Try This Keep Calm Ransomware Removal Guide & Recover Enciphered Data

Keep Calm Ransomware : Complete Description

 

Keep Calm Ransomware is noxious threat especially designed to encode the user's personal files and confidential data by applying a personalized file encryption algorithm i.e. AES cryptographic and makes them completely inaccessible. After that, it displays a ransom note onto the user's desktop as a text document identified as “Instructions.rtf”. This displayed ransom notification informs the affected computer users to pay 0.1 BTC (currently equivalent to 236 USD) to provided Bitcoin wallet address “15VUKaBP5YbNiKDhntf5FPAzzqJ9HYieEq” in order to decode their files.

According to the cyber security experts, Keep Calm Ransomware is standard file-encryption program based on EDA2 open-source ransomware project which was released in May 2016. This ransomware project was used by many of the cyber extortionists to encipher the user's files and some of those ransomware are: ShinoLocker Ransomware, FSociety Ransomware and the Shifr Ransomware. Although, the malware was released on 18^th July 2017 and the malicious payload of this malware may be distributed over the Internet as a key generator for freeware, shareware or an invoice. It is specifically programmed by racketeers to target the innocent computer users located in North America and Western Europe.

How To Avoid Getting Infected with Keep Calm Ransomware?

It is important for you to avoid using the key generator for some copyrighted programs and the junk emails which suggest you to open a bill pending since long time. However, Keep Calm Ransomware is designed to alter the desktop image of an affected system to a black screen which consists a pirate flag on the top. The term which is mentioned in the pirate flag is “Jolly Roger”. The desktop wallpaper displays a note which says the victimized users to Keep Calm and Recover Your Files. As mentioned above, the threat utilizes AES cryptographic algorithm to encode the system files and it is futile to attempt the brute force decryption utility with moder-day technologies.

However, the files encrypted by this ransomware Keep Calm Ransomware appends with a file string reported as “.locked” The Command & Control server linked with the malware were found on the IP address 185.145.128.160 and it may exchange crucial data with the website noted as www.all400pples[.]org.in. The ransom note associated with the threat are downloaded from 'hxxp//185.145.128.160/troll-100/instructions.rtf' or 'hxxp://185.145.128.160/troll-100/wall.jpg'. Besides, it also suggest PC users to contact the operator behind this ransomware via provided email address i.e. “[email protected]”. Malware researchers strongly advise against paying the ransom money and contacting the cyber criminals. In such circumstances, you need to delete Keep Calm Ransomware safely from your machine and try to recover your data by using backup copies or third party tool.

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How To Remove Keep Calm 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 Keep Calm 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 Keep Calm 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 Keep Calm 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.

If you have any further question regarding this threat or its removal then you can directly ask your question from our experts. A panel of highly experienced and qualified tech support experts are waiting to help you.