Remove Crypt File Extension Ransomware

How to Remove Crypt File Extension Ransomware?

Have most of your private files all of a sudden become inaccessible? Is your computer now unable to read a huge percentage of the data stored on it? Has some random new .crypt file extension appeared out of the blue? Then it’s safe to say that you’re dealing with an aggressive, fraudulent and incredibly harmful ransomware parasite and you’re in for a really bad time. Ransomware is considered to be among the nastiest types of cyber infections. This thing slithers itself onto your once virus-free machine in complete silence and immediately starts wreaking havoc so it goes without saying how unwanted its malicious presence is. Removing any of the vicious ransomware infections is quite a challenge but, as you can see, deleting such a harmful program is absolutely compulsory. Once the virus invades your PC system, it performs a thorough scan searching for personal information to encrypt. In order to do so, it changes the file format of the target data and changes the file names thus making most of your music, videos, pictures, Microsoft Office files, etc. unreadable. Just to annoy you even further, the ransomware virus also adds information to all file names about how you could contact hackers. Why would you want to communicate with cyber criminals, you may ask? Well, certainly not because they are lovely company. Hackers are supposed to provide a special decryption key which should allow you to unlock your infected files. Of course, this key comes at a cost. Crooks have the impressive impudence to ask for quite a hefty sum of money in exchange for the key but, unfortunately, that guarantees you NOTHING. You may pay the entire ransom and still remain unable to unlock your encrypted data so our advice is to never fall victim to this nasty fraud. Ransomware was originally developed to scam you and, ultimately steal your money and you probably know already that crooks aren’t famous for following the rules (even the rules they invented themselves). The scheme usually goes like this – after locking out your access to most of your own files, the virus starts generating a particularly unpleasant message whose one purpose is to scare you off. Don’t allow it. Even though you’re currently in a very vulnerable position and you’re probably feeling a bit nervous, panicking will definitely not help. Paying the ransom demanded might just make a bad situation worse because there is always the possibility to end up with both your files encrypted AND your money lost. How unfair is that? The sooner you manage to get rid of the ransomware parasite which is currently harassing you, the better.

How did I get infected with?

Ransomware-type programs don’t shine with originality when it comes to distribution methods. That means if you ended up with your computer compromised, you probably clicked something that you shouldn’t have. Among the most popular infiltration techniques are spam messages from unknown senders, spam email-attachments, corrupted third-party ads, malicious websites, compromised freeware/shareware bundles, etc. Long story short, the Web is full with all kinds of threats which is why you can’t afford even a single moment of negligence online. Always pay attention to the programs you agree to install and always keep an eye out for potential malicious parasites. Remember, your cyber security depends on your caution. Clicking some suspicious looking web link or installing questionable software could have catastrophic consequences so unless for some reason you’re actively trying to compromise your computer, you will be careful every time you browse the Web. Don’t jeopardize your safety.

Why is this dangerous?

As we mentioned, ransomware is one of the most dangerous things you could stumble across online. The virus you currently have on board is no exception. Since the moment it lands on your computer and locates your private data, the situation quickly gets out of control. Being immensely resourceful, ransomware infects a great variety of files thus holding most of your personal information hostage. Your files are now trapped and, according to hackers, in order to unlock your data, you have to pay a ransom. While other cyber parasites use mostly subtle methods to generate profit for their developers, ransomware directly demands money from you but it’s pretty clear that making a deal with cyber criminals wouldn’t be your brightest idea. Even though your computer doesn’t recognize the new .crypt file extension (which replaced the original one due to the parasite’s manipulations), paying the money may not solve your problem. Hackers mainly rely on the fact you would be too nervous to think logically and they shameless play mind games with you by constantly forcing their ransom note on you. You see, this entire trick is just another method for crooks to gain illegal profit online but this time their revenue comes solely as your expense. In other words, following their instructions should be the very last thing you do. If you want to delete this severe type of malware from your computer manually, please follow the detailed removal guide that you will find down below.

Crypt File Extension Removal Instructions

STEP 1: Start Your Computer into Safe Mode with Networking

• Make sure you do not have any floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs inserted in your computer
• Restart the computer
  
• When you see a table, start tapping the F8 key every second until you enter the Advanced Boot Options

• in the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode with Networking , and then press ENTER.

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

• A dialog box should open. Type iexplore www.virusresearch.org/download-en

• Internet Explorer will open and a professional scanner will prompt to be downloaded
• Run the installer
• Follow the instruction and use the professional malware removal tool to detect the files of the virus.
• After performing a full scan you will be asked to register the software. You can do that or perform a manual removal.

Remove Crypt File Extension Ransomware Manually

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.

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

 

Open your Windows Registry Editor and navigate to

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

and

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\

delete the name crypto13

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 run the professional scanner to identify the files.

It is always a good idea to use a reputable anti-malware program after manual removal, to prevent this from happening again.