Evil Ransomware – Follow the procedure to get rid of Evil Ransomware

 

Evil Ransomware is a newly detected JavaScript based ransomware which also known as a JavaScript Evil Ransomware. It is still under the security review as it is a just spotted threat. To learn more about it and how to delete it from your infected PC continue reading this removal guide.

More Information About Evil Ransomware

On January 11th, 2017, security experts and anti-virus vendors have spotted a ransomware entitled as Evil Ransomware. It is named after a passage from the ransomware message that shown to affected users. This variant of ransomware uses strong encrypting algorithm to locks user files. It is compatible with all version of Windows OS such as Windows server 2000, 2005, 2008, Vista, XP, 7, 8, 10 and so on. Especially, it has been designed and created by cyber offenders to gain profit for the third-party.

Dissemination Strategy Used By Evil Ransomware

Evil Ransomware usually enters into the user PC in traditional ways. It can secretly penetrate into your PC via spam emails loaded with the fake invoices laced with a bad macro. These emails use various social engineering or phishing trick to fool the victims into downloading the payload. Besides this, the other infection tactics that used by this ransomware are freeware and shareware packages, torrent files, infected peripheral devices, online games, P2P file sharing network etc. It always changes its intrusion method to attacks on the user PC.

Effects of Evil Ransomware

After intruding into your PC successfully, first of all, scan PC deeply and select data or files to be encrypted. Enciphered objects may feature with '.filel0locked' marker. It encrypts the file in such a way that victims cannot easily decrypt the file without a private decryption key. In order to lock files, this ransomware uses a private AES-256 cipher and then hides the key by using the RSA-512 algorithm. On the completion of encryption procedure, a ransomware note is crafted and displayed to the desktop which features this messages:

 

Infected System users are provided a file entitled as 'HOW_TO_DECRYPT_YOUR_FILES.txt' that acts as a ransom message. This ransom message is linked to the [email protected] email account. As we can see in the above snippet that there is an ID. A unique ID is created by this ransomware for each infected host and does not specify the particular ransom amount. The ransom amount will vary according to an infected number of files. The cyber hackers may specify a huge amount of money to decrypt your files but before making deal with them you need to think twice. To get encrypted files, you need to delete Evil Ransomware quickly rather than paying ransom money.

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Remove Evil Ransomware From Your PC

Step 1: Remove Evil Ransomware in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

• First of all disconnect your PC with network connection.
• Click restart button and keep pressing F8 key regularly while system restart.

• You will see “Windows Advanced Options Menu” on your computer screen.

• Select “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” and press Enter key.

• You must login your computer with Administrator account for full privilege.

• Once the Command Prompt appears then type rstrui.exe and press Enter

• Now follow the prompts on your screen to complete system restore.

Step 2: Remove Evil Ransomware using MSConfig in Safe Mode:

• Power off your computer and restart again.
• While booting press the “F8 key” continuously to open “Windows Advanced Options Menu”.

• Use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode” option and press Enter key.

• Once system get started go to Start menu. Type “msconfig” in the search box and launch the application.

• Go to the Startup tab and look for files from %AppData% or %Temp% folders using rundll32.exe. See an example below:

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Users\username\appdata\local\temp\regepqzf.dll,H1N1

• Disable all the malicious entries and save the changes.
• Now restart your computer normally.

Step 3 : Kill Malicious Process Related To Evil Ransomware

• Press Alt+Ctrl+Del buttons together.

• It will open the Task manager on your screen.
• Go to Process Tab and find Evil Ransomware related process.
• Click the End Process Now button to stop the running process.

Step 4 : Remove Evil Ransomware Virus From Registry Entry

• Press “Windows + R” key together to open Run Box.

• Type “regedit” and click OK button.

• Find and remove Evil Ransomware related entries.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Runonce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServicesOnce

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run

Now hopefully you have completely removed the Evil Ransomware virus from your computer. If you are still get ransom message from the threat or unable to access your files, then it means that virus still remain into your computer. In such situation you don’t have any other option except removing this virus using any powerful malware removal tool.

Whereas if you have any backup of your infected or encrypted files, then you can also reinstall your Windows OS. This will erase all your files and data as along with the Evil Ransomware infection. You will get a completely empty computer system with no files. Now you can use your backup to get your files. If you don’t have any backup then using malware removal tool is a better option for you.

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