Yet another update has surfaced online concerning what appears to be one of the biggest ransomware viruses out there – the Cerber virus. Having a powerful scheme to redistribute it’s malicious files, the malware has become very sophisticated and it’s…
It was not long before the new Cerber ransomware which many seem to call version 4.0 received an overhaul. The new version now uses more optimized code for the modification and encryption of the infected computers and a new wallpaper…
Malware sure is evolving fast and many researchers and cyber-security officials are concerned about that. The latest developments in malware seemed to recently be the new ransomware viruses that terrorize victims all the time. However, even ransomware viruses can evolve…
IFN643 is the name of a newly-found ransomware virus. This virus encrypts your files by placing the .ifn643 extension to them. After the encryption process is finished, it will put a file named “IFN643_Malware_Readme”. That file contains the ransom demand,…
“Comuter Blocked!!” – this is what users who have opened the malicious “procleaner.exe” file see after infection with the latest screen locker virus which many refer to as Cuzimvirus. The malware aims to lock the screen of infected computers and…
Esmeralda ransomware is believed to be a new variant of the Apocalypse cryptovirus. The new strain uses the same domain for an e-mail contact and encrypts files by placing the same extension. That extension is .encrypted and is placed on…
Ransomed.html – this is the file, victims whose files have been encrypted by the new Alcatraz Locker ransomware virus. The virus appends the .alcatraz file extension to the encrypted files and it is particularly dangerous, because it may slither onto…
A new ransomware cryptovirus called Encryptile has appeared. All encrypted files will have the .EncrypTile extension appended to their names. The ransomware claims to use AES and RSA encryption algorithms. The ransom note gives a contact email with a Philippine-based…
An interesting ransomware virus has been detected out into the wild. Unlike conventional ransom infections of the lockscreen type, this virus does not want money, but asks the victims to complete various surveys. This is a very interesting concept and…
Ransowmare virus going by the name JackPot has been reported to slither undetected in user systems and encrypt their files using an encryption algorithm module after which change the wallpaper of the encrypted systems with a brief notification to pay…
Ransowmare virus, going by the name CryptoWire has been reported to cause infections and encrypt files of affected comptuers by appending the .encrypted file extension after that. The virus uses AES encryption algorithm to encipher the files of its victims…
Ransomware viruses have seen a boom lately which has pushed cyber-security firms to attempt and crack them, making this a cyber-war with the average user in the middle. Just like in any other war, the technology is also pushed to…
Ransomware virus, called AiraCrop that has been reported to encrypt servers is the reason for several reports of users, primarily about encrypted servers. The virus uses the ._AiraCropEncrypted! file extension to encipher files and the algorithms RSA and AES are…
A virus meant to infect Hungarian users, dubbed Hucky by the malware researcher Jakub Kroustek has been identified to be based on Microsoft Visual basic. The virus is very particular in it’s actions and it pretends very cleverly to be…
Users have begun to complain about “decrypt explanations.html” type of files set on their computers after infection with the newest and second variant of the n1n1n1 ransomware. There are not many differences when it comes to this ransomware virus, and…
A brand new strain of the Locky ransomware has been found overnight by malware researchers after the variant with the .shit extension had been discovered. The authors of the virus have decided to bring the Norse mythology theme back to…
Bart ransomware has been discovered in the wild by the malware researcher Jakub Kroustek from Avast. The new string of malware encrypts files with the .perl extension. Seems identical to Locky ransomware in its note and payment instructions page. To…
The latest iteration of Locky ransomware is here. Files are encrypted with a new extension – .shit, but it is possible for other extensions to appear as well. The cryptovirus now uses HTML files (.hta) and brings back the usage…
New malware has appeared that takes advantage of the 2016 presidential elections in the US. The virus displays a fraudulent lock screen message claiming it is originating from the CIA. The message displays that the malware is a legitimate program…
Lock93 is a newly-emerged ransomware cryptovirus. The ransom note which is displayed after the file encryption process is complete can be written either in Russian or English. All encrypted files will have the extension .lock93 appended to them. The origin…
