Delete Fairy Tail ransomware

What is ransomware

Fairy Tail ransomware will lock your files, as it is ransomware. It really depends on which ransomware is accountable, but you may not be able to access your data again. It is quite easy to get contaminated, which makes it a highly dangerous malware. A big factor in a successful ransomware infection is user neglect, as infection often happens by opening a malicious email attachment, pressing on a malicious advert or falling for bogus ‘downloads’. As soon as the encryption process is finished, you’ll see a ransom note, decryptor utility. $50 or $1000 could be demanded of you, it all depends on which file encoding malware you have. Paying is not something we recommend doing, so consider all scenarios. Consider whether you will actually get your data back after payment, considering you cannot prevent crooks from just taking your money. If your data still remains encrypted after paying, we wouldn’t be surprised. Instead of paying, it would be wiser to invest the money into backup. You will be presented with a lot of different options, but it shouldn’t be hard to choose the best option for you. You may restore files after you remove Fairy Tail ransomware if you had backup already prior to infection. Malicious software like this is lurking all over the place, and contamination is likely to occur again, so the least you could do is be prepared for it. If you wish your machine to be malware-free, you will need to learn about malicious software and what to do to prevent them.

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Ransomware distribution ways

Most ransomware rely on the most basic spread ways, which include spam email attachments and corrupted adverts/downloads. Only seldom does data encoding malicious software use methods that are more elaborate.

You could have recently downloaded a corrupted email attachment from a seemingly real email. The contaminated file is simply attached to an email, and then sent out to potential victims. Crooks can make those emails very convincing, commonly using topics like money and taxes, which is why it isn’t that shocking that plenty of users open those attachments. When you are dealing with unknown sender emails, be vary of certain signs that it could be dangerous, like mistakes in grammar, encourage to open the attachment. A sender whose email you need to definitely open would not use general greetings, and would use your name instead. Don’t be surprised to see known company names (Amazon, eBay, PayPal) be used, as that would make users trust the email much more. Or maybe you engaged with an infected ad when browsing questionable pages, or downloaded from an unreliable source. Compromised pages might be harboring infected adverts, which if engaged with may cause malicious downloads. Stop downloading from unreliable web pages, and stick to official ones. You should never download anything, not programs and not updates, from advertisements or pop-ups. If a program had to update itself, it would do it itself or alert you, but never via browser.

What happened to your files?

Data encoding malicious programs could result in you being permanently locked out of your files, which is what makes it such a damaging threat. The process of encoding your data isn’t a long process, so you may not even notice that something is going on. Weird file extensions will appear added to all affected files, from which you can judge which file encoding malware you’re dealing with. Strong encryption algorithms will be used to lock your data, which can make decoding files for free pretty difficult or even impossible. When all target files have been encrypted, a ransom note should appear, with instructions on how to proceed. You will be offered to purchase a decryption program, but that isn’t the advised choice. Cyber criminals might just take your money without helping you decrypt files. Your money would also support their future criminal activity. And, people will increasingly become attracted to the business which is thought to have made $1 billion in 2016. Investing into backup instead of giving into the requests would be a wiser idea. And if this type of threat reoccurred again, you would not be risking your files again. If giving into the demands is not something you are going to do, proceed to uninstall Fairy Tail ransomware if it is still on your system. And make sure you avoid these kinds of infections in the future.

Fairy Tail ransomware elimination

For the process of fully terminating the data encrypting malware, you’ll have to acquire anti-malware utility, if you don’t already have one. If you try to manually remove Fairy Tail ransomware, you may unintentionally end up harming your system, so we do not suggest proceeding by yourself. Instead of risking damaging your system, employ anti-malware software. The utility would scan your computer and if the infection is still present, it will delete Fairy Tail ransomware. If you come across some kind of problem, or aren’t certain about how to proceed, scroll down for instructions. Take into account that the tool will not help with data decryption, all it will do is take care of the infection. In some cases, however, malware specialists can develop a free decryption tool, so occasionally look into that.

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Learn how to remove Fairy Tail ransomware from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove Fairy Tail ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove Fairy Tail 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 Fairy Tail 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 Fairy Tail 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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