Under this class, I give guidance on how to eliminate and decode ransomware.
Ransomware is a type of software which encrypts files on the victim’s computer and demands payment in cryptocurrency. However, there is no guarantee that the attacker will give you the decryption key after receiving the ransom.
These cyber attacks can target individuals, businesses or large organizations resulting in serious damages. The operational disruption caused by file loss leads to financial setbacks; reputational damage as well as potential legal consequences for an enterprise affected by such an incident are enormous.
Different methods are used for distributing ransomware including email attachments; infected downloads or exploit kits landing page served through malvertising campaigns among others.
Once inside a system it uses strong encryption algorithms to lock files thereby making them inaccessible until decrypted using a unique key issued upon payment confirmation – this note also provides instructions on how much should be paid as well where payments should be made.
To prevent infection one must follow good security practices like updating systems with patches from reliable sources; employing reputable anti-malware solutions; regularly backing up important data onto offline storage media and being wary of suspicious email attachments or links sent via unknown senders which could contain malicious code designed to exploit vulnerabilities in software used by recipients’ machines.
Handling such an incident once detected becomes complex because you do not know what other damage may have been done beyond file encryption.
Normally, law enforcement agencies together with cybersecurity experts discourage victims from paying ransoms due to two reasons – first; there is no guarantee that once paid attackers would honor their side of bargain secondly; it only encourages them further if they realize that people are willing pay whatever asked so long as all files get decrypted back but still criminals may not keep promise hence need professional advice either about options available for recovery after attack has been mitigated against or even reporting case relevant authorities depending on severity levels involved.
Maze ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and demand bitcoin to recover the files. The demand varies on different versions of the Maze ransomware.
Maze ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.[uniquecharacters]
How to remove MZQW ransomware? MZQW ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. MZQW ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the MZQW ransomware.
MZQW ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, document.doc becomes document.doc.MZQW
Sett4545 ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and personal documents. Sett4545 ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Sett4545 ransomware.
Sett4545 ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Sett4545
Someone Matched With You On Tinder! is a fake e-mail, sent out to deceive you into thinking the hacker knows your password. In the content of the e-mail your password is included, which is odd as to why and how would a hacker know your password? Well, this is most likely due to a recent hack or data breach on a website where hackers collected many passwords.
Django ransomware is created to encrypt your personal files and demand bitcoin to recover the files. The ransom demand varies from different versions of the Django ransomware.
Django ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Django
How to remove QQLC ransomware? QQLC ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. QQLC ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the QQLC ransomware.
QQLC ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.QQLC
CCC ransomware is invented to encrypt your personal computer files such as pictures, videos, and personal computer documents such as Microsoft word-documents. CCC ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the CCC ransomware.
CCC ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.CCC
ISIS ransomware is a file-encrypting (.ISIS extension) virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. ISIS ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the ISIS ransomware.
ISIS ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.ISIS
How to remove BL00DY ransomware? BL00DY ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. BL00DY ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the BL00DY ransomware.
BL00DY ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.BL00DY
PAYK ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. PAYK ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the PAYK ransomware.
PAYK ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.PAYK