Badday Ransomware
If you want to avoid the likes of Badday Ransomware, you need to be more attentive about the files you download and the emails you open. This ransomware program can easily enter your computer when you are not looking properly. And while it is not that hard to remove Badday Ransomware from your system, you might encounter several problems trying to restore the files. If a public decryption tool is not available soon, you should address a professional for other file recovery options. The point is that there are usually ways to get your files back, and you should not pay the ransom. ...
Search Box Ds
We have no other choice, but to label Search Box Ds as a potentially unwanted application. It is a browser extension that works on Chrome. Technically, it should improve your web browsing experience. However, there are quite a few things that are quite disturbing about this extension, and there’s also the chance that it gets added to your browser accidentally. Therefore, if you did not intend to have this extension, it is about time you remove Search Box Ds for good. For the manual removal instructions, please scroll down to the bottom of this description. ...
Hermes837 Ransomware
Hermes837 Ransomware might be on your system if your documents, photos, and other private files are marked with the .hermes837 extension, for example, redpanda.jpg.hermes837. The malware marks its victims’ data with the mentioned extension after it encrypts it with a robust cryptosystem. Because of this the files become unreadable and impossible to decrypt without special decryption tools. The hackers behind this malware claim they have such tools and are willing to send them if only a victim complies with their conditions and pays a ransom. ...
Kronos Ransomware
If you leave your operating system unguarded, Kronos Ransomware could attack it without you even realizing it. Your own carelessness could lead to the same fate as well. The infection could hide in a software bundle or its installer could be hidden as a harmless document file attached to a convincing email message. This message could even be sent to you by someone you know. Of course, if that happens, you need to warn the owner of the hijacked account because they might prevent attacks against other people in your common circle. Unfortunately, if the infection is not removed right away, it is bound to encrypt personal files, including documents, photos, or media files. ...
'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups
'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups are fake system messages that may claim there are viruses on your system. Such messages should appear on websites that might look similar to Microsoft’s web page. As a consequence, inexperienced users might fall for the scam and download the suggested security tool. Needless to say, we recommend against it because it is likely that the downloaded tool could be potentially dangerous. In the rest of this article, we explain why 'The system is badly damaged, virus found (4)!' Pop-Ups are fake and what to do to keep away from such content. ...
Ultra Music Search
Do you want to listen to music for free? If you do, Ultra Music Search might seem like the right extension to install onto your Google Chrome browser. Unfortunately, it is just another potentially unwanted program (PUP), and its services are highly questionable. When you install it, the default search provider on your Google Chrome web browser is changed, and the program uses the well-known Yahoo Search to expose users to potentially unreliable links, which may include advertisements and sponsored content. On top of all that, the extension does not really offer high-quality content. ...
Kvag Ransomware
Do not let Kvag Ransomware in because this infection will ruin your day. In fact, the attack of this malicious infection can have lingering effects because once it encrypts your files, you might never be able to recover them. Ideally, you have backup copies online or on flash drives, and you can easily replace the corrupted files, but, of course, you want to do it after you delete Kvag Ransomware. In fact, you should not connect to your backups or do anything, for that matter, until this malicious threat is removed. Unfortunately, eradicating this pest is not the easiest of tasks if you decide to attack it yourself. ...
Li Ransomware
Li Ransomware might sneak onto your computer if you do not take cybersecurity seriously. Unfortunately, the consequences of receiving such a threat could be severe. As you see, the malware encrypts personal files like photos and documents. As a result, such data becomes useless without decryption tools. Sadly, even if such tools exist, they might be available only to the malicious application’s developers who ask for payment in return. Further, in this article, we explain where the malware might come from, how it works, and what could happen if you agree to pay the ransom. ...
GoRansom Ransomware
GoRansom Ransomware is yet another ransomware infection that we have to deal with. Considering the fact that ransomware programs have been around for quite a few years by now, it is still fascinating to see users getting infected with new ones. After all, aren’t we all familiar enough with ransomware to actually stop them from entering our systems? Apparently, not really. Dangerous programs still manage to slither into target systems, and then we have to scramble to remove GoRansom Ransomware and other similar intruders. However, the problem with ransomware is not the removal, it’s what they leave behind. ...
Erenahen Ransomware
You must backup your personal files, and you must to do it now because once Erenahen Ransomware or another similar infection slithers in, it will be too late to do anything about your documents, videos, photos, and other personal files. This infection is capable of encrypting them all, and once the data is changed, the files cannot be read anymore. While there are plenty of legitimate decryptors, none of them could decipher the infection’s encryptor at the time of research. Malware experts had not created a decryptor either. Unfortunately, that is what most victims of ransomware face, and files can be decrypted for free only on rare occasions. ...