Articles about ransomware – malware encrypting your personal files or stopping you from accessing your computer – and ways to remove it
This dangerous virus is called ransomware, because its methods of generating income are associated with illegal extortion of money through blackmail. That is, at first the virus infects your files, blocks them, and then claims that the only way to get them out is to pay the developers
Pxj or XVFXGW was created specifically to encrypt personal system files, to make you buy a decryption key. It can get to your system using spam messages or free downloads. It can help other viruses infiltrate your computer so that developers can hack your bank accounts or other personal information about you. Pxj (XVFXGW) encrypts files like DOCX, PDF, JPG, PNG, AVI, MKV, MP3, GIF, XML. After full encryption, Pxj (XVFXGW) will warn you that your system is infected and will force you to buy the decryption key within 24 or 48 hours, otherwise, all encrypted files will be deleted permanently
It is a high-risk infection. Your files will be more affected, because Hydra ransomware is aimed at encrypting files, making them unusable. You can learn about file locking by the.HYDRA extension in the file name. As soon as files are fully encrypted, Hydra ransomware opens a pop-up window with this message about ransom demand:
Various deceptive methods are used to distribute this program. Most often, Rentyr ransomware gets through spam attachments, via email, it can also get into the system through free third-party programs. Rentyr ransomware is armed with the latest encryption technology to lock your files. Firstly, Rentyr ransomware will encrypt all available files, and then leave a note on your computer in TEXT or HTML format with a request to pay money for returning files.
It uses a powerful algorithm to encrypt files, making them unusable and unreadable, so people can’t even determine what is in the document. Brick ransomware affects not only the files but also the work in the system. It slows down significantly. To further interfere with virus recovery and removal processes, a threat can disable the functions of an already infected computer. Brick ransomware will infect the system until you completely get rid of it. The .brick extension will be present on every locked file. When it comes to ransomware threats, remember that they will act in all sorts of tricks to get their own benefit.
If you notice a deterioration in the performance of your system and the inability to open familiar files, then most likely you are attacked by a ransomware virus. Mew767 is also a ransomware virus. It is called a ransomware because it blocks files without permission and with the knowledge of users so that later they can use these locked files as a trick. Users will try to find a solution to the problem, and Mew767 will immediately display the message using
This is a serious threat that will harm not only your files but also your system as a whole. If this is your first time you come across this kind of computer pest, you are probably shocked. First of all, we want to warn you that the penetration of NetworkMaze is not your fault. Developers randomly send spam, emails, luring users to open and read them. if you accidentally or specially open this message, NetworkMaze will enter the system
This is a ransomware virus that penetrates the system for its targeted infection. A greater emphasis on infection is directed to files. DeathHiddenTear finds important files in the system and encrypts them so that users can no longer use them. Encrypted files can be recognized by the .java extension at the end of file names
Increasingly, users complain of infection of their files, slowdowns, endless display of ads. If you have encountered this too, then your system is infected with a ransomware virus. Xbvpnvee ransomware is another ransomware for all types of browsers, which provides users with danger and inconvenience. Danger of Xbvpnvee ransomware lies in the fact that it encrypts important files so that they cannot be opened, encrypted files can be seen by the extension added at the end of file names
This is a ransomware that encrypts files using AES and then requires a ransom in bitcoins in order to return the files. When Sfile2 Ransomware blocks all files, the .sfile2 extension will be added to the file names, which means that the file is not suitable for use. Sfile2 Ransomware was discovered in February 2020. For a short period of time, it managed to infect a considerable number of systems