Remove LATCHNETWORK Ransomware

About LATCHNETWORK Ransomware

LATCHNETWORK Ransomware malware is categorized as a very malicious threat because it’ll attempt to encrypt your data. Ransomware is the classification you will will be more familiar with, however. If you recall having opened a spam email attachment, clicking on a strange advert or downloading from suspicious sources, that’s how the infection could have gained access to your machine. This will be further discussed in a further paragraph. If you’re concerned about the harm a ransomware infection might cause, you must familiarize yourself with methods to stop a threat from entering. It may be especially shocking to find your files encrypted if you have never happened upon ransomware before, and you have no idea what it is. When the encryption process is complete, you will notice a ransom message, which will explain that you must buy a decryptor. In case you consider paying to be the best idea, we would like to warn you that you are dealing with crooks, and we doubt they’ll aid you, even if they are given the money. It is more possible that you will be ignored after you pay. Ransomware does damage worth hundreds of millions to businesses, and you’d be supporting that by paying the ransom. There is a likelihood that a free decryption program has been developed, as malicious software researcher can occasionally crack the ransomware. Look into other options to recover files, including the possibility of a free decryptor, before think about paying. Recovering files should be simple if you had created backup before the ransomware entered, so if you just remove LATCHNETWORK Ransomware, you can restore files.

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How to prevent LATCHNETWORK Ransomware infection

This section will discuss how the file-encrypting malware may have entered your system and what can be done to stop this from happening in the future. Usually, ransomware stick to rather basic methods to contaminate computers, but it’s also possible you have gotten infected using something more sophisticated. Ransomware creators/distributors with little knowledge/experience like to stick to methods that do not require much skill, like sending the infection attached to emails or hosting the infection on download platforms. Spam email attachments are particularly common. The file infected with malware is attached to a somewhat authentic email, and sent to all potential victims, whose email addresses they store in their database. Normally, the email would not convince those who have knowledge when it comes to these types of things, but if you have never encountered it before, it would not be that surprising if you opened it. There might be signs that you’re dealing with malware, something like a nonsense email addresses and a text full of grammar mistakes. Known company names are often used in the emails so that receivers lower their guard. Thus, even if you are familiar with the sender, always check the email address. If your name is not mentioned in the email, for example, in the greeting, that itself is rather suspicious. Your name will definitely be used by a sender with whom you’ve had business before. So if you have used Amazon before, and they send you an email, they’ll address you with the name you’ve provided them with, and not as Member, etc.

In short, you just have to be more careful when dealing with emails, which mostly means you shouldn’t rush to open the email attachments and always make sure the sender is who you think it is. You need to also be careful and not click on advertisements when on web pages with a questionable reputation. Not all advertisements are safe to click on, and you may end up on a web page that will initiate ransomware to download onto your machine. It is best if you ignore those adverts, no matter what they are endorsing, because they are hardly trustworthy. Download sources that are not checked might easily be hosting ransomware, which is why it is best if you stop downloading from them. If Torrents are what you use, at least download only torrents that have been checked by other users. In other cases, ransomware could also enter through vulnerabilities found in software. In order for those vulnerabilities to not be used, your programs need to be updated. When software vendors become aware of the vulnerabilities, they usually release a fix, and all you have to do is permit the update to install.

How does LATCHNETWORK Ransomware behave

When the infected file is opened on your computer, the ransomware will initiate and check for files so as to lock them. Its primary targets are documents and photos, as they are likely to be valuable to you. So as to lock the identified files, the file-encrypting malware will use a strong encryption algorithm to lock your files. The locked files will have a file extension attached to them, and that’ll help you quickly identify encrypted files. You should then find a ransom message, explaining to you what happened to your files and how much you must pay to get a  decryption program. You might be asked to pay a $1000, or $20, depending on the ransomware. While you’re the one to choose whether you will pay or not, do look into the reasons why malware researchers do not encourage paying. Researching other options for data restoring would also be beneficial. There is also a possibility that a free decryption software has been created, if malicious software specialists were successful in cracking the ransomware. It is also probable that you did backup at least some of your files, and you just don’t realize it. And if the ransomware didn’t touch the Shadow copies of your files, they are still restorable with the Shadow Explorer software. If you haven’t done it yet, we hope you buy some kind of backup soon, so that your files are not at risk again. If you had taken the time to make backups for files, you should only recover them after you uninstall LATCHNETWORK Ransomware.

LATCHNETWORK Ransomware elimination

The manual uninstallation option is not suggested, for one big reason. While you maybe successful, you could do irreversible damage to your system. A better idea would be to use an anti-malware program because the infection would be taken care of by the utility. Because those utilities are created to erase LATCHNETWORK Ransomware and other infections, there should not be any issues with the process. It will not be able to aid you in file recovery, however, as it doesn’t posses that capability. Data recovery will need to be carried out by you.

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Learn how to remove LATCHNETWORK Ransomware from your computer

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

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

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