Unlock92 is the name given to a ransomware, which gives an email with the same name as a contact detail. The email is intended for negotiating with the cyber crooks behind it. The ransom note is written in Russian and…
The AMBA virus, notorious for the fact that it encrypts the databases of websites with .amba file extension added to them has appeared on the radar. The crypto-virus directly attacks the “Index Of” belonging to websites whose servers are not…
A virus known as WildFire Locker has been reported to begin impacting users on a serious scale, encrypting files and adding a .wflx extension after their original ones. By doing so, the WildFire Locker virus denies access to users and…
The recent Zepto ransomware virus has spread like a plague. As a variant of Locky ransomware, it is expected of the improved virus to reach new heights in infection. Zepto uses the same ransom note as Locky and Bart ransomware…
A ransomware named Zepto, because of the extension it adds to encrypted files, has been seen by researchers recently. Seemingly related to the Locky ransomware, Zepto uses the same ransom note. Another such crypto-virus, which might be spreading with the…
A crypto-virus, mocking Windows 10 OS has been released and is reported be a variant of the Troldesh(Shade) ransomware variants. The .windows10 file extension is added to every file which is encoded with a strong encryption algorithm. The virus also…
A devastating virus has appeared on the malware radar, known as AnonPop has been deleting files of infected computers, reports indicate. The virus has been reported to infect users via several different techniques. The worst part is that the sinister…
A ransomware labeling itself as HiddenTear 2.0 is currently spreading around the Internet. The extension the ransomware puts to encrypted files is .isis and makes a file with instructions. The ransomware is part of “educational” series of ransomware, that gives…
The developers of the CryptXXX made $45,000 worth of Bitcoins in just one of their accounts since the ransomware resurfaced with new encryption a few weeks ago. As of now, this new version is still locked. Users should be extra…
Ransomware virus authors are restless when it comes to inventing new ways to extort victims for money. One of the more original new crypto viruses, dubbed MIRCOP, employs a rather unusual method to make the victim pay. The ransomware claims…
A file encryption virus believed to be originating from Bosnia, named Satana is reported to use a mixture of strong AES plus RSA encryption ciphers to encode files of unsuspecting victims appending the Gricakova extension. The virus demands the approximate…
Ransomware variant which demands 3 BTC to unlock .bart.zip encrypted files has been reported to be a serious cause of concern by experts. They have dubbed this malware with the nickname Bart and confirmed that it uses malicious JavaScript attacks…
A ransomware with the name KratosCrypt is currently running in the wild. The extension the ransomware appends to encrypted files is .kratos and creates a file with instructions. The ransom price it demands as payment is 0.03 Bitcoins or around…
TowerWeb is a modern ransomware variant that encrypts the files on infected computers, asking the approximate sum of 100 US dollars for decryption of the files. The virus uses a very strong cipher which denies access to the files after…
Another ransomware has started attacking users, encoding their important documents with a strong cipher. Its name is SecureCryptor, and it can be recognized by its distinctive file extension -.SecureCrypted. SecureCryptor ransomware uses a powerful encryption to cipher files of users,…
Ransomware, specifically designed to scramble e-mails of the Zimbra mail servers it attacks. It is known as Zimbra Ransomware and has been reported to be associated with several different ransomare variants which use the very same .CRYPTO file extension. Zimbra…
If your files have a .crptrgr extension added to them, the reason for that is CryptoRoger – a modern ransomware also known as a crypto-virus. What it does is it infects users via spam campaigns of malicious URLs or files.…
A rather unorthodox ransomware variation has been reported to use the notorious program WinRar to archive and lock the users’ files using a password. The virus demands users to contact Realxakepok@bigmir.net e-mail address in order to restore their files. The…
Kozy.Jozy is a Ransomware virus which uses a strong RSA encryption to encrypt the files on computers it infects. The Kozy.Jozy virus is believed to be designed for Russan speaking users because its entire ransom message which it changes as…
The Jigsaw ransomware proves to be persistent. This time around the extension .epic is given to encrypted files. The crypto-virus encrypts 120 file extensions and more, as previous variants, and creates a ransom note which is Anonymous-themed. Five thousand dollars…
