How to delete .best_recovery file virus

About this threat

.best_recovery file virus ransomware is a file-encrypting piece of malware that will do a lot of damage. Infection could have serious consequences, as the files you can no longer access might be permanently inaccessible. It is quite easy to infect your computer, which only adds to why it’s so dangerous. Data encoding malicious software developers count on users being hasty, as infection usually happens by opening an infected email attachment, clicking on a dangerous advert or falling for bogus ‘downloads’. After data is successfully encrypted, it will request you to pay a certain amount of money for a decryptor. The sum of money requested varies from ransomware to ransomware, some demand $1000 or more, some might settle with $100. Whatever sum is demanded of you, consider the situation carefully before you do. File recovery isn’t necessarily guaranteed, even after paying, considering you cannot prevent cyber crooks from just taking your money. If you take the time to look into it, you’ll certainly find accounts of users not being able to recover data, even after paying. It would be wiser to invest the money into backup, instead. You will encounter different backup options but we are certain you will be able to find one that’s right for you. And if by accident you had backed up your files before the contamination took place, simply remove .best_recovery file virus and then proceed to file restoration. This isn’t the last time you will get contaminated with some kind of malicious software, so you have to prepare. To guard a computer, one should always be ready to run into possible malware, becoming familiar with their spread methods.

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Ransomware spread ways

A lot of ransomware use pretty basic spread methods, which include added infected files to emails and showing malicious advertisements. Sometimes, however, more elaborate methods may be used.

Recall if you have recently gotten a strange email with an attachment, which you downloaded. Criminals add an infected file to an email, which gets sent to hundreds or even thousands of people. It’s not really surprising that people open the attachments, considering that crooks sometimes put in a decent amount of work in order make the emails authentic, mentioning money-related issues or other sensitive topics, which people are concerned with. The use of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), prompts to open the attachment, and evident mistakes in grammar are what you should look out for when dealing with emails from unknown senders that contain files. If the email was from a company whose services you use, they would have automatically put in your name into the email, instead of a common greeting. It would not be shocking to see names like Amazon or PayPal used, because when users see a known name, they are more likely to let down their guard. Clicking on adverts hosted on questionable web pages and downloading files from unreliable sources could also result in an infection. Be very careful about what advertisements you press on, especially when on questionable pages. You could have also obtained the ransomware accidentally when it was hidden as some kind of program/file on an untrustworthy download platform, which is why you should stick to valid ones. You should never download anything, not software and not updates, from advertisements or pop-ups. Applications generally update themselves, but if manual update was necessary, you would be notified through the program itself.

What does it do?

If you contaminate your device, you might permanently lose access to your files, and that makes a data encoding malware so harmful. The process of encrypting your data isn’t a long process, so it is possible you will not even notice it. What makes file encoding highly obvious is the file extension attached to all affected files, usually indicating the name of the data encoding malware. While not necessarily in every case, some ransomware do use strong encryption algorithms on your files, which makes it difficult to recover files without having to pay. In case you do not understand what has happened, everything will become clear when a ransom note gets dropped. It’ll encourage you to buy a decryptor, but buying it’s not something we advise doing. The hackers won’t feel obligated to help you, so they could simply take your money. Your money would also support their future ransomware activity. The easily made money is constantly luring hackers to the business, which reportedly made more than $1 billion in 2016. As we have mentioned above, buying backup would be better, as you would always have copies of all your data stored somewhere. And you wouldn’t be putting your files in danger if this kind of threat entered your computer again. We would recommend you ignore the demands, and if the threat still remains on your system, eliminate .best_recovery file virus, for which you will find guidelines below. If you become familiar with the spread ways of this infection, you ought to be able to dodge them in the future.

.best_recovery file virus elimination

You’ll need to obtain malicious program removal software to check for the presence of this malware, and its elimination. Because you need to know exactly what you’re doing, we don’t recommend proceeding to erase .best_recovery file virus manually. If you implement reliable removal software, everything would be done for you, and you would not unwittingly end up doing more damage. It shouldn’t have any issues with the process, as those kinds of tools are designed to remove .best_recovery file virus and similar infections. If you encounter some kind of issue, or are not sure about where to start, scroll down for guidelines. Sadly, those programs are not capable of restoring your files, they’ll merely erase the infection. Although in certain cases, malicious software specialists develop free decryptors, if the file encoding malicious program is decryptable.

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Learn how to remove .best_recovery file virus from your computer

• Step 1. Remove .best_recovery file virus using Safe Mode with Networking.
• Step 2. Remove .best_recovery file virus using System Restore
• Step 3. Recover your data

Step 1. Remove .best_recovery file virus using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove .best_recovery file virus.

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 .best_recovery file virus.

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 .best_recovery file virus 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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