Remove R00t Virus

Is R00t Virus a dangerous infection

R00t Virus will effect your system very seriously because it will encrypt your files. Due to its damaging nature, it’s highly dangerous to catch the infection. Ransomware targets specific files, which will be encrypted soon after it launches. People usually find that photos, videos and documents will be targeted because of their value to victims. You will not be able to open files so easily, they’ll need to be decrypted using a special key, which is in the possession of the hackers behind this ransomware. All hope isn’t lost, however, as malware specialists might be able to create a free decryptor. If you have never backed up your files and have no other option, you might as well wait for that free decryption utility.

You will see that a ransom note has been placed either on the desktop or in folders that have encrypted files. If it is yet to be clear, the note should explain that your files have been encrypted, and offer you a method to get them back. While there might be no other way to recover your files, paying crooks anything isn’t a great idea. Oftentimes, hackers take the money but do not send a decryption tool. More malicious software would be developed using the money you give criminals. To ensure you are never in this kind of situation again, invest into backup. If copies of files have been made, don’t worry about file loss, just uninstall R00t Virus.

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If you remember opening a strange email attachment or downloading some type of update, that is how you could have infected your OS. Both methods are popular among ransomware developers/distributors.

How does ransomware spread

You can get ransomware in a couple of different ways, but as we’ve mentioned above, spam email and bogus updates are possibly how you got the infection. Since of how frequent spam campaigns are, you have to become familiar with what dangerous spam look like. If you get an email from an unfamiliar sender, carefully check the contents before you open the file attached. In a lot of such emails, senders use known company names as it would lower users’ guard. For example, they may pretend to be Amazon and say that the attached file is a purchase receipt. It is not difficult to confirm whether the sender is actually who they say they are. Research the company emailing you, check the email addresses that belong to their employees and see if your sender’s is among them. We also rec0mmend scanning the file that has been attached with a malware scanner just to be sure that it will not cause harm to your operating system.

If you are certain spam email is not how you got it, bogus programs updates could be the cause. Dangerous web pages are where we believe you encountered the false update notifications. Those false update offers might also appear in ads and banners. For anyone familiar with how alerts about updates look, however, this will appear suspicious immediately. Your device will never be infection-free if you continue to download anything from suspicious sources. When software of yours requires an update, either the application in question will notify you, or it’ll automatically update.

How does ransomware behave

While you have probably already realized this, but ransomware encrypted your files. Soon after you opened the malware file, the ransomware started the encryption process, possibly without you noticing. You will be able to quickly differentiate between affected files as they’ll now have a strange file extension. If your files have been locked, you won’t be able to open them so easily as they were encrypted with a complex encryption algorithm. Information about file recovery will be given in the ransom note. Ransomware notes ordinarily follow the same pattern, they let the victim know about file encryption and threaten them with file deletion if money is not paid. Giving into the requests is not something many will suggest, even if that’s the only way to recover files. It’s unlikely that the people to blame for your file encryption will feel obligation to help you after you pay. The same crooks may make you a target again because in their belief if you paid once, you might do it again.

You should first try and remember if any of your files have been stored somewhere. Alternatively you can backup your encrypted files and hope a malware specialist makes a free decryption utility, which does happen occasionally. It is important to delete R00t Virus from your device as soon as possible, whatever the case might be.

No matter if you can recover files this time, from this moment on, you have to frequently back up your files. If you do not make backups, this situation might happen again. In order to keep your files safe, you’ll need to obtain backup, and there are a couple of options available, some more costly than others.

R00t Virus elimination

If you aren’t very experienced with computers, opting for manual elimination could have dire outcomes. If you don’t want to end up causing more damage to your system, you’ll have to download and install anti-malware program. The infection might prevent you from running the malicious software removal program successfully, in which case just reboot your system in Safe Mode. The anti-malware program should run properly in Safe Mode, so you should be able to eliminate R00t Virus. Keep in mind that anti-malware program will not help recover your files, it can only get rid of the malware for you.

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Learn how to remove R00t Virus from your computer

• Step 1. Remove R00t Virus using Safe Mode with Networking.
• Step 2. Remove R00t Virus using System Restore
• Step 3. Recover your data

Step 1. Remove R00t Virus using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove R00t 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 R00t 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 R00t 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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