Delete CryptoNar ransomware

About this threat

CryptoNar ransomware will shortly begin encoding your files, since that’s the primary purpose of ransomware. Ransomware contaminations should be taken seriously, as they might result in file loss. What’s more, contamination happens very quickly, thus making data encrypting malware a highly dangerous threat. If your system is infected, you possibly opened a spam email attachment, pressed on an infected advert or fell for a bogus download. After it encodes your data, it’ll demand that you pay a ransom for a decryptor utility. The sum you are demanded to pay is likely to range from $100 to $1000, depending on which file encrypting malware you have. Whatever you’re requested to pay by this infection, consider the situation carefully before you do. Do not forget you are dealing with crooks who might not give you anything, even after you pay. If your data still remains encrypted after paying, we would not be shocked. This type of thing could happen again or your system may crash, thus wouldn’t it better to invest the demanded money into some kind of backup. You will be presented with many different options, but it should not be hard to pick the best option for you. And if by chance you had backed up your files before the contamination took place, just terminate CryptoNar ransomware before you recover data. You’ll run into malware like this all over, and you’ll likely get contaminated again, so you need to be prepared for it. If you want your computer to be malware-free, it is critical to learn about malicious software and what to do to prevent them.

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How does ransomware spread

Normally, a lot of data encoding malicious program like to use malicious email attachments and advertisements, and bogus downloads to spread, although there are exceptions. Nevertheless, it’s possible for file encrypting malicious program to use more sophisticated methods.

Since you might have gotten the ransomware via email attachments, try to remember if you have recently obtained a weird file from an email. You open the email, download and open the attachment and the ransomware is now able to begin the encryption process. Those emails may seem important, often covering money topics, which is why users open them in the first place. Usage of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), prompts to open the attachment, and many grammatical errors are what you ought to look out for when dealing with emails with attached files. If the email was from a company whose services you use, your name would be automatically inserted into the email they send you, instead of a regular greeting. Amazon, PayPal and other known company names are oftentimes used as users know of them, thus are more likely to open the emails. Malicious adverts and fake downloads could also lead to an infection. Some ads may be infected, so it is best if you stop clicking on them when on suspicious reputation web pages. And use only valid pages when it comes to downloads. Avoid downloading anything from advertisements, whether they are pop-ups or banners or any other type. Applications commonly update automatically, but if manual update was necessary, you would be notified through the application, not the browser.

What does it do?

What makes ransomware so harmful is its capability of encoding your files which may permanently prevent you from accessing them. It has a list of target files, and it’ll take a short time to locate and encrypt them all. If not for other signs, the weird file extension attached to the files will make everything clear. Strong encryption algorithms will be used to lock your data, which makes decoding files for free very hard or even impossible. A ransom note will then be dropped, which should explain what has occurred. The note will demand that you buy a decryption key to recover files, but paying wouldn’t be the wisest decision. If you are expecting the hackers who encrypted your data in the first place to give you a decryptor, you may be disappointed, because there’s nothing preventing them from just taking your money. The money you provide crooks with would also support their future criminal activity. When victims comply with the demands, they are making ransomware a rather successful business, which is thought to have made $1 billion in 2016, and evidently that attracts many people to it. Think about buying trustworthy backup instead. And if a similar infection reoccurred again, you wouldn’t be risking losing your data as copies would be stored in backup. We recommend you ignore the demands and terminate CryptoNar ransomware. If you become familiar with how these infections spread, you should learn to dodge them in the future.

How to erase CryptoNar ransomware

Bear in mind that you’ll have to obtain malicious threat removal software if you want to entirely get rid of the data encoding malware. If you attempt to manually uninstall CryptoNar ransomware, you could involuntarily end up harming your system, so doing everything yourself isn’t advised. Employ credible removal software to do it for you. Those tools are made to detect and remove CryptoNar ransomware, as well as similar infections. If you encounter some kind of problem, or aren’t sure about how to proceed, scroll down for guidelines. Sadly, those utilities are not capable of recovering your files, they will just terminate the infection. But, you should also know that some data encoding malware is decryptable, and malware researchers may release free decryption utilities.

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Learn how to remove CryptoNar ransomware from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove CryptoNar ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove CryptoNar ransomware.

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 CryptoNar ransomware.

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 CryptoNar ransomware 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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