Remove .rhino file

About this infection

.rhino file will lock your files, since that is the main purpose of ransomware. Ransomware is classified as a very severe threat because file-decryption isn’t necessarily possible. It’s pretty easy to get contaminated, which only adds to why it is so dangerous. A big part in a successful ransomware attack is user negligence, as contamination commonly enters through spam email attachments, contaminated ads and malicious downloads. As soon as the ransomware is finished encoding your files, a ransom note will be delivered to you, requesting money in exchange for a tool that would supposedly decrypt your data. Depending on which ransomware you have, the sum asked will be different. We do not suggest paying, no matter how little the amount is. There is nothing stopping cyber criminals from taking your money, without giving you a decoding utility. You would not be the only person to be left with no recovered data after payment. This kind of situation may occur again, so instead of giving into the demands, consider buying backup. You will be presented with many different options, but it shouldn’t be hard to choose the best option for you. For those who did take the time to make copies of the files prior to infection, simply eliminate .rhino file and recover data from where you’re storing them. These types of threats are not going away any time soon, so you will have to prepare yourself. To safeguard a machine, one must always be on the lookout for potential malware, becoming informed about how to avoid them.

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File encoding malicious software distribution methods

People typically infect their systems with data encoding malicious program by opening malicious files added to emails, interacting with malicious advertisements and getting software from sources they shouldn’t. On rare occasions, however, people get infected using more sophisticated methods.

You possibly obtained the infection through email attachment, which may have came from a legitimate seeming email. All cyber criminals distributing the ransomware have to do is attach a corrupted file to an email, send it to potential victims, and once the attachment is opened, the computer is corrupted. Those emails could appear urgent, normally covering money topics, which is why users may open them without thinking about it. When you are dealing with emails from senders you do not recognize, be vary of certain signs that it could be dangerous, such as grammatical mistakes, pressure to open the file attached. If the sender was a company of whom you are a client of, they would have automatically inserted your name into the email, and a common greeting would not be used. Crooks also like to use big names such as Amazon, PayPal, etc so that users aren’t as suspicious. Clicking on adverts when on dubious sites and downloading files from unreliable sources might also result in an infection. Compromised websites may be hosting infected adverts so stop interacting with them. It is likely you downloaded the ransomware hidden as something else on an unreliable download platform, which is why you’re better off using valid sources. Bear in mind that you should never download software, updates, or anything really, from pop-up or any other kinds of ads. Applications usually update themselves, but if manual update was necessary, you would be notified via the application itself.

What does it do?

File encoding malicious software is thought to be so dangerous is because it may encode your files and permanently prevent you from accessing them. The process of encoding your data isn’t a long process, so you may not even notice it. What makes file encoding very obvious is the file extension attached to all affected files, usually showing the name of the ransomware. The reason why your files may be impossible to decode for free is because some ransomware use strong encryption algorithms for the encryption process, and can be impossible to break them. When files have been encrypted, you’ll get a ransom note, which is intended to explain to you what you should do next. You’ll be offered a decoding program but paying for it would not necessarily be the best idea. What’s preventing cyber crooks from simply taking may just take your money without helping you with your files. Your money would also finance their future file encoding malicious software activity. When people pay the ransom, they are making file encoding malicious programs a highly successful business, which is estimated to have earned $1 billion in 2016, and evidently that attracts many people to it. Investing into backup instead of giving into the requests would be a wiser idea. If this type of situation reoccurred, you could just remove it without being anxious about likely data loss. Terminate .rhino file if you believe it’s still present, instead of complying with the requests. You can dodge these kinds of infections, if you know how they are distributed, so try to familiarize with its distribution methods, in detail.

How to uninstall .rhino file

Anti-malware software will be required to get rid of the infection, if it is still present on your computer. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, which is possibly not the case if you are reading this, we don’t suggest proceeding to terminate .rhino file manually. A wiser choice would be employing anti-malware software to do it for you. Those tools are created to locate and delete .rhino file, as well as similar infections. If you scroll down, you will find guidelines, if you are not certain about how to proceed. Take into account that the utility will not help with data recovery, all it’ll do is take care of the infection. However, free decryptors are released by malware researchers, if the file encrypting malware is decryptable.

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Learn how to remove .rhino file from your computer

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

Step 1. Remove .rhino file using Safe Mode with Networking.

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

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 .rhino file.

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 .rhino file 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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