Under this class, I give guidance on how to eliminate and decode ransomware.
Ransomware is a type of software which encrypts files on the victim’s computer and demands payment in cryptocurrency. However, there is no guarantee that the attacker will give you the decryption key after receiving the ransom.
These cyber attacks can target individuals, businesses or large organizations resulting in serious damages. The operational disruption caused by file loss leads to financial setbacks; reputational damage as well as potential legal consequences for an enterprise affected by such an incident are enormous.
Different methods are used for distributing ransomware including email attachments; infected downloads or exploit kits landing page served through malvertising campaigns among others.
Once inside a system it uses strong encryption algorithms to lock files thereby making them inaccessible until decrypted using a unique key issued upon payment confirmation – this note also provides instructions on how much should be paid as well where payments should be made.
To prevent infection one must follow good security practices like updating systems with patches from reliable sources; employing reputable anti-malware solutions; regularly backing up important data onto offline storage media and being wary of suspicious email attachments or links sent via unknown senders which could contain malicious code designed to exploit vulnerabilities in software used by recipients’ machines.
Handling such an incident once detected becomes complex because you do not know what other damage may have been done beyond file encryption.
Normally, law enforcement agencies together with cybersecurity experts discourage victims from paying ransoms due to two reasons – first; there is no guarantee that once paid attackers would honor their side of bargain secondly; it only encourages them further if they realize that people are willing pay whatever asked so long as all files get decrypted back but still criminals may not keep promise hence need professional advice either about options available for recovery after attack has been mitigated against or even reporting case relevant authorities depending on severity levels involved.
Let me start with what you shouldn’t do. For starters, you should not search the internet for a removal guide for specific ransomware.
If Ransomware encrypts your data, then you cannot recover this data by deploying malware removal tools. The only thing these tools can do is remove the payload used to install the ransomware on your computer.
ENFP ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and personal documents. ENFP ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the ENFP ransomware.
ENFP ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.ENFP
CJ ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. CJ ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the CJ ransomware.
CJ ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.CJ
WPX ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. WPX ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the WPX ransomware.
WPX ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.WPX
Cypher ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and personal documents. Cypher ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Cypher ransomware.
Cypher ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Cypher
Cndqmi ransomware is created to encrypt your personal files and demand bitcoin to recover the files. The ransom demand varies from different versions of the Cndqmi ransomware.
Cndqmi ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Cndqmi
RECOVERY ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and personal documents. RECOVERY ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the RECOVERY ransomware.
RECOVERY ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.RECOVERY
ATEK ransomware is designed to encrypt your personal files and personal documents. ATEK ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the ATEK ransomware.
ATEK ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.ATEK
ALBASA ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. ALBASA ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the ALBASA ransomware.
ALBASA ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.ALBASA
Eject ransomware is created to encrypt your personal files and demand bitcoin to recover the files. The ransom demand varies from different versions of the Eject ransomware.
Eject ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.Eject