Over the past few weeks, numerous computer users have been reporting ransomware attacks where files are encrypted and appended with the .wallet extension. The concatenation of certain strings to filenames is one of the most explicit symptoms of

Get up-to-date information about the latest edition of the Crypt0L0cker ransomware and restore random 6-character extension files encrypted by this infection. What is Crypt0L0cker ransomware? Crypt0L0cker is one of the oldest copycats of the ransomware strain that came

A new 2016 version of the Cryptolocker virus is in rotation, leaving ‘Your files are locked !.txt’ ransom notes and providing email address for more instructions. What is Cryptolocker virus? The cybercriminals engaging in today’s most nefarious rip-off

Although the authors of the new Osiris ransomware sell their decryptor to victims for Bitcoins, it may be possible to restore .osiris files in a different way. What is OSIRIS ransomware? The lineage of the Locky ransomware derivatives

Files with .zzzzz extension are inaccessible because they are encrypted by the latest version of the Locky ransomware, which requests Bitcoins for decryption. What is .zzzzz file ransomware? It’s difficult to question the usefulness of cryptography. It has

The .thor extension denotes files encrypted by a new variant of Locky ransomware, which now creates _WHAT_is.html/.bmp ransom notes and demands 0.5 Bitcoins. What is .THOR file virus? The nuts and bolts of the illegal ransomware business is

The fourth generation of the Cerber ransomware is underway, dropping the Readme.hta ransom note and appending random extensions to one’s encrypted files. The lineage of the highly dangerous Cerber ransom Trojan has been recently replenished with a new

Learn how to minimize the risk when infected with the .crypted file extension virus and what can be done to restore the encrypted data beyond the ransom route. Whereas the family of crypto lockers called Nemucod doesn’t exhibit

This write-up provides an extensive analysis of the Odin ransomware, including details about its encryption routine and ways to restore .odin files. Imagine a mishap where some unknown entity denies access to all valuable files on one’s Windows

Get viable methods to recover files encrypted by Fantom, a ransomware sample that displays a fake Windows update screen to conceal the data encryption process. Operating system updates are occurrences that users take for granted as they are