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CryPy ransomware decryptor and removal

CryPy ransomware decryptor and removal

Python-based ransomware is not a new phenomenon in the online extortion environment, but it hadn’t been nearly as well-orchestrated as it has become with the emergence of the CryPy baddie. This crypto threat is proficient at evading antiviruses and leverages an extraordinarily hard-to-tackle encryption principle. The main hurdle to handling these attacks is that the […]

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Hades Locker ransomware virus: decrypt .~HL extension files

Hades Locker ransomware virus: decrypt .~HL extension files

Ransomware takedowns are still the exceptions rather than the rule, but they do occur once in a while. The WildFire Locker campaign, for instance, discontinued about a month ago due to a well-orchestrated operation by law enforcement and private sector security organizations. While this initiative was undoubtedly a success, the same group of cybercrooks recently […]

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Readme.hta – Cerber Ransomware update

Readme.hta – Cerber Ransomware update

There are no extraordinary tweaks made to the prolific Cerber Ransomware in the course of the fresh update. It still leverages the same strong cryptosystem to lock a victim’s files. As before, it changes the desktop wallpaper to a grayish image with random pixels and some warning text in green font. The circulation peculiarities are […]

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Remove tech-connect.biz redirect virus in Chrome, Firefox and IE

Remove tech-connect.biz redirect virus in Chrome, Firefox and IE

There are several strong reasons why tech-connect.biz is a drag. Whereas it is okay as a website with some sort of a search functionality, the techniques bolstering its distribution and operation are clearly malicious. An associated rogue browser extension, once inside a Windows computer, muddles the user’s online preferences big time. It automatically makes tech-connect.biz […]

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Decrypt Mischa ransomware – recover files and remove virus

Decrypt Mischa ransomware – recover files and remove virus

Sometimes crypto threats fail to reach their extortion goal as early as at the stage of computer contamination, in which case the attack isn’t worth the criminals’ while. The Trojan dubbed Petya happens to be an example – its technical gist relies on gaining administrator privileges on a targeted machine. Since this kind of access […]

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Remove Tavanero Search virus (tavanero.info) in Chrome, Firefox and IE

Remove Tavanero Search virus (tavanero.info) in Chrome, Firefox and IE

Computer usage is certainly incomplete without web surfing these days, and so is Internet navigation proper with the Tavanero virus running on a machine. This infection badly twists its victim’s browsing preferences and keeps resolving tavanero.info site instead of the custom values defined by the PC administrator. What is Tavanero Search When confronted with the […]

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How to remove Memz trojan virus from Windows

How to remove Memz trojan virus from Windows

Most computer viruses are written for specific malevolent objectives, typically ones related to financial gain in one way or another. Infections like the Memz trojan, however, go beyond this mercantile paradigm. The above-mentioned app appears to be built for wreaking havoc with any Windows machine it ends up on, period. It calls forth multiple glitches […]

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