced whether or not this is Locky. The researchers believe that the HadesLocker…
Another Fsociety themed ransomware virus is on the loose. The name is based on that of the hacker ring in the popular TV show “Mr. Robot” and is written in a semi-leet format – Fs0ci3ty. This cryptovirus will encrypt your…
HadesLocker is the name of a recently found ransomware cryptovirus which gives you a week to pay one Bitcoin. If you do not meet this criterion the price for decryption will be two Bitcoins. The malware researcher Michael Gillespie reported…
