Diamond Ransomware – How to remove

Is this a severe infection

Diamond Ransomware file-encrypting malware, usually known as ransomware, will encode your data. Infection could result in serious consequences, as encrypted data may be permanently damaged. Another reason why ransomware is believed to be so harmful is that the threat is pretty easy to obtain. Opening spam email attachments, clicking on malicious ads and bogus downloads are the most common reasons why file encoding malware can infect. Once a system gets infected, the encoding process starts, and afterwards, you will be requested to pay a certain sum of money for data decryption. The amount of money asked depends on the ransomware, the demands could be to pay $50 or the price may go up to a couple of thousands of dollars. Whether you’re asked for a lot of money, or a insignificant sum, we do not suggest complying with the demands. Do not forget you are dealing with criminals who might not give you anything, even after you pay. You would not be the first person to get nothing. Investing the required money into some backup option would be wiser. Many backup options are available for you, all you need to do is pick the correct one. Simply remove Diamond Ransomware, and if you had made backup before the malware got into your machine, you can recover data from there. It is essential to prepare for these kinds of situations because you’ll probably get infected again. If you wish your machine to be infection-free, you’ll need to learn about malicious programs and how it can infiltrate your machine.

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Data encrypting malicious software distribution methods

Although you can find exceptions, the majority of ransomware tend to use basic ways of distribution, which are spam email, corrupted ads and downloads. However, more advanced crooks will use more sophisticated methods.

If you remember downloading a weird attachment from an apparently legitimate email in the spam folder, that may be how the ransomware managed to infiltrate. The infected file is simply attached to an email, and then sent out to possible victims. Those emails might seem important, usually covering money topics, which is why people would open them without thinking about it. Usage of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), strong pressure to open the attachment, and obvious mistakes in grammar are what you need to be caution of when dealing with emails with attached files. Your name would definitely be used in the greeting if it was a legitimate company whose email ought to be opened. Expect to encounter company names such as Amazon or PayPal used in those emails, as familiar names would make the email look more authentic. It might have also been the case that you engaged with an infected ad when on a questionable page, or downloaded something from a source that you ought to have avoided. Some adverts might be harboring malicious software, so it is best if you refrain from pressing on them when on suspicious reputation pages. Or you may have obtained the ransomware along with some software you downloaded from a questionable source. Avoid downloading anything from advertisements, whether they’re pop-ups or banners or any other kind. If an application was in need of an update, it would alert you through the application itself, and not via your browser, and most update without your interference anyway.

What happened to your files?

Infection that leads to permanent file loss is not an impossible scenario, which is why ransomware is thought to be such a damaging infection. Once it is inside, it will take a short while to locate its target file types and encrypt them. Weird file extensions will be added to all affected files, from which you may judge which ransomware has infected your device. Your data will be locked using strong encryption algorithms, which aren’t always possible to break. If you’re confused about what has happened, everything will become clear when a ransom note appears. The creators/distributors of the file encoding malicious program will offer you a decryption program, which you obviously have to pay for, and that’s not suggested. If you are expecting the people who encrypted your files in the first place to give you a decryptor, you might be disappointed, because there’s nothing preventing them from just taking your money. Additionally, you would be giving hackers money to further make malware. These kinds of infections are believe to have made $1 billion in 2016, and such a profitable business is regularly attracting more and more people. Instead of paying the ransom, invest the money into backup. These kinds of situations can reoccur again, and you wouldn’t need to worry about file loss if you had backup. Just ignore the requests and erase Diamond Ransomware. You can avoid these types of threats, if you know how they spread, so try to familiarize with its distribution methods, in detail.

Diamond Ransomware removal

Malicious threat removal software will be required to get rid of the infection, if it is still somewhere on your device. If you try to manually eliminate Diamond Ransomware, you may involuntarily end up harming your computer, so we do not encourage proceeding by yourself. It would be a wiser idea to use anti-malware software which wouldn’t be endangering your device. There shouldn’t be any problems with the process, as those types of programs are designed to uninstall Diamond Ransomware and similar infections. However, in case you aren’t sure about how to proceed, you can use the instructions we have presented below to help you. Just to be clear, anti-malware will only be able to get rid of the infection, it is not going to restore your data. It should be said, however, that in certain cases, malware researchers create free decryptors, if the file encoding malicious software is decryptable.

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Learn how to remove Diamond Ransomware from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove Diamond Ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.

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