Remove Lime ransomware

What is ransomware

Lime ransomware could be the ransomware that encoded your files. Commonly, ransomware uses spam emails and dangerous downloads to invade users, and one of the two was the possible cause of the infection. Ransomware is an extremely harmful piece of damaging program because it encodes data, and requests for money in exchange for getting them back. If if you regularly backup your files, or if malware specialists create a free decryptor, file-recovery would not be complicated. But otherwise, there is a big chance you will lose your files. Paying for the offered decoder won’t necessarily lead to file decryption so take that into consideration if you are considering paying. Crooks already encoded your data, what is stopping them from becoming even more nasty by not unlocking your data after you pay. The choice of whether to pay or not is up to you but we encourage you eliminate Lime ransomware instead.

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How does file-encoding malicious software act

The most likely way you obtained the ransomware was via spam email. An infected file is attached to an email and sent to hundreds or even thousands of users. As soon as you open the email attachment, the file-encrypting malicious software will download onto the operating system. Careless or less informed users could be putting their OSs in jeopardy by opening every single email attachment that lands in their inbox. You should be able to differentiate an infected email from a secure one quite easily, you simply need to familiarize yourself with the signs. Be particularly vigilant of senders pushing you into opening the attachment. Just be vigilant of email attachments and before you open them, guarantee they are secure. We need also warn you to stop acquiring software from unsecure websites. Only trust official web pages with safe, file-encoding malicious software-free software.

By the time the file-encoding malicious software is noticed, it will be too late as you will no longer be able to access files since they’ll be encoded. The main targets of the threat will be images, documents and videos. A ransom note will then appear, and it ought to provide information to you about what has happened. You will, of course, be required to pay to recover the files. However, you should not forget that you are dealing with crooks, who may not act as you expect them. Therefore, paying would not be the best idea. Bear in mind that even after payment, the decryption tool may not be necessarily sent to you. Hackers might just take your money and not provide anything in exchange. Had you had backup, you might just uninstall Lime ransomware and proceed to restore the data. We advise that you eliminate Lime ransomware and instead of paying the ransom, you purchase backup.

Lime ransomware uninstallation

We advise you to download professional malware removal software and have it remove Lime ransomware for you. If you are an inexperienced user, by hand Lime ransomware uninstallation might do more trouble than good. Sadly, even if you abolish Lime ransomware, the security utility will not be able to restore your data

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Learn how to remove Lime ransomware from your computer

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

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

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