J-Ransom Ransomware : Best Removal Report From infected System

J-Ransom Ransomware : Latest security research report on it

 

J-Ransom Ransomware is identified as a file encrypting ransom threat which intruded on your system without your knowledge. It mainly attack on regular system users. Cyber security experts have manages to found malware footprints in the first week of July 2017. The malware developers are thinking about to release a new variant of their product and strive to break detection. It is found that the payload of this ransom virus comes inside the system when the users run a malicious macro enabled doc file or script from a Microsoft Word documents. Macro enabled doc files carry an active file of ransomware infection which is commonly use to infect users system now a days. The attacking vector has made evolution in their encryption technique such as EDA 2 and Hidden Tear. Some other ways to infect the system users via spam email attachments, which may contain a malicious file or executable that load the infection into your system.

Technical Information about J-Ransom Ransomware

Name	J-Ransom Ransomware
Type	Ransomware
Danger level	High
File extension	".LoveYou"
Affected file types	".pdf, .doc, .xls, .rar, .psp, .js, mdb" etc.
Aliases	Gen:Heur.Ransom.MSIL.1 Trojan.Filecoder!8.68 (cloud:OgKHf2NN90V) TR/FileCoder.taejb Win32:Malware-gen
Infected OS	Windows

Possible attacks of J-Ransom Ransomware on PC users

J-Ransom Ransomware is entitled as a mid tier ransom virus with limited distribution. It's attacks has been closely noticed in Western Europe and North America. It does not mean that it can not attack in other part of the world. Its named picked up after the file "J-Ransomware.exe" which is used to infected devices as a function. According to latest research it is a Zero Ransomware iteration because they both have the same file encryption mechanism. But their file extensions are different. Zero Ransomware add ".z3r0" whereas J-Ransom Ransomware appends ".LoveYou" file extension to the compromised files. It can encode various file types. Then after encrypting your files it send a ransom note on your screen as "ReadMe.txt" with a message of :

"Hey you!! Congratulations. Your all files are all encoded "

As you may noticed that there is no email accounts and no Bitmessage accounts mentioned in the ransom note for contact. Either the makers of J-Ransom Ransomware forget to provide contact details to the victims or if these all things has been done intentionally to damage the files deliberately. Some of the reports said that this ransom virus display a window named as "J-Ransom Decryptor or similar thing". Luckily the experts break the hardcoded program to correct password that is necessary to active the decryption process. The password is "yes, it is a joke".

So you should use a trusted anti-malware to remove J-Ransom Ransomware from your system and run backup to restore files.  

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What To Do If Your PC Get Infected By J-Ransom Ransomware

The ransomware infection has been mainly designed with the purpose to scare users and trick their money. It take your files on hostage and demand ransom to return your important data. But now the question is what you can do when your system got infected by J-Ransom Ransomware virus? Here are some option that you can use to get rid of this nasty infection.

Don’t Panic – Well the first thing is Don’t panic and then completely check out your system for any working files. If you got any working files then copy it to USB drive.

Pay Ransom – Other option is you can pay the ransom and wait to get your files back. (really a bad option)

Use Backup – Clean you entire system files, remove the infection completely from your PC and restore your files with any backup.

Remove Infection – You can also delete J-Ransom Ransomware virus using malware removal tool and remove all the infected files. You can later recover all your data by using any data recovery tool. (In case you don’t have backup of your files.) – Recommended Method.

Reinstall Windows – The last option is reinstall your Windows OS. It will completely remove all your data as well as infection. You will get a completely new infection free PC.

How To Remove J-Ransom Ransomware Virus From Your PC

Step 1 – Boot your computer in Safe mode.

Step 2 – Remove the infected registry entry files.

• Click Windows Flag and R button together.

• Type “regedit” and click OK button

• Find and delete following entries.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm

HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”

HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[J-Ransom Ransomware]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[J-Ransom Ransomware]

Step 3 – Remove From msconfig

• Click Windows + R buttons simultaneously.

• Type msconfig and press Enter

• Go to Startup tab and uncheck all entries from unknown manufacturer.

Step 4 – Restart your computer normally.

Check your computer now. If the virus has gone then you can start using your computer. If the infection still remains then head to the next step.

Step 5 – System Restore

• Insert Windows installation disk to CD drive and restart your PC.
• While system startup, keep pressing F8 or F12 key to get boot options.
• Now select the boot from CD drive option to start your computer.
• Then after you will get the System Recovery Option on your screen.
• Select the System Restore option from the list.
• Choose a nearest system restore point when your PC was not infected.
• Now follow the option on your screen to Restore your computer.

If the above manual methods didn’t removed J-Ransom Ransomware virus then you have only option to remove infection using a malware removal tool. It is last and the only option that can easily and safely remove this nasty threat from your computer.

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