Ransom.Locky!lnk : Easy Removal Steps From PC

 

This post has been written to help the victim's of Ransom.Locky!lnk. If you want to remove it from your system right away then the following article will help you very much. Kindly follow each steps carefully.

What do you think about Ransom.Locky!lnk?

Ransom.Locky!lnk is yet another invention of the cyber criminals which comes from Ransom.Locky family. It is a dreadful Trojan virus which can demolish your system completely. It doesn't matter that what system you are using because it can attack on various Windows systems such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 8, Linux and some others. It camouflage into your system and looks very similar to a legit program so its very difficult to identify to users. It malicious deeds really affect the users system very badly. The hackers linked it with sponsored ads so whenever you go online then it starts sending huge amount of ads and pop-ups on your browsers to ruin your online experience. It also create redirections on some other sites when you trying to visit a security site or other popular Internet sites. It is a tricky system threat which bypass through many of the virus scanners.

Specific info about Ransom.Locky!lnk

Name	Ransom.Locky!lnk
Type	Trojan
Discovered on	24 January 2017
Updated on	26 January 2017 8:27:37 AM
Danger level	Very low
Spreading method	Spam email campaigns, corrupt programs, infectious codes etc.
Infected PC	Windows PC's

Path followed by Ransom.Locky!lnk to infect your system

• Malicious attachments which is specially crafted to look legit to the users and send with spam emails.
• Due to the injection of infectious codes into the system.
• Installations of free software bundles of third party developers.
• Visit of unauthenticate websites which has been infected by malware.
• Malvertising contents which is displaying on your browsers.

Ransom.Locky!lnk : Malicious deeds performed by it

• You can feel the sudden degradation into the PC performance.
• It makes your system totally vulnerable to the attack of other malware, spyware,adware and some other threats on it.
• It is able to disable the security firewall and normal antivirus programs to work freely.
• It generate too many temp or corrupt files into system memory that takes a huge unspecified space and make system process so slow.
• It runs unknown task in the system background.
• This very Trojan is able to store your valuable or confidential credentials and sends to their makers to use in illegal purposes.     

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How to Remove Ransom.Locky!lnk from Compromised PC (Manual Steps)

(This guide is intended to help users in following Step by Step instructions in making Windows Safe)

The first step which need to be followed is to Restart Windows PC in Safe Mode

Reboot in Safe Mode (For Windows XP | Vista | Win7)

1. Restart Computer
2. Tap on F8 continuously when the PC starts booting and select the option to enter Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 8/8.1

1. Press on the Start Button and then Choose Control Panel from the menu option
2. Users need to opt for System and Security, to select Administrative Tools and then System Configuration.

3.  Next, Click on the Safe Boot option and then choose OK, this will open a pop-up window, next Select Restart Option.

For Windows 10

1. Start Menu is to be selected to Open it
2. Press the power button icon which is present in the right corner, this will display power options menu.
3. Keeping the SHIFT Key pressed on the keyboard, select the restart option. This will reboot Win 10
4. Now you need to select the Troubleshoot icon, followed by advanced option in the startup Settings. Click on Restart. This will give the option to reboot, now select Enter Safe Mode with Networking.

Step 2. Uninstall Ransom.Locky!lnk from Task Manager on Windows

How to End the Running Process related to Ransom.Locky!lnk using Task Manager

1. Firstly, Open Task Manager by Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc in Combination
2. Next, Click on processes to Find Ransom.Locky!lnk
3. Now Click and select End Process to terminate Ransom.Locky!lnk.

Step3: How to Uninstall Ransom.Locky!lnk from Control Panel on Windows

for Win XP| Vista and Win 7 Users

1. Click and Select on Start Menu
2. Now Control Panel is to be selected from the list
3. Next Click on Uninstall Program
4. Users need to Choose suspicious program related to Ransom.Locky!lnk and right clicking on it.
5. Finally, Select Uninstall option.

For Win 8

• Click and Select “Charms bar”
• Now Select Settings Option
• Next Click on Control Panel
• Select on Uninstall a Program Option and right click on program associated to Ransom.Locky!lnk and finally uninstall it.

For Windows 10

1. The first Step is to Click and Select on Start Menu
2. Now Click on All Apps
3. Choose Ransom.Locky!lnk and other suspicious program from the complete list
4. Now right Click on to select Ransom.Locky!lnk and finally Uninstall it from Windows 10

Step: 4 How to Delete Ransom.Locky!lnk Created Files from Registry

• Open Registry by Typing Regedit in the Windows Search Field and then press on Enter.
• This will open the registry entries. Now users need to press CTRL + F together and type Ransom.Locky!lnk to find the entries.
• Once located, delete all Ransom.Locky!lnk named entries. If you are unable to find it, you need to look up for it on the directories manually. Be careful and delete only Ransom.Locky!lnk entries, else it can damage your Windows Computer severely.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. 
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

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