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How to Remove AppHomeForBests.com

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App home for bests.com prompts users to allow its notifications

What Is Apphomeforbests.com?

Apphomeforbests.com is an untrustworthy website which tries to make users turn on its notifications on their computers. Apphomeforbests.com claims that users have to click Allow on its “Show notifications” dialog box to access a webpage, solve a CAPTCHA, download a file, etc. If someone does click Allow, Apphomeforbests.com notifications will start appearing on his or her screen from time to time with ads, links to dubious websites, software offers, fake messages and alerts, etc. The notifications will appear in the bottom-right corner of the screen on a Windows machine, in the top-right corner on a Macbook, or on the status bar on a mobile device. READ MORE

How to Remove OurHotPosts.com

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Ourhotposts.com prompts users to allow its notifications

What Is Ourhotposts.com?

Ourhotposts.com is a questionable website which tries to trick users into accepting its notifications request. Ourhotposts.com may tell users that clicking Allow on its “Show notifications” pop-up box will let them access a page, see a video, start a download, etc. If someone does click Allow, notifications from Ourhotposts.com will start showing up periodically in the top-right or bottom-right corner of the screen, depending on the OS, and spamming the user with ads, links to shady sites, prompts to download something, fake alerts, and so on. READ MORE

How to Remove Legion Suites From Mac

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What Is Legion Suites?

Legion Suites is a browser hijacker that may get installed on a Mac in a bundle with a free or cracked application. A browser hijacker is a piece of software that can alter homepage, new tab page or the default search engine on browsers and stop users from changing those settings again. Legion Suites sets the default search engine on Google Chrome to a website which will redirect users’ searches to Yahoo. This step-by-step guide will help you remove Legion Suites from your Mac and restore your favorite search engine. READ MORE

How to Remove Oneqanatclub.com

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Oneqanatclub.com prompts users to allow its notifications

What Is Oneqanatclub.com?

Oneqanatclub.com is a shady website which attempts to trick users into subscribing to its notifications service. Site notifications are messages from sites that pop up in a corner of the screen on computers and on the status bar on mobile devices. Oneqanatclub.com claims that users need to click Allow and turn on its notifications to prove that they are not robots, confirm that they are of age, see a video, download a file, etc. Should a user click Allow, Oneqanatclub.com notifications will begin spamming him or her with ads, clickbait links, software offers, scammy messages, etc. READ MORE

How to remove Ofoq ransomware

What is Ofoq ransomware?

Ofoq is a malicious program classified as ransomware. Ransomware programs exist to illegally make money, a goal they try to accomplish by taking over a victim’s computer and encrypting (locking) all their files. The program then communicates its demands to the victim, usually via a simple text file. They generally consist of sending a large amount of money to the hacker who wrote it, promising that their files will be decrypted (unlocked) if they do this. It is worth noting that often, the hackers do not honor this promise; the victims who paid the hackers but did not receive their files back are not uncommon.
Ofoq in particular belongs to the STOP/Djvu ransomware family (this means that it’s similar to other programs in this family). It modifies the names of the files that it encrypts by adding .ofoq file extension, which is how it got its name. Its ransom note is called “_readme.txt”. You can read the full text on the image above, but the short version is, the hackers do not mention the price at all. The only information given is the hacker’s email and that the victim will have to pay in Bitcoin.
But this is not something you should do. It is possible to remove Ofoq ransomware completely on your own, for free. It is more difficult to decrypt .ofoq files, but there are free options for that too; this is still better than paying the criminals. The guide below will explain the specifics.

How to remove Exploit6 ransomware

Exploit6 ransom note: Attention! All your files are encrypted! To restore your files and access them, send an SMS with the text - to the User Telegram @root_exploit6 You have 1 attempts to enter the code. If this amount is exceeded, all data will irreversibly deteriorate. Be careful when entering the code! Glory exploit.in This is the end of the note. Below you will find a guide explaining how to remove Exploit6 ransomware.

What is Exploit6 ransomware?

Exploit6 is a malicious computer program (a virus) designed to do several different things. The first, and the most damaging act it performs on the victim’s computer, is encrypting all files it can find. This means they can no longer be opened or edited. However, this damage is not permanent; with the right key (password) they can be decrypted back to normal. This brings us to the second function of the program.
The hackers make their program encrypt random people’s files for a reason; it is a way to make money. Their virus leaves a note on the victim’s computer (called “READMI.txt” in this case). These notes typically contain the hacker’s demands (how much money they want to decrypt the files) and contact information. In this case, it does not mention how much money the criminal wants. Perhaps it is negotiated on a case-by-case basis. The note itself is very short; you can see the full text on the image above.
These two are the primary functions of the program, functions that caused it to be categorized as ransomware. However, it also has a third one. All files it encrypts are given .exploit6 file extension. This, too, is common for these programs.
The guide below will explain how to remove Exploit6 ransomware from your computer and decrypt .exploit6 files without paying anything to the hacker behind it.

How to remove Cyber_Puffin ransomware

Cyber_Puffin ransom note: Attention! All your files are encrypted! To restore your files and access them, send an SMS with the text C32d4 to the User @lamer112311 You have 1 attempts to enter the code. If this amount is exceeded, all data will irreversibly deteriorate. Be careful when entering the code! Glory to @Cyber_Puffin This is the end of the note. Below is a guide explaining how to remove Cyber_Puffin ransomware.

What is Cyber_Puffin ransomware?

Cyber_Puffin is a ransomware program, which means it makes money by infecting computers, encrypting all files on them with cryptographic algorithms, and demanding payment for their decryption. Remarkably, this particular piece of ransomware is very similar to another recent one, Exploit6. Perhaps they’re written by the same hacker, or perhaps we’re seeing a birth of a new ransomware family.
Either way, let’s move on to more practical concerns and details. On the image above, you can see the ransom note Cyber_Puffin leaves on infected computers. It is called “Cyber_Puffin.txt”, and doesn’t contain much information; merely an instruction to send a text message to a certain Telegram user. This might mean that the hackers negotiate decryption prices individually, or perhaps they just want to get the victim engaged before mentioning the price.
The ransomware also changes the encrypted files’ names, or, more specifically, extensions. They are all given a new .Cyber_Puffin file extension, with their old one remaining intact as well. So a file named “note.txt” would be changed to “note.txt.Cyber_Puffin”.
It is best not to contact the hackers, especially since they want you to use Telegram and not e-mail; you might get your account stolen. Beyond that, the criminals often simply don’t decrypt the files even after the payment.
But it is possible to remove Cyber_Puffin ransomware for free, and even decrypt .Cyber_Puffin files. Read the guide below for instructions.

How to remove 62IX ransomware

62IX ransom note: Attention! All your files are encrypted! To restore your files and access them, send an SMS with the text [REDACTED] to the User Telegram @Verve_is_God You have 1 attempts to enter the code. If this amount is exceeded, all data will irreversibly deteriorate. Be careful when entering the code! Glory @ixix6262 This is the end of the note. The guide below will explain how to remove 62IX ransomware.

What is 62IX ransomware?

62IX is a harmful ransomware program that encrypts all files on the computer infected with it. This means that the files can no longer be opened, edited, or even previewed. But this is a reversible procedure; which is where the hackers’ profit motivation comes in. The program doesn’t just encrypt all these files, it also offers a way to decrypt them by leaving a ransom note. The note, called “КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ FILES.txt”, merely points the victim at the hacker’s Telegram account (the full text of the note is available on the image above). Also of interest is the note’s name: “КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ” means “HOW TO DECRYPT” in Russian. Perhaps it is a clue to the program’s origin.
Either way, we also know that the virus renames the files it encrypts, adding .62IX file extension to them. This means that “photo.png” would be renamed to “photo.png.62IX”, for example. This is pretty typical; this gives the victim a clear hint that something is wrong, as all file icons change to blank ones as a result.
Paying hackers, especially ones with potentially Russian origins, is a bad idea. And contacting them over Telegram could be dangerous for your account there. Thankfully, there is a way to remove 62IX ransomware and decrypt .62IX files without paying the hacker. Read the guide below for details.

How to remove Joker ransomware

Joker ransom note: Your Files Are Has Been Locked Your Files Has Been Encrypted with cryptography Algorithm If You Need Your Files And They are Important to You, Dont be shy Send Me an Email Send Test File + The Key File on Your System (File Exist in C:/ProgramData example : RSAKEY-SE-24r6t523 pr RSAKEY.KEY) to Make Sure Your Files Can be Restored Make an Agreement on Price with me and Pay Get Decryption Tool + RSA Key AND Instruction For Decryption Process Attention: 1- Do Not Rename or Modify The Files (You May loose That file) 2- Do Not Try To Use 3rd Party Apps or Recovery Tools ( if You want to do that make an copy from Files and try on them and Waste Your time ) 3-Do not Reinstall Operation System(Windows) You may loose the key File and Loose Your Files 4-Do Not Always Trust to Middle mans and negotiators (some of them are good but some of them agree on 4000usd for example and Asked 10000usd From Client) this Was happened Your Case ID :[REDACTED] OUR Email :suppransomeware@tutanota.com in Case of no answer: suppransomeware@mailfence.com This is the end of the note. The following is a guide explaining how to remove Joker ransomware.

What is Joker ransomware?

Joker is an illegal program that makes money via data ransom (this is why it’s called ransomware). It infiltrates the victim’s computer and encrypts all files it can find using cryptographic algorithms. This renders the files inaccessible; to view and edit them again, they need to be decrypted. You can think of it as password-locking. Of course, the victim is not given the password; instead, the hackers say that the only way to decrypt the files is to pay them.
Joker specifically belongs to the VoidCrypt ransomware family. Files locked by this ransomware are given .Joker file extension, which is how the virus got its name to begin with. The virus also leaves two ransom notes, “Decryption-Guide.HTA” and “Decryption-Guide.txt”. They contain the same information, but the first one appears automatically, as a pop-up. You can read the full text on the image above, but here are the highlights.
The note does not mention any specific price; it merely asks the victim to contact the hacker to negotiate. It is also written in very poor English.
Giving into these demands is not recommended; often, the hackers simply take the money and disappear without giving the victims their files back. You can, however, remove Joker ransomware and decrypt .Joker files by following the guide below.

How to remove Aayu ransomware

What is Aayu ransomware?

Aayu is a malicious program that infects the victim’s computer with the intent to hold their data for ransom. Because of this behavior, it received a more specific definition – it is a ransomware program.
Holding data for ransom involves a field of science known as cryptography, as the hackers in control of the program cannot simply delete the data. It needs to be present, but inaccessible. So they utilize complex mathematical algorithms to essentially password-lock your files; a process more commonly known as encrypting them. The idea is that the victim cannot restore the files on their own because they lack the key (the password) and don’t know the algorithm used. So hackers tell them that they have no choice but to pay money. Although not completely true, this is how the reasoning goes.
Aayu specifically is a part of the STOP/Djvu ransomware family, very similar to other viruses in it (compare Mmdt to see for yourself). All of them change encrypted files’ extension, in this case, .aayu file extension. All of them leave a ransom note called “_readme.txt” on the Desktop (see image above for full text) with exactly the same demand, 980 US dollars or half as much if the victim pays promptly.
It is best to ignore this steep price, as it is possible to remove Aayu ransomware for free. You may also be able to decrypt .aayu files for free, or restore them using another method. Read this guide for more information.

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