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.
Piton ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. Piton ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Piton ransomware.
Piton 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.Piton
How to remove ERQW ransomware? ERQW ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. ERQW ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the ERQW ransomware.
ERQW ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, document.doc becomes document.doc.ERQW
VER ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. VER ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the VER ransomware.
VER 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.VER
How to remove BPTO ransomware? BPTO ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. BPTO ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the BPTO ransomware.
BPTO ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, document.doc becomes document.doc.BPTO
AGHO ransomware is created to encrypt your personal computer files and personal computer documents. AGHO ransomware demands bitcoin cryptocurrency to retrieve the encrypted files. The ransom charge differs from different versions of the AGHO ransomware.
AGHO ransomware encrypts files on your computer and appends a string of unique characters to the filename extension of the encrypted file(s). For example, image.jpg becomes image.jpg.AGHO
How to remove Checkmate ransomware? Checkmate ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. Checkmate ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Checkmate ransomware.
Checkmate 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.Checkmate
How to remove AAMV ransomware? AAMV ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. AAMV ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the AAMV ransomware.
AAMV 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.AAMV
How to remove BTOS ransomware? BTOS ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. BTOS ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the BTOS ransomware.
BTOS ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, document.doc becomes document.doc.BTOS
POOE ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your personal files and personal documents. POOE ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the POOE ransomware.
POOE 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.POOE
How to remove Rans_recovery ransomware? Rans_recovery ransomware is a file-encrypting virus that locks your files and personal documents. Rans_recovery ransomware requests bitcoin cryptocurrency to recover the encrypted files. The ransom charge varies from different versions of the Rans_recovery ransomware.
Rans_recovery ransomware encrypts files on your computer and adds a string of unique characters to the extension of the encrypted files. For example, document.doc becomes document.doc.Rans_recovery