Removing .AW46 File Virus Manually

 

An Introduction To .AW46 File Virus

.AW46 File Virus is known as a new variant of its Ransomware family which is a file encrypting Trojan. It has infected several PCs till now. It encrypts your files and locks your system so that you can’t work on it. Your PC will get compromised and you will become victim due to this ransomware. It silently sneak into your system without your permission. It has various methods to enter in the system like spoofed email, social media, unpatched software, visiting low quality websites, clicking on unknown links and so on.

How Does .AW46 File Virus Encrypt Your Files

.AW46 File Virus encrypts files by using file extension. The extension is used to lock your files. It changes your file by adding this extension at the end of the file name as a suffix. The files which get encrypted are documents, power-point, spreadsheet, archives etc. It uses the strong ciphers to encrypt your files. The file format which get changed by the .AW46 File Virus are jpg, ppt, jpeg, pptx, doc, docx, xls, etc.

Why Is .AW46 File Virus So Dangerous

.AW46 File Virus drop the ransom note when you try to open your locked files. In this ransom note, the hackers warn you to pay the amount to decrypt your files. It is also mentioned in the note that how will you pay the amount. The hackers actually provide the email ID to contact them for paying the money. They demand the ransom amount in the Bitcoin currency. .AW46 File Virus gives you a deadline to pay the amount. It is very clear here that if you will pay the amount to get the decryption key, you will be cheated by them. It is better that you should not pay the ransom amount to them. Take the step to restore your data by the data recovery software. You are not going to get any decryption key to unlock your files. So, you are advised here to follow the guideline to remove .AW46 File Virus completely from your PC.

Remove .AW46 File Virus From Your PC

Step 1: Remove .AW46 File Virus 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 .AW46 File Virus 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 .AW46 File Virus

• Press Alt+Ctrl+Del buttons together.

• It will open the Task manager on your screen.
• Go to Process Tab and find .AW46 File Virus related process.
• Click the End Process Now button to stop the running process.

Step 4 : Remove .AW46 File Virus Virus From Registry Entry

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

• Type “regedit” and click OK button.

• Find and remove .AW46 File Virus 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 .AW46 File Virus 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 .AW46 File Virus 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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