Remove Dodger Ransomware

What type of infection are you dealing with

Dodger Ransomware will try to encrypt your data, hence the classification file-encrypting malware. This type of malware is usually known as ransomware. If you remember having opened a spam email attachment, pressing on an ad when visiting questionable pages or downloading from sources that would be considered untrustworthy, that is how the threat might have slipped into your computer. This will be further explained in a further paragraph. Ransomware isn’t considered to be so harmful for nothing, if you want to avoid possibly severe damage, be careful to stop its infection. It may be especially surprising to find your files locked if you have never happened upon ransomware before, and you have no idea what it is. When you realize you can’t open them, you’ll see that you are asked to pay a certain amount of money so as to get a decryptor to unlock your data. If you have decided to pay the ransom, take into consideration that what you are dealing with is cyber criminals who won’t feel morally obligated to send you a decryption tool after they get your money. The cyber crooks will likely just ignore you after you make the payment, and we doubt they’ll help you. You should also think about where the money would be going, it will probably support other malware. It ought to be mentioned that malicious software specialists do help victims in data recovery, so you might get lucky. Research a free decryption program before you make a decision. Data recovery will not be an issue if backup was made prior to the ransomware getting in, so simply delete Dodger Ransomware and recover files.

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How is ransomware distributed

This section will talk about how your device got the infection and whether you can stop them in the future. While there’s a higher possibility that you infected your device through the more simple methods, ransomware also uses more elaborate ones. Those simple methods don’t need much abilities and are popular among low-level ransomware authors/distributors. It’s highly likely that you got your system contaminated when you opened an email attachment. Cyber criminals add the ransomware to a kind of legitimate seeming email, and send it to potential victims, whose email addresses were sold by other crooks. If you know the signs, the email will be pretty obviously spam, but otherwise, it is not hard to see why someone would open it. Particular signs will make it apparent, such as grammar mistakes and weird email addressees. Users tend to let their guard if they are familiar with the sender, so crooks may pretend to be from famous companies like eBay. Even if you think you’re familiar with the sender, always check whether the email address is correct. Your name not used anywhere and particularly in the greeting may also signal that you’re dealing with malware. Your name, instead of a typical greeting, would certainly be used if you’ve dealt with the sender in the past, whether it’s an individual or a company. As an example, Amazon automatically inserts customer names (or the names users have provided them with) into emails they send, therefore if the sender is actually Amazon, you will see your name.

If you wish for the short version, you just need to be more careful about how you deal with emails, primarily, do not rush to open the email attachments and always make sure the sender is legitimate. We also don’t suggest clicking on advertisements hosted on suspicious reputation web pages. If you do, you may end up with ransomware. Whatever the advertisement is advertising, don’t interact with it. Contamination could also be caused by you downloading from unreliable sources, like Torrents. If you’re downloading through torrents, you can at least read what other people are saying before you proceed to download something. Software comes with certain vulnerabilities, and ransomware or other malware may use them to get in. Make sure you install updates because of this. Whenever a patch becomes available, make sure you install it.

What happened to your files

The encryption process will begin soon after the infected file is opened on your system. Files that will be encrypted will be documents, media files (photos, video, music) and everything else that may be valuable to you. As soon as the files are located, the file-encrypting malware will encrypt them using a strong encryption algorithm. The file extension attached will help you find out with files have been affected. A ransom note ought to then appear, which will offer you to buy a decryption program. You may be asked to pay from a couple of tens to thousands of dollars, it really depends on the ransomware. We’ve already provided reasons for thinking paying to not be the best option, but in the end, the decision is yours. It’s likely that you could recover data through different means, so research them before you decide anything. A free decryption program may be available, if a malware specialist was able to decrypt the ransomware. You ought to also try to recall if maybe you did backup your files, and you just don’t remember it. And if the ransomware did not touch the Shadow copies of your files, you may still recover them with the Shadow Explorer software. If you have not done it yet, we hope you invest in some kind of backup soon, so that you do not jeopardize your files again. If backup is available, you can simply uninstall Dodger Ransomware and proceed to file restoring.

Ways to terminate Dodger Ransomware

The manual removal option isn’t advised, for one big reason. If you do something wrong, permanent harm could be brought about to your device. Instead, a malware removal tool ought to be employed to take care of everything. Those programs are made to delete Dodger Ransomware and similar threats, so there should not be problems. However, take into account that an anti-malware program will not help with data recovery, it’s not created to do that. You yourself will need to look into data restoring ways instead.

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Learn how to remove Dodger Ransomware from your computer

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

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

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