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Owned by American company Tonec, Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a legitimate tool designed to improve the way you download files from the web. It increases download speed by using an in-built logic accelerator, resume, and schedule downloads. It might remind you of another desktop downloader called uTorrent that is used for similar purposes. Unfortunately, there are some programs that mimic such capabilities to hide unwanted activity. For example, if you have received Internet Download Manager without consent, chances are that your system is being exploited by Potentially Unwanted Software. Programs that duplicate functions of legitimate software tend to generate shady ads and spy on personal data to snatch it for revenue purposes.

BlackClaw is a recent ransomware infection that uses AES and RSA algorithms to encrypt user's data. Some experts similized it with another file-encrypting virus called Billy's Apocalypse"because of similar ransom note details, however, as research continued, it turned out that there is no correlation with it. BlackClaw is an independent piece that assigns .apocalypse extension to encrypted files. For example, a file like 1.mp4 will suffer a change to 1.mp4.apocalypse. After these changes have been applied, users no longer have access to their data. The next step of BlackClaw after blocking data is dropping a text file (RECOVER YOUR FILES.hta or RECOVER YOUR FILES.txt) that notifies people about encryption. To decrypt files, users have to give 50$ over to bitcoin address mentioned in the note and contact extortionists via the Telegram channel. Thereafter, victims will supposedly get a decryption tool to restore locked files. Although 50$ is not that big amount for ransomware developers, there is still a risk of being fooled and ignored by cyber criminals after making a payment.

Determined as part of MindSpark/Ask family, DailyBibleGuide is an unwanted browser extension (toolbar) that adds new tab providing one-click access to biblical resources and other popular platforms like eBay, Amazon, Facebook, etc. Bible-oriented content includes inspirational quotes, verses, and other pieces that enlight users with insights from the biblical world. Whilst this can be useful for some circle of people, DailyBibleGuide can manipulate browser settings to show suspicious ads and banners that contain redirects to malicious pages. Also, once the extension gets installed in your browser, it might enable capabilities to spy on personal data like IP-addresses, browser history, passwords, and other sensitive information that could cost a penny. To prevent confidential leaks, we recommend you to wave DailyBibleGuide and delete it from your computer once and for all.

Determined by Jakub Kroustek, GNS Ransomware belongs to the Dharma family that encrypts users' data and demands a certain fee to get it back. Likewise other Dharma versions, GNS applies a string of symbols including victim's ID, cybercriminal's email (geniusid@protonmail.ch), and .GNS extension at the end. If an original file like 1.mp4 gets configured by GNS, it will be renamed to 1.mp4.id-9CFA2D20.[geniusid@protonmail.ch].GNS or similarly. The next stage after encryption is presenting victims with detailed instructions on the decryption process. These are incorporated in the FILES ENCRYPTED.txt file or a pop-up window that comes after encryption. Choosing to pay a ransom is also a huge risk since most people get scammed and do not receive promised tools as a result. Our guide below will teach you how to deal with such infections like GNS and create better soil for being protected in the future.

Go-search.me is a browser hijacker that targets various browsers like Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, and others. Oftentimes, such infections appear on systems without the user's involvement. Go-search.me secretly alters browser settings by adding a fake search engine (http://go-search.me/search.php?b=) and slight changes in homepage appearance. Initially, Go-search.me positions itself as a beneficial tool that improves online shopping. In fact, this function does not work as intended because it redirects users' queries through legitimate search provider Yahoo.com. Go-search.me and similar hijackers appear to be quite sticky and hard-to-remove because they set special values inside the system preferences. This is part of the reason why so many people fail to uninstall Go-search.me on their own. In this guide, we will provide professional help with solving the problem down below.

Oled-Makop Ransomware is a type of virus that aims at encrypting multiple files and demanding a payment to get decryption software. All of these symptoms are part of ransomware operation. Once installed, it is configured to cipher various kinds of data ranging from videos, images, text files, PDFs to others. Then, the isolated files are suffering a couple of changes: firstly, they change their extensions to .[e-mail@mail.cc].oled or .[e-mail@mail.cc].makop (.[somalie555@tutanota.com].makop)and reset their icons to clean sheets. For example, normal 1.mp4 will be transformed into 1.mp4.[makop@airmail.cc].makop immediately after the penetration. After that, the program creates a ransom note, called readme-warning.txt, where developers explain why your data was locked and how to recover it. To incept their trust, they are offering to decrypt one simple file with .jpg, .xls and .doc extensions (not over 1 MB) by sending it via a given e-mail as well as proceeding a payment to get a "scanner-decoder" program. Very often, decryption with third-parties tools is impossible without the involvement of malware developers. However, it does not mean that you have to gift them money since there is a risk that they will not keep their promises. Instead, you should delete Oled-Makop Ransomware from your computer to ensure further safety and recover the lost data from an external backup if possible.

Human Verification pop-up is a social-engineering trick designed to trick users into clicking on the "Allow" button to verify that you are not a robot. Verification captchas are indeed required on multiple websites to prove that you are not a bot, however, this redirect is fake and sends spam of malicious advertisements right on your desktop after allowing push notifications. It can be seen whilst inadvertently clicking on dubious ads or links that redirect you to other pages. Also, if you constantly see this message at the start of a browser, then your computer is more likely infected with adware. The presence of unwanted applications like adware can slow down your PC and diminish the entire experience.

Ragnar Locker is a malicious piece classified as ransomware that encrypts personal data and disables the work of installed programs like ConnectWise and Kaseya, which provide solutions for many Windows services, including data recovery, ransomware protection, and other ways to secure privacy. This is made to slacken the ability of the system to counter ransomware infection. In fact, you will not spot these changes and your data will be locked instantly. The way Ragnar Locker encrypts user's files is by assigning the .ragnar (or .ragn@r) extension with random characters. For instance, the original file named 1.mp4 will be retitled to 1.mp4.ragnar_0FE49CCB and reset its icon as well. After the encryption process gets to a close, Ragnar Locker creates a text file named according to the combination used for encrypted files (RGNR_0FE49CCB.txt). Unfortunately, attempting to use third-parties utilities for decryption, may injure data and lead to its permanent loss. Therefore, the best way to retrieve files for free is to delete Ragnar Locker Ransomware and restore blocked files from backup (USB-storage), if possible.