Remove Doples Virus Ransomware (+File Recovery)

How to Remove Doples Ransomware?

Doples, or DOPLES as you may have seen it, is a ransomware menace. It’s a nasty cyber threat that targets your data. It sneaks into your system via trickery, then spreads its corruption. It’s a plague on your system. Nothing escapes its clutches. The tool locks every single file, you have on your PC. It uses cryptography algorithms to put everything under lock-down. Then, demands payment for your files’ release. You’re the victim of an extortion scheme. Once the infection finishes its encryption process, it leaves you a ransom note. It clarifies your predicament, and leaves its demands. It’s usually a text file, you can find on your Desktop. As well as, in each folder that has affected files. The tool can also replace your Desktop picture. And, place one that displays the ransom message itself. It’s a standard one, as ransom messages go. You get asked to pay a certain amount, in Bitcoin. Then, contact the cyber criminals, via email, to provide proof of payment. Supposedly, after that, you’ll get sent a decryption key. Apply it, and your files get unlocked. It seems simple enough, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. The ransomware may promise that compliance solves your problems. But, think about it. You have ZERO guarantees. You rest on the word of cyber extortionists. Untrustworthy, malicious people with questionable intentions. Strangers, who seize control of your data, and extort you for monetary gain. They don’t care if you regain control of your files. They lust for your money, and care for nothing else. Don’t trust them. Don’t pay the cyber kidnappers, behind Doples. Do NOT comply!

How did I get infected with?

Ransomware tools, like Doples, use slyness to invade. They have their pick of tricks to turn to, and sneak in. The usual antics include the old but gold invasive methods. Like, posing as a system or program update. Hiding behind corrupted links or torrents. Using freeware as a way in. And, of course, turning to spam emails. That’s among the most common ways of infiltration. You get an email that seems legitimate. It tries to get you to click a link, or download an attachment, by feeding you lies. If you do, you end up with an infection on board. Be careful enough to spot the deception. Caution helps you to keep an infection-free PC. Always do your due diligence. Vigilance helps to spot cyber threats, attempting invasion, and keep them from succeeding. Carelessness leads to the opposite outcome. It invites them into your system. Make the right choice. Don’t give into gullibility, haste, and distraction. Instead, take the time to be thorough. And, remember. Even a little extra attention goes a long way.

Why is Doples dangerous?

Doples targets everything, you have on your PC. Documents, videos, pictures, archives, video and music files. It spares only files that are essential to the core Windows processes. The ransomware changes the default extension of each file. It appends ‘.dll’ at the end of each one. And, once that’s in place, your data becomes inaccessible. You can no longer open and use your files. The only way to change that, is to pay the ransom for the decryption key. The exact amount isn’t specifies, but it’s expected in Bitcoin. And, even one Bitcoin can range between 500 and 1000 US Dollars. Or, more. And, often, to incentivize payment, the extortionists give you a deadline. And, threaten to delete the decryption key, you need, if you don’t pay on time. It’s classic scare tactics. Don’t fall for it. Don’t pay the ransom! When faced with the option to pay or not, choose the latter. Think about what will happen, if you do. You rest on the promise of these cyber criminals. What if you pay them, and they send you nothing? Or, send a key that proves to be the wrong one? And, even if you do get the proper key, that doesn’t solve your problem. The key decrypts the encryption. But the infection that forced it on you, remains. Don’t waste your money, time, or energy dealing with these cyber criminals. Pay them nothing. There aren’t enough ways to stress this. Don’t comply!

Doples Removal Instructions

STEP 1: Kill the Malicious Process

STEP 2: Reveal Hidden Files

STEP 3: Locate Startup Location

STEP 4: Recover Doples 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 Doples 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 Doples 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.