Remove Towz Virus

What is Towz Virus

Towz Virus is is a file-encrypting kind of malware. Commonly, ransomware uses spam emails and malicious downloads to spread itself, which is how it might have infiltrated your device. File-encoding malicious software is an extremely damaging piece of malicious program because it encodes data, and asks that you pay to get them back. If back up is something you regularly do, or if damaging program analysts release a free decryptor, file-recovery should not be difficult. But otherwise, there is a big possibility you will lose your files. But what about paying the ransom, you may think, but we ought to warn you that it does not guarantee data decryption. There are of cases when ransomware creators just take the money and leave the files as they are, encrypted. Since payment is not a trustworthy file recovery choice, you should simply abolish Towz Virus.

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How does ransomware behave

The most likely way you obtained the ransomware was via spam email. All malware makers have to do is attach a contaminated file to an email and send it to innocent people. When you open the the file attached to the email, the ransomware will download onto the machine. If you open all emails and attachments you get, your operating system might be put at risk. Learn the signs of a malicious email, like grammatical mistakes and Dear Customer, used instead of your name. No matter how real the email could look, be careful of senders who urge you to download the attachment. Just be careful of email attachments and before you open them, make sure they are non-dangerous. Downloading from unsecure sources could also result in ransomware. Only trust trustworthy pages with safe downloads.

Data encoding will be initiated the second the ransomware invades your computer. The major things targeted will be images, documents and videos. After encoding, a ransom note should appear, if it does not launch on automatically, it ought to be placed in folders with the encoded data. In exchange for data recovery, you are asked to pay. People, however, tend to forget that they are dealing with criminals, who can behave unpredictably. This is why giving them money isn’t encouraged. You getting the decoding software for which you have to pay, may not necessarily happen. It wouldn’t be strange if crooks took your money and provided nothing in exchange. Situations like this are why having backup is such an important thing, you would not need to worry about losing your files, you may just delete Towz Virus. We advise that you erase Towz Virus and instead of giving into the requests, you purchase backup.

Towz Virus removal

Professional malware removal software  is vital in order to uninstall Towz Virus. If you are an inexperienced user, manual Towz Virus termination might do more trouble than good. Professional malware removal software is created to remove Towz Virus and similar threats, so do not expect it to restore your files

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Learn how to remove Towz Virus from your computer

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

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

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