Computer viruses are harmful programs that can convey through various methods and usually using Internet connection and compromised files. Most computer viruses can be detected by security programs like Anti-virus and Anti-malware. However, there are still some that can conceal their presence by exploiting vulnerabilities on the operating system.
Wintennz ransom virus is a type of hazardous computer threat that commonly targets common user’s files. It is worth to mention that Wintennz ransomware is part of the notorious malware malware family, therefore, it is as hazardous as other crypto viruses.
Nin9 ransomware is a name given to a malware that infects computer files and appends the said set of letters to its extension. To site an example, image.jpg will become image.jpg.nin9 after it was fully encypted.
Prometheus ransomware is a crypto-virus that holds important user’s files as hostage and takes advantage of this situation to extort money. Attackers behind Prometheus ransomware are using a complex algorithm method to encrypt the target files including Office documents, images, photos, archives, databases, drawings, text files, and many more.
Getting infected by a ransomware kind of computer threat is much more harmful than ordinary virus attack because on that incident, even your important file will be affected. Such virus will make sure that victims will be blocked from accessing their crucial files and to do so, a complex encryption algorithm is applied during the …
Reig ransomware is another inclusion in the large STOP/DJVU malware family. This threat was not meant to be a notable and in fact this latest version assumes all the characteristics of its predecessors.
By referring to the ransomware note that this malware generates on the infected computer, we can confirm that Tirp ransomware is a part of the STOP/DJVU family. It just means that this clan is proving to be an increasing threat and knows no borders.
ROG is an abbreviation code for a ransomware that is part of CrySis or Dharma malware family. The ROG is an appended file extension to all encrypted files and we can also see its relevance to the email address of attackers, which is embog@firemail.cc. As such, this hazardous computer threat was dubbed as ROG ransomware.
If computer files are inaccessible and it manifest an unusual .Jessy file extension, it could mean that system is infected with a malware from Dharma/CrySis group. To be specific, this malware was identified as Jessy ransomware.
If computer files have .lck file extension, it implies that computer is infected with a notorious kind of virus known as Pay2Decrypt ransomware. It arrives at the computer in different methods. Hence, it is through spam emails that Pay2Decrypt ransomware were able to quickly and effectively infect the computer.
Corona Locker ransomware is another hazardous file-coder or crypto-virus that arises from Aurora family of malware. It penetrates the computer using misleading tactics that persuade users to execute the payload carriers.
