How to remove Caley ransomware

What is file encoding malware

Caley ransomware will lock your files, because that is the prime intention of ransomware. Ransomware contaminations are not be taken lightly, as they might lead to you losing your files. It’s pretty easy to contaminate your computer, which makes it a very dangerous malware. If you have it, a spam email attachment, an infected ad or a fake download is responsible. After contamination, the encryption process starts, and once it is completed, cyber crooks will demand that you pay a certain sum of money if you want to recover your data. You will possibly be requested to pay between tens and thousands of dollars, depending on what data encrypting malicious software you have, and how much you value your files. We don’t advise paying, no matter how little you are asked to pay. Keep in mind that you are dealing with criminals who might not give you anything in return for the payment. If you take the time to look into it, you’ll certainly find accounts of people not recovering data, even after paying. This could easily occur again, so instead of paying, consider buying backup. From external hard drives to cloud storage, there are many backup options available, you simply have to pick the one best suiting your needs. You may restore data from backup if you had it available prior to malware infecting your device, after you terminate Caley ransomware. It is important that you prepare for all scenarios in these types of situations because you’ll possibly get infected again. In order to keep a device safe, one must always be ready to encounter possible threats, becoming familiar with their spread methods.

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How does ransomware spread

Many ransomware use somewhat primitive distribution ways, which include spam email attachments and infected ads/downloads. More elaborate methods are not as common.

Since data encrypting malicious program could be gotten via email attachments, try and remember if you have recently downloaded a weird file from an email. All data encoding malware developers need to do is add an infected file to an email and then send it to hundreds/thousands of users. Those kinds of emails commonly end up in spam but some people think they’re credible and transfer them to the inbox, believing it’s credible. Usage of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), prompts to open the file added, and many grammatical errors are what you need to look out for when dealing with emails with attached files. If the sender was a company of whom you are a client of, your name would be automatically inserted into the email they send you, instead of a common greeting. It wouldn’t be shocking to see names such as Amazon or PayPal used, because when users notice a familiar name, they let down their guard. Through infected advertisements/downloads could have also been how you acquired the data encoding malware. Some ads may be infected, so avoid pressing on them when visiting suspicious reputation websites. You could have also obtained the ransomware hidden as something else on an unreliable download platform, which is why you need to stick to valid ones. Never download anything, whether it’s software or updates, from adverts or pop-ups. Applications generally update themselves, but if manual update was necessary, you would be alerted through the program itself.

What happened to your files?

Ransomware might result in you being permanently locked out of your files, which is why it is thought to be such a damaging threat. It has a list of target files, and it’ll take a short time to locate and encode them all. What makes file encoding highly obvious is the file extension attached to all affected files, usually displaying the name of the file encrypting malicious program. Strong encryption algorithms will be used to lock your files, which could make decoding files for free pretty hard or even impossible. In case you are confused about what has happened, a ransom note should explain everything. The creators/spreaders of the ransomware will offer you a decryption program, which you evidently have to pay for, and that’s not what we suggest. Remember that you are dealing with cyber crooks, and what’s stopping them from simply taking your money. By paying, you would not be just risking losing your money, you would also be funding their future projects. And, people will increasingly become attracted to the already highly profitable business, which reportedly made $1 billion in 2016 alone. You might want to consider investing the requested money into some type of backup option. These kinds of situations could reoccur again, and you wouldn’t have to worry about file loss if you had backup. We would recommend you do not pay attention to the demands, and if the infection is still inside on your computer, remove Caley ransomware, for which you’ll see instructions below. You can dodge these types of infections, if you know how they spread, so try to become familiar with its distribution ways, in detail.

How to eliminate Caley ransomware

The presence of malicious program removal software will be required to check for the presence of this malicious software, and its elimination. Because you need to know exactly what you’re doing, we don’t recommend proceeding to remove Caley ransomware manually. If you implement reliable elimination software, everything would be done for you, and you would not unwittingly end up doing more damage. The tool would scan your system and if it can locate the threat, it will erase Caley ransomware. If you scroll down, you will find guidelines, if you are unsure where to start. Unfortunately, the anti-malware will merely erase the threat, it will not restore your files. We ought to mention, however, that in some cases, a free decryptor might be released by malicious program researchers, if the data encoding malware can be decrypted.

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Learn how to remove Caley ransomware from your computer

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

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

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