Remove GDCB Virus

What can be said about ransomware

GDCB Virus is file-encrypting ransomware. Generally, file-encrypting malicious software uses spam emails and bogus downloads to spread itself, and one of the two probably triggered the contamination on your machine. Ransomware is highly harmful piece of malware because it encodes data, and demands that you pay to get them back. Sometimes, malware analysts are able to make a free decoding key or if you have backup copes of your files, you may recover your files from there. But otherwise, there is a great chance you will lose your files. By paying the ransom, you may not necessarily recover your files so take that into account if you decide to pay. There are of cases when ransomware creators just take the money and leave the files as they are, locked. Since paying isn’t a trustworthy file recovery choice, you ought to just uninstall GDCB Virus.

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What does file-encoding malware do

The most probable way you acquired the file-encrypting malware was via spam email. All malware makers need to do is attach a contaminated file to an email and send it to innocent people. As soon as you open the email attachment, the ransomware downloads onto the computer. If you are someone who opens all emails and attachments you receive, you might be jeopardizing your computer. Learn the signs of a contaminated email, like grammar mistakes and Dear Sir or Mada, used instead of your name. No matter how real the email might look, be careful of senders who pressure you to download the attachment. If you perceive every email attachment you get as probable malicious program, it could take time to ensure they are secure, but at least you would bypass malicious infections. Downloads from not trustworthy pages are also a good way to contaminate your system with file-encrypting malicious software. You should only download from trustworthy sites if you want to avoid file-encrypting malicious software.

As would the majority of file-encoding malware do, this one will start encoding your data as soon as it enters your computer. It will target all important to you files, like images, documents and videos, so expect to not be able to open them. After the encoding procedure is complete, a ransom note ought to become visible, if it does not open on automatically, it should be placed in all folders that contain the encrypted data. Hackers will demand that payment will be required so as to restore your files. However, you are dealing with cyber criminals, best not forget that. So by giving into the demands, you could just be giving away money in exchange for nothing. There are no guarantees that you will be sent a decoding key if you pay. There is nothing stopping hackers from just taking your money, and leaving your files encoded. Situations such as this are why having backup is so important, you can just abolish GDCB Virus and not worry about file recovery. We suggest that you abolish GDCB Virus and instead of giving into the requests, you buy backup.

GDCB Virus termination

If you want to be sure you safely and completely terminate GDCB Virus, professional malware removal software will be necessary. If you are an inexperienced user, manual GDCB Virus elimination could be too complex for you. We should mention, however, that the security tool won’t decrypt your files, it will only erase GDCB Virus

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Learn how to remove GDCB Virus from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove GDCB Virus using Safe Mode with Networking.

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