Best Solution For KoreanLocker Ransomware Removal From Systems

Technical Details on KoreanLocker Ransomware

 

KoreanLocker Ransomware is a newly developed file-encrypting virus which is based on HiddenTear ransomware project published in August 2015 by Utku Sen for educational purposes. However, the cyber criminals copies the code of this ransomware and used it for their own illegal benefit. Although, this malware as reported on January 8^th, 2017 by the security researchers. The malicious payload of this virus was found in a fake PDF file which featured double extension. Such harmful PDF file loaded with the executable of file-encoder virus usually arrived the victim's computer as a spam email attachment. When the targeted user double clicked on the file associated with KoreanLocker Ransomware triggers a User Account Control (UAC) prompt. After that, clicking on 'Yes' button allows the malware to be installed on the primary partition of infected system.

Research report on this ransomware showed that it mainly targets the text files, presentations, documents and spreadsheets to encrypt them and makes them inaccessible or unreadable for the affected users. Victimized computer users can easily identify the encoded objects because the KoreanLocker Ransomware appends the enciphered file names with '.locked' extension. Meanwhile, it is still under investigation that how much time the malware takes to complete the file-encryption process. In most of the cases, the ransomware threats does not take more than half an hour for completely encrypting the specific file types. What's more, the threat deletes the Shadow Volume copies of your important encoded data and then displays a ransom notification on your PC screen identified as 'README.txt' that can be found the desktop folder or documents library.

Malicious Properties of KoreanLocker Ransomware

The ransom message displayed by KoreanLocker Ransomware written in Korean language which instructs victimized users to pay asked ransom money i.e. 1 BTC approximately equal to 13761 USD or 11631 Euro to the provided '1HB5XMLmzFVj8ALj6mfBsbifRoD4miY36v' Bitcoin wallet address. After successfully making the ransom payment, the threat also suggest victims to send an email to '[email protected]' and then wait for the decryptor to arrive on their mailbox. However, security analysts advise against paying the demanded ransom fee, because the hackers may use your money for developing new versions of KoreanLocker Ransomware and won't provide you the exact decryption utility which is needed for file restoration. It may run as an executable file named 'hidden-tear.exe' on compromised system and the anti-virus programs may detect it with different names like:

• Ransom.HiddenTear/Variant
• Trojan/Win32.Agent.R170959
• TrojWare.MSIL.Ransom.Ryzerlo.A
• Ransom_CRYPTEAR.SM0
• FileRepMetagen [Malware]
• Trojan.Win32.Z.Ransom.216576.U
• Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1
• W32/S-9f9d40c6!Eldorado
• Trojan.Encoder.10598
• Ransomware-FTD!B067635D568F
• malicious_confidence_100% (W)

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How To Remove KoreanLocker Ransomware Virus Manually

Step 1 : Restart your computer in safe with networking

• Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 key continuously.

 

• You will find the Advance Boot Option on your computer screen.

• Select Safe Mode With Networking Option by using arrow keys.

• Login your computer with Administrator account.

Step 2 : Step all KoreanLocker Ransomware related process

• Press the Windows+R buttons together to open Run Box.

• Type “taskmgr” and Click OK or Hit Enter button.

• Now go to the Process tab and find out KoreanLocker Ransomware related process.

• Click on End Process button to stop that running process.

Step 3 : Restore Your Windows PC To Factory Settings

System Restore Windows XP

• Log on to Windows as Administrator.
• Click Start > All Programs > Accessories.

• Find System Tools and click System Restore.

• Select Restore my computer to an earlier time and click Next.

• Choose a restore point when system was not infected and click Next.

System Restore Windows 7/Vista

• Go to Start menu and find Restore in the Search box.

• Now select the System Restore option from search results.
• From the System Restore window, click the Next button.

• Now select a restore points when your PC was not infected.

• Click Next and follow the instructions.

System Restore Windows 8

• Go to the search box and type Control Panel.

• Select Control Panel and open Recovery Option.

• Now Select Open System Restore option.

• Find out any recent restore point when your PC was not infected.

• Click Next and follow the instructions.

System Restore Windows 10

• Right click the Start menu and select Control Panel.

• Open Control Panel and Find out the Recovery option.

• Select Recovery > Open System Restore > Next.

• Choose a restore point before infection Next > Finish.

Hope these manual steps help you successfully remove the KoreanLocker Ransomware infection from your computer. If you have performed all the above manual steps and still can’t access your files or cannot remove this nasty ransomware infection from your computer then you should choose a powerful malware removal tool. You can easily remove this harmful virus from your computer by using third party tool. It is the best and the most easy way to get rid of this infection.

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