How to Remove Crbr Virus Encryptor Fully

How to Remove Crbr Ransomware?

Crbr is yet another ransomware threat, roaming the web. Many users have complained from the recently-discovered menace. Though, it’s a newly-identified infection, it follows standard programming. The tool finds a sneaky way into your system. Then, once inside, takes over. The ransomware spreads its clutches throughout, and seizes control of your files. All, you keep on your computer, gets encrypted. Crbr uses RAS or AES encryption algorithm to lock your files. The tool appends a special extension to each file. If you had a photo, called ‘me.jpg,’ you find it as ‘me.jpg.ac02.’ Once the extension is in place, you find a TXT or HTML file on your Desktop. As well as every affected folder. It’s the ransom note. It explains your situation, and gives you instructions to follow. Crbr demands you pay a ransom if you wish to unlock your files. It asks you to transfer a certain amount in Bitcoin currency. Supposedly, after you do, you’ll receive the decryption key you need to free your files. The focus word here being “supposedly.” Think about this for a moment. You’ll rest on the promise of extortionists. Cyber criminal, who stole control of your data, and demanded you give them money. That seems a ludicrous notion. To comply would be taking it a step further than that. Compliance reaps no rewards. On the contrary, it worsens your predicament. The best course of action you can take is to accept defeat. You cannot win against a ransomware. The game is set up for you to lose. So, don’t play. Say goodbye to your files. It’s the better alternative, the lesser evil. Data is replaceable.

How did I get infected with?

Crbr has its pick between invasive methods to use and slither into your computer. It usually turns to spam email attachments. Research shows that many of the infected users downloaded and double-clicked Chrome_Font.exe. Once they did that, their files got encrypted. Caution is imperative! When you receive an email from unknown sender, take it with a grain of salt. If you get a seemingly legitimate one, but still something seems off, examine it! Don’t blindly trust them! It’s a mistake, you’ll regret. Don’t open suspicious-looking emails. And, more importantly, do NOT download anything they contain. The odds are NOT in your favor. A likely outcome is you get stuck with an infection. Spam email attachments aren’t the only way of infiltration, Crbr uses. It can also hide behind freeware or corrupted links. And, it can pretend to be a bogus system or program update, as well. Remember that caution is your best friend! Always be vigilant and thorough. Always do your due diligence. It goes a long way. Distraction, haste and naivety, however, take you on a one-way street to infections.

Why is Crbr dangerous?

Let’s explain why compliance is the worst path to take. Here’s why you must not pay the cyber criminals behind Crbr a single dime. If you do, you expose your privacy. That’s right. You leave your personal and financial details for the extortionists to find. Think about it. When you make the decision to transfer the ransom, you leave private information. Then, the cyber kidnappers can access it, and exploit it. Do you want your private life to fall into the hands of strangers with agendas? Do NOT pay! Do not allow these individuals to get a hold of your privacy! Don’t play their game. Not to mention, that playing guarantees you NOTHING. You hope these people keep their word, but you don’t know if they will. And, what are the odds for malicious cyber extortionists to deliver on their promises? Don’t be naive. Be smart! Make the wiser choice, and discard your data. Yes, it’s harsh, but it’s better to lose your files than your privacy. Don’t you agree?

Crbr Removal Instructions

STEP 1: Kill the Malicious Process

STEP 2: Reveal Hidden Files

STEP 3: Locate Startup Location

STEP 4: Recover Crbr Encrypted Files

STEP 1: Stop the malicious process using Windows Task Manager

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of the ransomware. Have in mind that this is usually a random generated file.
• Before you kill the process, type the name on a text document for later reference.

• Locate any suspicious processes associated with Crbr encryption Virus.
• Right click on the process
• Open File Location
• End Process
• Delete the directories with the suspicious files.
• Have in mind that the process can be hiding and very difficult to detect

STEP 2: Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

STEP 3: Locate Crbr encryption Virus startup location

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”
• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to:

Navigate to your %appdata% folder and delete the executable.

You can alternatively use your msconfig windows program to double check the execution point of the virus. Please, have in mind that the names in your machine might be different as they might be generated randomly, that’s why you should run any professional scanner to identify malicious files.

STEP 4: How to recover encrypted files?

• Method 1: The first and best method is to restore your data from a recent backup, in case that you have one.

• Method 2: File Recovery Software – Usually when the ransomware encrypts a file it first makes a copy of it, encrypts the copy, and then deletes the original. Due to this you may try to use file recovery software to recover some of your original files.
• Method 3: Shadow Volume Copies – As a last resort, you can try to restore your files via Shadow Volume Copies. Open the Shadow Explorer part of the package and choose the Drive you want to recover. Right click on any file you want to restore and click Export on it.