Hive ransomware Removal

What kind of threat are you dealing with

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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How to prevent a ransomware contamination

If you don’t know how the threat may have infected your computer or how to prevent infection in the future, carefully read the following sections. While there’s a higher possibility that you got infected through the more simple methods, file encrypting malware also uses more sophisticated ones. Many ransomware creators/distributors prefer to send out infected spam emails and host the ransomware on different download sites, as those methods are quite low-level. Infecting via spam email still remains one of the most common infection ways. Criminals would be sold your email address by other cyber criminals, attach the file infected with malware to a kind of legitimate looking email and send it to you, hoping you wouldn’t wait to open it. Normally, the email would not appear convincing to people who have encountered spam before, but if it’s your first time encountering it, you opening it would not be that shocking. Mistakes in the text and a non legitimate looking sender address may be a sign that you might be dealing with malware. You might also come across the sender claiming to be from a known company because that would put you at ease. Thus, even if you know the sender, always check whether the email address matches to the actual sender’s address. Additionally, if your name is not used in the greeting, or anywhere else in the email, it may also be a sign. Your name will definitely be known to a sender with whom you’ve had business before. So if you’re an eBay customer, and they send you an email, you’ll be addressed with the name you’ve supplied them with, and not as User, etc.

In a nutshell, before hurrying to open the file attached, ensure you check that the sender is legitimate. Also, refrain from pressing on ads while you’re visiting web pages with questionable reputation. If you press on a malicious advert, all kinds of malware may download. Whatever the advertisement is advertising, interacting with it may be dangerous, so ignore it. Do not download from sources that are not trustworthy because you may easily pick up malware from there. Downloads via torrents and such, could be dangerous, thus at least read the comments to ensure that what you’re downloading is not malicious. Ransomware, or other types of malware, may also use certain flaws found in programs for infection. You need to regularly update your programs because of that. Software vendors release patches regularly, you simply need to allow their installation.

What does Hive ransomware do

When the infected file is opened on your computer, the ransomware will launch and check for files in order to encrypt them. All files that may be important to you, such as photos, documents, etc, will be targets. The ransomware will use a strong encryption algorithm for data encryption once they’ve been discovered. You’ll notice that the files that were affected have an unfamiliar file extension attached to them, which will help you identify the affected files. If it is still not clear what happened, you will find a ransom note, which will explain the situation and ask that you buy a decryption software. The asked sum is different, depending on the ransomware, but will be somewhere between $50 and $1000, to be paid in some kind of digital currency. We have already said why paying is not recommended, but in the end, this is a decision you need to make yourself. Don’t forget to also consider other file restoring options. If it is possible for the ransomware to be decrypted, it is likely malicious software specialists were able to create a free decryption software. You could have also backed up your files somewhere but not remember it. It could also be possible that the ransomware didn’t erase Shadow copies of your files, which means they’re recoverable via Shadow Explorer. If you do not wish to end up in this kind of situation again, we really hope you have invested money into a backup option so that your data is kept safe. If backup is available, simply erase Hive ransomware and proceed to file recovery.

Hive ransomware removal

We don’t recommend trying to erase the infection in a manual way. If you do not know what you’re doing, your machine could jeopardized. Our advice would be to get a malware removal program instead. Those programs are created to terminate Hive ransomware or similar threats, so you shouldn’t run into trouble. Keep in mind, however, that the application isn’t capable of recovering your files, so it won’t be able to do anything about them. Instead, you will need to research other file recovery methods.

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Learn how to remove Hive ransomware from your computer

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

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

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