Hive ransomware will encrypt your files, which is why it is believed to a dangerous contamination. It is also generally known as as ransomware. If you recall having opened a spam email attachment, clicking on a strange advertisement or downloading from untrustworthy sources, that's how you might have picked up the contamination. These methods will be explained in more details, and tips will be given on how similar threats could be bypassed in the future. Ransomware is not considered to be such a damaging threat for nothing, if you want to dodge likely severe damage, make sure you know about its distribution ways. If ransomware was unknown to you until now, you may be especially shocked when you realize what happened to your files. A ransom message should make an appearance soon after the files become locked, and it'll demand that you buy the decryptor. If you have chosen to comply with the demands, consider the fact that what you're dealing with is hackers who won't feel any responsibility to send you a decryptor after they get your money. We very much doubt hackers will help you restore files, it's more likely that they will ignore you after the payment is made. This, in addition to that money supporting an industry that does millions of dollars in damages, is why malware specialists generally do not recommend paying the ransom. We advise looking into free decryptor available, maybe a malware specialist was able to crack the ransomware and therefore create a decryptor. Look into that before paying even crosses your mind. For those with backup available, you just need to remove Hive ransomware and then access the backup to recover files.
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