Delete Crab locker

About this threat

Crab locker is a malware that will lock your files, which goes by the name ransomware. These kinds of contaminations are not be taken lightly, as they could lead to you losing access to your files. What is worse is that it is fairly easy to acquire the threat. Opening spam email attachments, pressing on malicious advertisements and bogus downloads are the most common reasons why file encoding malicious software may infect. Once the encoding has been completed, victims are asked for a ransom, and if they give in, supposedly, cyber crooks will send them a decryption utility. Between $100 and $1000 is likely what will be demanded of you. Even if you’re asked to pay a small amount, we don’t recommend paying. We really doubt criminals will feel obligated to return your files, so you might just end up wasting your money. There are many accounts of people getting nothing after complying with the requests. This kind of thing may happen again or your computer may crash, thus wouldn’t it better to invest the requested money into some kind of backup option. There are many options, and we are certain you will find one best suiting your needs. You can recover data after you eliminate Crab locker if you had backup already prior to infection. This isn’t the last time you’ll get infected with some kind of malware, so you need to prepare. In order to keep a system safe, one should always be on the lookout for possible malware, becoming informed about their spread methods.

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How does data encrypting malicious software spread

Although you may find special cases, most file encoding malicious program use the most basic methods of distribution, such as spam email, infected adverts and fake downloads. That does not mean developers will not use sophisticated methods.

You possibly got the infection via email attachment, which could have came from an email that seems completely legitimate initially. The contaminated file is simply added to an email, and then sent out to hundreds of potential victims. It is pretty ordinary for those emails to cover topic like money, which alarms people into opening it. What you could expect a ransomware email to have is a basic greeting (Dear Customer/Member/User etc), grammatical errors, strong encouragement to open the attachment, and the use of an established business name. To explain, if someone important would send you an attachment, they would use your name, not common greetings, and you wouldn’t need to look for the email in spam. Big company names like Amazon are often used as people trust them, therefore are more likely to open the emails. You could have also gotten the infection through malicious ads or infected downloads. If you are someone who interacts with ads while on questionable pages, it is no wonder you got your computer infected. Avoid untrustworthy web pages for downloading, and stick to valid ones. Avoid downloading anything from ads, as they are not good sources. If an application was in need of an update, it would alert you via the application itself, and not through your browser, and most update themselves anyway.

What happened to your files?

Because data encoding malware is able to permanently lock you out of your files, it’s classified to be one of the most dangerous malicious programs out there. Once it is inside, it will take a short while to locate its target file types and encode them. If not for other signs, the weird file extension attached to the files will make everything clear. Strong encryption algorithms are used by data encoding malicious software to make files inaccessible. A ransom note will appear once the encryption process has been finished, and the situation should be clearer. Even though you will be offered to buy a decryption utility, paying for it isn’t suggested. By paying, you would be putting a lot of faith in crooks, the very people accountable for your file encryption. By paying, you would not be just risking losing your money, you would also be funding their future projects. And, more and more people will become interested in the already very successful business, which reportedly made $1 billion in 2016 alone. Instead of paying the ransom, invest the money into backup. And your files wouldn’t be endangered if this kind of situation occurred again. We suggest you ignore the requests and remove Crab locker. And try to familiarize with how to prevent these kinds of infection in the future, so that this does not occur.

Crab locker termination

The presence of malicious program removal software will be needed to see if the threat is still on the device, and in case it is, to terminate it. If you want to delete Crab locker manually, you could end up causing more damage, which it’s not suggested. A better choice would be using dependable malicious software elimination software to take care of everything. Those tools are developed to identify and erase Crab locker, as well as similar threats. We will give guidelines below this article, in case the removal process isn’t as simple. In case it was not clear, anti-malware will only be able to get rid of the infection, it cannot help with data recovery. Although in certain cases, a free decryptor may be developed by malicious software specialists, if the ransomware can be decrypted.

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Learn how to remove Crab locker from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Crab locker using Safe Mode with Networking.
• Step 2. Remove Crab locker using System Restore
• Step 3. Recover your data

Step 1. Remove Crab locker using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove Crab locker.

a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 7/Vista/XP

1. Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
2. Press and keep pressing F8 until Advanced Boot Options appears.
3. Choose Safe Mode with Networking

For Windows 8/10 users

1. Press the power button that appears at the Windows login screen. Press and hold Shift. Click Restart.
2. Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings → Restart.
3. Choose Enable Safe Mode with Networking.

b) Step 2. Remove Crab locker.

You will now need to open your browser and download some kind of anti-malware software. Choose a trustworthy one, install it and have it scan your computer for malicious threats. When the ransomware is found, remove it. If, for some reason, you can't access Safe Mode with Networking, go with another option.

Step 2. Remove Crab locker using System Restore

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
• b) Step 2. Restore files and settings.

a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

For Windows 7/Vista/XP

1. Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
2. Press and keep pressing F8 until Advanced Boot Options appears.
3. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

For Windows 8/10 users

1. Press the power button that appears at the Windows login screen. Press and hold Shift. Click Restart.
2. Troubleshoot → Advanced options → Startup Settings → Restart.
3. Choose Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

b) Step 2. Restore files and settings.

1. You will need to type in cd restore in the window that appears. Press Enter.
2. Type in rstrui.exe and again, press Enter.
3. A window will pop-up and you should press Next. Choose a restore point and press Next again.
4. Press Yes.

While this should have taken care of the ransomware, you might want to download anti-malware just to be sure no other threats are lurking.  

Step 3. Recover your data

• a) Using Data Recovery Pro to recover encrypted files.
• b) Restore files through Windows Previous Versions
• c) Using Shadow Explorer to recover files

While backup is essential, there is still quite a few users who do not have it. If you are one of them, you can try the below provided methods and you just might be able to recover files.

a) Using Data Recovery Pro to recover encrypted files.

1. Download Data Recovery Pro, preferably from a trustworthy website.
2. Scan your device for recoverable files.
3. Recover them.

b) Restore files through Windows Previous Versions

If you had System Restore enabled, you can recover files through Windows Previous Versions.

1. Find a file you want to recover.
2. Right-click on it.
3. Select Properties and then Previous versions.
4. Pick the version of the file you want to recover and press Restore.

c) Using Shadow Explorer to recover files

If you are lucky, the ransomware did not delete your shadow copies. They are made by your system automatically for when system crashes.

1. Go to the official website (shadowexplorer.com) and acquire the Shadow Explorer application.
2. Set up and open it.
3. Press on the drop down menu and pick the disk you want.
4. If folders are recoverable, they will appear there. Press on the folder and then Export.

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