What is Comrade Circle Ransomware? Comrade Circle is malicious software that encrypts your files and demands a ransom for the decryption key. This ransomware is a variant of the Comrade Ransomware, which was first seen in August 2016. How does Comrade Circle Ransomware infect your computer? Someone distributes Comrade Circle Ransomware through spam emails that […]

What is Coin Locker? Coin Locker is a ransomware that encrypts your files and demands a ransom to decrypt them. It is important to note that Coin Locker is a type of malware, which is software that is designed to damage or disable computers. Someone usually spreads Coin Locker through email attachments or malicious websites. […]

What is CoinVault Ransomware? CoinVault is a type of malware that encrypts your files and holds them for ransom until you pay a fee to the attackers. This type of attack is becoming increasingly common, as attackers realize how profitable it can be. CoinVault is particularly nasty because it encrypts your files and deletes your […]

What is CockBlocker Ransomware? CockBlocker is a type of malware that encrypts files on your computer, making them inaccessible unless you pay a ransom. CockBlocker is particularly insidious as it not only blocks access to your files but also changes your desktop background to an explicit image, making it impossible to use your computer without […]

CHIP is file-encrypting ransomware that was first seen in the wild in June 2017. CHIP is written in the C++ programming language and uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm to encrypt victims’ files. CHIP Ransomware appends the “.chip” extension to encrypted files. For example, a file named “sample.jpg” would be renamed to “sample.jpg.chip”. CHIP Ransomware demands […]

Chimera is a type of ransomware that was first discovered in 2019. Chimera Ransomware is unique in that it uses both encryption and steganography to hide its malicious payload. Chimera Ransomware is believed to be the work of a Russian cybercrime group known as Taiger. Chimera Ransomware uses a strong encryption algorithm to encrypt victims’ […]

What is CerberTear? CerberTear is ransomware that was first discovered in May 2017. This ransomware will encrypt your files and then demand a ransom be paid to get the decryption key. CerberTear uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm. What is the difference between CerberTear and other Ransomware? CerberTear is unique in that it uses the Tor […]

Cerber Ransomware, Cerber 2.0 Ransomware, Cerber 3.0 Ransomware, and Cerber 4.0 / 5.0 Ransomware are all file-encrypting ransomware programs. Cerber Ransomware was first spotted in the wild in early 2016 and since then, three new versions of Cerber have been released. Cerber 2.0 was released in March 2016, and Cerber 3.0 was released in April […]

What is Cancer Ransomware? Cancer Ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that uses strong encryption algorithms to lock important files on the infected computer. Cancer Ransomware adds the “.locked” extension to the end of each encrypted file and demands a ransom from the victim to decrypt and recover their files. This type of malware is extremely […]