Remove Derp Virus Threat (Ransomware)

How to Remove Derp Ransomware?

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Derp is the name of a ransomware menace. It’s yet another variant of the notorious STOP / DJVU threat. If you have it on your computer, you’re in for a horrible ordeal. Once the infection invades, it strikes. With the help of encryption algorithms, it locks your data. Yes, it encrypts every single file, you have on your computer. Once the encryption is complete, it proceeds to extort you. The ransomware hopes to make money off of your fear and gullibility. And, it’s up to you, NOT to allow it to succeed. You need to understand that you’re dealing with cyber criminals. Strangers, who take your data hostage, and demand you pay for its release. Individuals, who give no guarantees that payment will work. People, who count on you to trust them, and follow their instructions. Don’t! To comply is to set yourself up for headaches and regret. Avoid that. Acknowledge that you’re dealing with cyber extortionists. And, they don’t have your best interest at heart. Don’t make the mistake of placing your trust on these people. Pay them nothing. Don’t contact them, at all. Accept that compliance is not the way to go. It’s a tough call to make, but it’s the right one.

How did I get infected with?

The Derp infection slips by you, unnoticed. It manages to invade, without you even realizing it. How? Well, it resorts to the old but gold invasive methods. And, it preys on your carelessness. Let’s elaborate. The tool has its pick of tricks. It can lurk behind corrupted sites, links or torrents. Or, use freeware as a way in. It can also pretend to be a fake system or program update. But, above all, the infection can use spam emails. You get an email that, on the surface, appears legitimate. You open it, and it reads that you have to click a link or download an attachment. If you do, you’re inviting the Derp ransomware into your system. If you wish to avoid that, and keep an infection-free PC, be wary. Take the time to do your due diligence, before clicking or downloading anything. Vigilance is crucial, if you wish to avoid getting stuck with threats, like Derp. Don’t underestimate the importance of caution. Caution keeps infections out, and carelessness incites them in. Choose wisely. Your future self will thank you for it.

Why is Derp dangerous?

After Derp strikes, you discover your data with an extension. Each file gets renamed. The ransomware attaches the ‘.derp‘ extension at the end of each one. Your picture called ‘school.jpg’ becomes ‘school.jpg.derp.’ And, once that happens, it’s unusable. You can try to rename it, or move it, but it’s useless. The only way to remove the encryption, and regain control, is via a key. A unique decryption key, which the tool promises to send you. That is, once you pay the ransom. The Derp threat explain your predicament in the ransom note, it leaves you. It also contains the instructions, which Derp expects you to follow. The note is a text file, called ‘_readme.txt.‘ It’s pretty standard as notes go. It states that the only way to unlock your data is “to purchase decrypt tool and unique key for you.” And, the only way to get it, is to pay the ransom. “Price of private key and decrypt software is $980.” It also offers a discount, if you act fast. “Discount 50% available if you contact us first 72 hours.” Don’t fall for its tricks. You have to remember that you’re dealing with strangers, who prey on your naivety. These people don’t care if you regain control over your files. They only care about your money. You cannot rely on them to keep their end of the bargain. They won’t. Think about it. What happens if you pay? You wait for them to give you the key, right? Well, what if they don’t? Or, what if they send the wrong one? There’s a multitude of ways for these people to double-cross you. And, even if they do give you the proper key, you’re not in the clear. Remember that the money, you send them, pay for a key that unlocks your files. It doesn’t remove Derp, but only the encryption it forced on you. Don’t spend money, time and energy dealing with these cyber kidnappers. Don’t pay. Don’t comply.

Derp Removal Instructions

STEP 1: Kill the Malicious Process

STEP 2: Reveal Hidden Files

STEP 3: Locate Startup Location

STEP 4: Recover Derp 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 Derp 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 Derp 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.