Remove Angus ransomware

What type of infection are you dealing with

Angus ransomware is malware that aims to lock your files. It is also referred to as ransomware, a term you should have heard of before. If you remember opening a spam email attachment, clicking on a strange advert or downloading from sources that are not exactly trustworthy, that’s how the threat might have slipped into your machine. We’ll explain this further in the proceeding section. There’s a reason ransomware is believed to be so damaging, if you wish to dodge likely severe damage, make sure you know how to prevent an infection. If ransomware was unknown to you until now, it might be quite unpleasant to find out that you can’t open your files. Files will be unopenable and you would soon find that you are demanded to give cyber crooks money in exchange for a decryption tool. If you consider paying to be a good idea, we’d like to caution you that you are dealing with crooks, and they’re not likely to keep their promise, even if you pay. It’s much more possible that you’ll be ignored after payment than have your data restored. By paying, you’d also be supporting an industry that does damage worth hundreds of millions every year. It is possible there’s a free decryptor available out there, as malicious software specialist sometimes are able to crack the ransomware. Before you rush to pay, look into that. Restoring files will not be an issue if backup was made prior to the ransomware entering, so if you just eliminate Angus ransomware, you may restore files.

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How to prevent a ransomware infection

This section will talk about how the file-encrypting malware might have entered your computer and what can be done to halt future infections. Commonly, simple methods are commonly employed for infection, but it is also possible you have gotten contaminated using more elaborate ones. Methods like attaching ransomware infected files to emails does not require a lot of skill, so they are popular among low-level ransomware creators/distributors. Getting infected by opening an email attachment is perhaps most common. Criminals have access to huge databases with potential victim email addresses, and all that is needed to be done is write a semi-convincing email and attach the infected file to it. Generally, those emails have signs of being fake, but if you have never encountered them before, it might not be so. Certain signs will make it apparent, such as mistakes in the text and email addresses that look entirely bogus. Criminals also tend to use known company names to ease people. Even if you think you know the sender, always check the email address to make sure it matches the company’s actual address. Additionally, if there is a lack of your name in the greeting, or anywhere else in the email, it should raise suspicion. Your name will definitely be used by a sender with whom you have had business before. Let’s say you are an Amazon customer, all emails they send you will have your name (or the one you have supplied them with) used in the greeting, because it’s done automatically.

If you want the short version, always check sender’s identity before opening an attachment. Also, do not engage with ads when on questionable websites. By pressing on a malicious advertisement, you could end up permitting ransomware to slip into your machine. No matter how appealing an advert may look, avoid engaging with it. And stop downloading from harmful download sources. If Torrents are your preferred download source, at least only download torrents that were checked by other people. Ransomware, or other types of malware, might also slither in via certain vulnerabilities in programs. In order to prevent malicious software from taking advantage of those vulnerabilities, you need keep your programs updated. Software vendors frequently release patches for flaws, all you have to do is install them.

How does ransomware act

When you launch the data encoding malicious program, the infection will scan for certain file types. Files that would be encrypted will be documents, media files (photos, video, music) and everything you think of as important. As soon as the data is found, the ransomware will encrypt them using a powerful encryption algorithm. The encrypted files will have a weird extension added to them, and that will help you quickly find locked files. A ransom note ought to then make itself known, which will offer you to buy a decryptor. The demanded sum is different, depending on the ransomware, but the hackers frequently ask between $50 and $1000, to be paid in some kind of digital currency. Whether to pay or not is your decision to make, but we don’t encourage the former. You should also look into other ways you can restore your files. Malware researchers are on some occasions successful in cracking ransomware, therefore you could find a free decryption software. It’s also probable that you did backup some of your files, and you simply do not realize it. And if the Shadow copies of your files were not deleted, they might still be restorable with the software Shadow Explorer. And if you don’t want to risk jeopardizing your files again, make sure you do routine backups. If you did make backup prior to the ransomware infecting, you can recover files after you terminate Angus ransomware.

How to uninstall Angus ransomware

We should say that it’s not suggested to try to manually take care of everything. One error might do severe damage to your computer. A better idea would be to use a malicious software removal tool because the infection would be taken care of by the utility. The program would successfully erase Angus ransomware since it was developed for this intent. Unfortunately, the software is not capable of decoding files. File recovery will need to be carried out by you.

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Learn how to remove Angus ransomware from your computer

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

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

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