Best Way To Get Rid of Bud Ransomware & Recover Enciphered Data

Detailed Information on Bud Ransomware

 

Bud Ransomware is yet another file-encoder virus which is distributed online through spam email campaigns. In this malicious campaign, the cyber extortionists deliver a mail attached with a macro-enabled file or embedded a link onto it. Although, when the targeted computer users click on the embedded link or try to open the file attached in the spam email, the malicious macros get executed immediately and install the malware onto the machine. The developers of this nasty file-encrypting virus suggest PC users to enable the macros because the malicious document that they were trying to open requires a file from the hacker's remote server. Besides, the system users who decided to download the file attached on spam emails and run a macro files are likely to invite Bud Ransomware to invade their machine silently.

The criminal hackers behind this ransomware have designed the malware specifically in order to initiate the encryption process and then mark affected files with a weird file extension reported as '.bud'. The computer files that have been enciphered by this malware may be represented with a generic white icon as well. Moreover, the encryption procedure of Bud Ransomware may take some long time depending on the volume of data stored on the affected machine. In case, if the encryption procedure is working in the background of your system, then you may notice increased CPU usage and the read or write load. The primary targets of this file-encoder infection is pictures, videos, musics, work-related important documents and the databases. After encrypting your vital data, it displays a ransom notification and provides information related to data-encryption in a program window that has a logo of a black human skull.

How To Deal with Bud Ransomware Virus?

According to the ransom note displayed by Bud Ransomware, the victimized system users have to pay the ransom money i.e. 500 EUR to the provided bitcoin wallet address within the first 60 minutes right after the encryption of system files. However, the time period given by the operators of this malware is very short as compare to other ransomware threats that provides three days or even one week for paying the demanded ransom money. Although, it is not possible to negotiate with the criminal hackers, because there is no email address or a Telegram account given to contact with them. However, you should refrain paying the asked ransom money, instead try to restore your files using backup copies, and if not, then try third party data recovery tool that may help you to retrieve some of your vital data. Most importantly, you should go for the data recovery process right after deleting Bud Ransomware completely from your PC.

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Remove Bud Ransomware From Your PC

Step 1: Remove Bud 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 Bud 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 Bud Ransomware

• Press Alt+Ctrl+Del buttons together.

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

Step 4 : Remove Bud Ransomware Virus From Registry Entry

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

• Type “regedit” and click OK button.

• Find and remove Bud 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 Bud 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 Bud 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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