Remove Ransom102 Ransomware

What is ransomware

Ransom102 Ransomware will lock your files, because it is ransomware. It’s not a minor threat since it may leave you with no way to restore your files. It is pretty easy to infect your system, which makes it a highly dangerous malicious program. Spam email attachments, infected adverts and bogus downloads are the most common reasons why data encrypting malware can infect. After files are successfully encrypted, it will ask that you pay a ransom for a decryptor. Depending on which file encrypting malware you have, the sum requested will differ. Giving into the demands isn’t something you be thinking about doing do, so think through all scenarios. Relying on crooks to keep their word and recover your data would be naive, because they may just take your money. There are a lot of accounts of users getting nothing after giving into with the demands. This type of thing may occur again or your machine might crash, so would it not be wiser to invest the requested money into some kind of backup. You will be presented with many different options, but it shouldn’t be hard to choose the best option for you. Remove Ransom102 Ransomware and then access your backup, if it was made prior to the contamination, to restore files. These threats are everywhere, so you need to prepare yourself. To safeguard a machine, one must always be ready to encounter possible threats, becoming familiar with how to avoid them.

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How does ransomware spread

Although you can find special cases, a lot of file encrypting malware use primitive spread ways, which are spam email, malicious ads and fake downloads. Only seldom does data encrypting malware use more elaborate methods.

If you recall downloading a weird file from an apparently legitimate email in the spam folder, that may be where you got the ransomware from. Crooks attach an infected file to an email, which gets sent to hundreds or even thousands of users. It’s not uncommon for those emails to talk about money, which prompts users to open it. The use of basic greetings (Dear Customer/Member), prompts to open the file added, and evident mistakes in grammar are what you ought to be careful of when dealing with emails from unknown senders with added files. Your name would be put into the email automatically if it was a legitimate company whose email you need to open. Amazon, PayPal and other known company names are often used as users trust them, therefore are more likely to open the emails. If you clicked on a questionable ad or downloaded files from unreliable sites, that is also how the infection might have managed to get in. Compromised web pages might be hosting infected ads so avoid pressing on them. And stick to legitimate download sources as often as possible, because otherwise you’re putting your computer in jeopardy. Never download anything, not programs and not updates, from questionable sources, which include advertisements. If an application was in need of an update, you would be notified via the program itself, not via your browser, and usually they update themselves anyway.

What does it do?

Due to data encoding malicious software’s ability to permanently encode your data, it’s classified to be one of the most damaging malicious programs out there. File encryption does not take a long time, ransomware has a list of targets and can find all of them quite quickly. You’ll notice a weird extension attached to your files, which will help you identify the data encoding malicious software and see which files have been encrypted. Your data will be locked using strong encryption algorithms, which might be impossible to break. You will get a ransom note once the encryption process has been finished, and the situation should become clear. The note will demand that you pay for a decoding utility but we advise you ignore the requests. Complying with the demands doesn’t guarantee data decryption because hackers might just take your money, leaving your files encrypted. The money you give them would also likely go towards financing future data encoding malware or other malware activities. According to reports, data encoding malicious programs made an estimated $1 billion in 2016, and such big sums of money will just attract more people who want to earn easy money. We advise you instead invest in a backup option, which would store copies of your files if you lose the original. And if a similar infection hijack your device, your files wouldn’t be endangered as copies would be stored in backup. Delete Ransom102 Ransomware if you suspect it is still inhabiting your device, instead of giving into demands. These types threats can be avoided, if you know how they are distributed, so try to become familiar with its distribution ways, at least the basics.

Ransom102 Ransomware elimination

If the ransomware still inhabits your system, you need to acquire anti-malware utility to eliminate it. If you try to manually eliminate Ransom102 Ransomware, you may unintentionally end up harming your computer, so doing everything yourself isn’t recommended. Instead of risking harm your computer, implement valid removal software. Anti-malware tools are created to erase Ransom102 Ransomware and similar threats, so it shouldn’t cause issues. If you encounter some kind of issue, or are not sure about how to proceed, you’re  welcome to use the below provided guidelines. Take into account that the utility will not help with file recovery, all it’ll do is make sure the threat is gone. In certain cases, however, the file encoding malware is decryptable, thus malware researchers can create a free decryption tool, so be on the look out for that.

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Learn how to remove Ransom102 Ransomware from your computer

• Step 1. Remove Ransom102 Ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.
• Step 2. Remove Ransom102 Ransomware using System Restore
• Step 3. Recover your data

Step 1. Remove Ransom102 Ransomware using Safe Mode with Networking.

• a) Step 1. Access Safe Mode with Networking.
• b) Step 2. Remove Ransom102 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 Ransom102 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 Ransom102 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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