Category Ransomware

Articles about removing ransomware that blocks Windows or browsers and can encrypt your data and demand ransom.

How to remove Scarab-Crypto Ransomware and decrypt .crypto files

Scarab-Crypto is a parallel version of the Scarab Ransomware, which can cause troubles for users. The main purpose of such viruses is to encrypt most important files on user's machine and to require a ransom from victims. Antiviruses without real-time internet protection are useless against Scarab-Crypto. A malicious program has unique symptoms: firstly, every encrypted file got a .crypto suffix using the AES. Coded files are impossible to view and edit.

How to remove BlackRuby2 Ransomware and decrypt .BlackRuby2 files

BlackRuby2 Ransomware is a second edition of wide-spread BlackRuby Ransomware virus based on InfiniteTear. It encrypts files using symmetric or asymmetric cryptography (AES encryption) and appends .BlackRuby2 (.BlackRuby-2) extension. Malware also modifies filename with certain template, and as a result, affected files look like this: Encrypted_[random_letters].BlackRuby2. BlackRuby2 Ransomware demands ransom in BitCoins. The previous version asked for $650. It checks the presence of following anti-viruses in the system: Avast, Avira, COMODO, Kaspersky Lab, McAfee, Symantec. Uses services to locate the user's PC, up to the city. BlackRuby2, in comparison to the first version, also spreads in following countries: Afghanistan (AF), Armenia (AM), Azerbaijan (AZ), Iran (IR), (Iraq) IQ, Pakistan (PK), Turkey (TR), Turkmenistan ( TM).

How to remove Zenis Ransomware and decrypt your files

Zenis is a new virus, which encrypts all data files on a user PC and after that developers demand a ransom for decryption. This type of viruses called Ransomware and has a very high level of damage to docs, music, videos, photos, and databases on a users machines. We strongly recommend you not to pay to cybercriminals, because real decrypting is not guaranteed and payments can increase a number of new virus threats in future. Zenis ransomware show other typical features of ransomware: it adds a random symbols suffix (for example .Zenis-******) for every encrypted file and creates a file Zenis-Instructions.html. Use this article to remove Zenis Ransomware completely from Windows 10, 8, 7 and decrypt your files.

How to remove Arrow Ransomware and decrypt .arrow files

Arrow Ransomware is a new version of encryption virus from notorious Dharma/Crysis ransomware family. Ransomware uses AES and RSA algorithms to encrypt user files and add .arrow extension to affected files. Actually, it appends a complex suffix, that looks like this: .id-{8-symbols-alphanumeric-id}-{e-mail}.arrow. Ransom is 0.1 BitCoin, that currently equals to ~$1000. However, this amount may vary depending on cryptocurrency exchange rate. Arrow Ransomware targets most important user data, which makes it effective for malefactors. These are MS Office documents, OpenOffice, PDF, text files, databases, photos, music, videos, image files, archives, web page files and other web files, educational, application and specialized files, and other files.