Malware Categories: Ransomware

Maktub Locker is a new ransomware that might enter your system and lock files stored on hard drive, so you won’t be able to open, view or use them in any other way. It is a dangerous virus that is distributed through spam emails. If you have noticed that your computer is infected with it and … Continued

An offensive crypto-virus has emerged and it goes by the name of Malabu ransomware. AES algorithm for encryption help this virus gain some leverage, but Malabu did not take long to lose it. Considering, this is a poorly-written ransomware, based on the HiddenTear open source code. Additionally, the infection was revealed not to generate unique … Continued

A new peculiar ransomware virus has just recently been released. It was discovered on the 7th of September, 2016, having attacked a multinational company based in Brazil, though it can victimize individual users as well. This ransomware has been called Mamba ransomware, pertaining meaning to the species of venomous snakes. Mamba virus is a full … Continued

Mandiant Moneypak virus is a new ransomware that was developed by computer hackers in order to steal money from random users from the Internet. The creators of this badware focus on American users however the program can infect users from other parts of the world too. Mandiant is in fact the company that is responsible … Continued

Maoloa ransomware (also known as Maoloa-Alco) first appeared on February 5th 2019 when several users complained about this virus encrypting their personal files. Encrypted files can’t be read as their data is scrambled. Because Maoloa encrypts files and asks for a ransom, it is categorized as ransomware. Now, you could pay the ransom to the cybercriminals to try … Continued

Marlboro Ransomware is yet another ransomware infection that can lock files on infected computers. It is dangerous threat to cyber security and you should take care of this situation. If this ransomware is operating on your system, first thing you need to do is to remove the virus itself. It can be done easily with … Continued

Mars ransomware is a computer virus. It’s encrypting ransomware — it infects a computer, locks the files, and demands money for fixing them. This ransomware is named after the extension that it appends to the names of the encrypted files: .mars. You can remove the virus, and you can restore the files that you have … Continued

Masodas is an example of, arguably, the worst malware that currently exists online. This virus can destroy your files and even cost you real money in some cases. It’s ransomware and this type of malware has really improved over the last few years, becoming more and more difficult to recover from. Masodas renames files to … Continued

If you noticed that your files have had the “.masok” extension attached to their names, your PC probably has Masok — a virus that breaks the files on the infected computer, cripples the antivirus program, blocks some websites, and installs spyware. This ransomware demands hundreds of dollars to give the data back and does not even guarantee … Continued

Master ransomware virus is a fresh version of BTCWare variant and 38 out of 60 security tools indicated it as extremely malicious and dangerous. The recently detected sample exploits one of the AES ciphers to commit a cyber crime of encrypting files so they would no longer be accessible. The infection also features a screen-locker, … Continued

Matrix ransomware, or Matrix trojan, is a type of virus that will try to infect your computer and encrypt the files stored on it. It asks for ransom – hundreds or even thousands of dollars – to fix the encrypted files. In some cases, Matrix also claims to steal confidential data and threatens to publish it, … Continued

The current MauriGo ransomware, which started spreading rapidly this April, 2018,  is a new improved version of its initial Mauri870 virus release in 2017. The newest iteration of MauriGo crypto-infection appends .encrypted extension to the affected personal files and then leaves a ransom note READ_TO_DECRYPT.txt. which gives further instructions on how to decrypt your files. … Continued

MaxiCrypt crypto-virus caught security researchers’ attention on 28th of November and was determined to have some associations with Scarab infection. The latter encoder attacked the world with a massive spam campaign. However, researchers are confident that these crypto-malware samples are created by different hackers. MaxiCrypt ransomware () changes names of the files it decides to … Continued

May (or Maysomware) ransomware virus has every intention of proceeding as an awe-inspiring crypto infection, setting AES-256 and RSA-4096 algorithms for encryption against your digital data. It makes demands for a very hefty ransom: 1.5 BTC which translates into 3255.61 US dollars. The primary version which was detected did not take long to receive an … Continued

Maze Ransomware is a cryptovirus that locks files and demands money in exchange for fixing them. There are some other ways that can restore some of the encrypted files, but the criminals behind Maze try to stop their victims from researching by manufacturing a sense of urgency and setting the ransom payment just low enough … Continued

Mbed file-locking virus changes each file to attach “.mbed” to the end of its name and changes its internal contents, scrambling them and turning them into random nonsense. This makes the files unreadable and takes away your ability to access them. Mbed does this to force the victims to pay money to get the files … Continued

The name MBRlock was assigned to this ransomware infection not accidentally. It is corrupting MRB (short for Master Boot Record) on infected computers. Also, this ransomware can not only require a ransom to be paid, but also exercise various changes on affected systems and even implement other viruses. All those symptoms make this ransomware extremely … Continued

MCrypt2019 seems to be a new, updated version of notorious Vulston ransomware. It has a new name and some new features, but the point of the virus is the same – it seeks to infect as many computers as possible, encrypt personal files stored on them and then demand a ransom to be paid in … Continued

The Meds virus is one that is extremely destructive — and its harmful effect appears very quickly after the infection. The files that were affected by this virus, which includes almost all user files, don’t work anymore — they’re encrypted, locked with a key that you do not have. Meds does this for a reason. … Continued

MedusaLocker is a set of ransomware infections. It includes parasites known as 1btc, Deadfiles, Himynameisransom, Readtheinstructions, and others. MedusaLocker emerged in late 2019 and has been attacking businesses and individual users all over the globe. It’s important to remove the MedusaLocker infection as quickly as possible from the infected computers. Unfortunately, there is no free decryptor … Continued

MegaCortex is a cryptovirus that affects computers running a Windows operating system. The virus locks the files on the infected machine, then demands money for restoring them. Computer viruses that take away access to files and then demand money are called ransomware, and ransomware has been a persistent and growing threat to computer security for … Continued

MegaLocker virus is a ransomware infection and that means it will prevent you from using your own personal files. It will do that by encrypting all of them. As a result, MegaLocker will require a certain amount of money ($800) to get your files back on track. This is why it is called ransomware and … Continued

Your files being renamed to have “.meka” at the ends of their names is, unfortunately, a symptom of a Meka infection. This is ransomware, a type of virus that locks files by encrypting them and then asks money to be sent to its creator who will unlock the files. This extortion scheme is used to rob … Continued

Mercury is a recently discovered ransomware virus that can cause a lot of problems if it gets inside of your computer. Ransomware is probably one of the nastiest virus that can completely paralyze your computer. It aims to encrypt all your personal files so you could not use it anymore and ask for a ransom after … Continued

Merl – a file-locking virus – is ransomware. It prevents you from accessing your files by encrypting them. Pictures, documents, various other files – are locked by the Merl virus and a ransom is demanded of the victim ($490). The criminals who are responsible for this scheme created Merl to make them money and it seems … Continued

We guess that people that created Merry Christmas crypto-ransomware really despises the joyful holiday: they are like Grinches that attempt to ruin the special event. Nevertheless, the national day of over-eating is in the past now, but Merry Christmas or a.k.a Merry X-mas virus stays behind. Instead of continuing to spread positive energy, the hackers … Continued

Meteoritan crypto-virus has been revealed to pose as a threat to the Internet user community. This type of malware effects data in one of the worst ways possible: files are encoded with special, sophisticated ciphers. The origin of Meteoritan ransomware could be Poland as there are certain hints that lead to such an assumption. METEORITAN.POLAND … Continued

[[email protected]].MGS is the virus that continues the Dharma family of file-encrypting malware. It encrypts files with a secret key and then holds it for ransom. The criminals don’t care about the victims who might lose their childhood pictures or files needed for their job — they care to get the victims to send them money … Continued

Microsoft Decryptor ransomware is an updated version of CryptXXX cryptomalware. This new variant developed by hackers seems to hide its committed offenses by leaving the filename extensions untouched. It is atypical of ransomware viruses not to add the extension which is often their trademark as well. But the developers of Microsoft Decryptor cryptomalware give the … Continued

You might be familiar with pop-ups that are created for the benefit of crooks. “Microsoft Windows is not genuine” message, as you might have guessed, is a phony that creates an illusion to intimidate computer owners that their version of Microsoft Windows is no longer stable. To make their spectacle more believable, the creators of … Continued

Mikoyan ransomware virus is one of the infections that function with carefully selected algorithms for encryption: sometimes a combination of ciphers is noticed. The title of this malware derives from the extension that is appended to the files that have become spoiled. .MIKOYAN mark is indicated to be preset as an additional extension after the … Continued

Ministrstvo za notranje zadeve virus is a scam designed by computer hackers who want to steal money from random computer users. It is a tricky virus that can target any computer system that is located in Slovenia. Once inside, it locks computer completely and does not allow to do anything there. It displays a message … Continued

Minotaur ransomware is one of a few new cryptovirus variants that came out this October 2018. The first one to report about this ransom-demanding parasite was a malware specialist on Twitter. Minotaur virus uses AES algorithm, .Lock extension and asks for a considerable amount of Bitcoins for the ransom 0.125 BTC ($827,60 at the moment). Even … Continued

Mionoho is a ransomware infection. When it infects a computer, it causes files to not open and it changes their names to end with the extension “Mionoho”. Mionoho infects Windows PCs and locks the data on them, including photos, videos, music, documents, spreadsheets, and other files. There’s no simple way to reverse the encryption. The … Continued

Mkos is a PC virus and it gives a second extension – “.mkos” – added to your file names. Most of the files can’t be opened anymore because the Mkos virus broke them using cryptography. There might be some ways to fix the files, though the virus needs to be deleted before that. Pirating sites, … Continued

MMM Ransomware is yet another tremendously dangerous ransomware infection using AES cryptography, the same as notorious Keep Calm ransomware. On 26th of June cyber security researchers from the TripWire announced that they have discovered . Now, a couple of months later, it seems like this ransomware project is done and . It was first discovered … Continued

Mobef Ransomware is a relatively new virus belonging to the ransomware family of viruses. Its name suggests that in order to get rid of the infection, you will have to transfer the requested sum of money to the cyber criminals. This ransomware program aims at encrypting your computer files with complex algorithms, especially your personal and … Continued

Now, when more and more documents and our most important projects are stored digitally, the popularity and strength of file-encrypting viruses is increasingly dangerous and harmful. After infecting a computer, the Mogranos ransomware virus quickly goes through all your files and corrupts most of them, hoping to get money from you and the other victims … Continued

Moka ransomware has recently started spreading and was noticed by cybersecurity researchers. This malware belongs to the Djvu family and is one of the new, improved versions which use asymmetric encryption, like Seto, Shariz, and Coharos. Ransomware overall is a big problem that doesn’t seem to be getting any better — . After all, ransomware … Continued

Mole Ransomware is a recent and very dangerous ransomware infection. Even though it is not clear yet, it looks like Mole Ransomware is just a new version of Revenge or CryptoShield malware or at least has a lot of similarities and belongs to the same ransomware family, called CryptoMix. That leads us towards conclusion that this … Continued

Mole66 ransomware virus was detected at the end of March, 2018. Researchers became aware of the new cyber threat after victims reported that their files were encrypted and featured .MOLE66 extension. This is a new version, belonging to CryptoMix family of ransomware infections. This variant has slight changes in its ransom note and the contact … Continued

Monument crypto-virus has multiple names that security researchers use to refer to this infection. DarkLocker, Monument ransomware or a virus, closely related with the old JigSaw sample. In addition to that, the recently caught threat contains elements of Spanish language since many of the statements in the ransom note are written in the latter language. … Continued

MoonCrypter ransomware is an alarming computer virus that can cause you great trouble regarding cyber security and overall state of your computer. Ransomware is perhaps one of the most dangerous type of computer virus and we have already informed our users how to protect themselves against it – ultimate security guide against ransomware. It was … Continued

Moqs is ransomware that spreads on pirating sites and attacks Windows computers. It’s dangerous to small businesses and individual PC users. Once on a computer, Moqs encrypts files, essentially breaking them. Then, it asks for payment to fix them. Moqs can be deleted with security programs or simply by resetting your PC, but this won’t bring back … Continued