How to remove Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam

Easy tips to delete Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam

Scammers usually use sextortion based email to trick people into believing that their personal images and humiliating videos are compromised that will be released only after the submit demand ransom payment to them. In often cases, the scammers claim to have accessed to webcam to obtain the recorded materials. Their threaten users to provide them the demanded sum to avoid those compromised materials being shared with their family, coworkers or published on the internet.

The scammers behind Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam claim that the cloud storage belongs to the recipient has been compromised as a result of which the stored data are easily accessed to them. They claim that they made a copy of the data containing pictures, documents, contacts and other data including the deleted files. Their main motive is to trick them into believing that these data will be shared with third parties, if they do not transfer them $2000 in BTC to their Bitcoin wallet address.

The scammers claim the users to provide the demanded money soon or soon they will have to pay three times more. It is worth mentioning that these evil people can include real passwords of the recipients in their sextortion email that make them believing that their systems really got hacked. It is common that these passwords are older one that they managed to access from hacker forums or other places on the internet. However, if the password is not old, it must be changed immediately to avoid the risk of account stolen.

How do spam emails infect systems?

As a rule, spam emails deliver malware through containing malicious files an attachment links in them. In most cases, crooks behind these emails pretend to be from legit companies, organizations or other entities. Their main goal is to trick recipients into downloading and opening the malicious files. The virulent files could be in any forms including malicious Microsoft Office document, JavaScript file, ZIP, RAR or another archive file, PDF documents, EXE or another executable file. Usually, users infect systems after opening the malicious files. Such files opened with Microsoft Office versions 2010 and any newer versions do not cause system infections unless users enable the macros command. The older MS Office versions, released before 2010, do not include protective mode feature in them and so those documents install malware when users open through them.

Text presented in the Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam page:

Subject: With reference to your cloud storage

Greetings,

I am sorry to inform you that your cloud storage was compromised.

Let’s get the biggest elephant out of the room first.

I am not a part of shady group that encrypts your data and extorts money leaving you no choice. But I HAVE copied your data.

The choice is yours.

Here is what happened, one of the websites where you have an account was breached.

After that I got access to your password from that breach and with some advanced manipulations and bruteforce extracted your backup data.

The data set that I have downloaded and parsed contains pictures, documents, contacts and more including some deleted files.

I don’t have much time and dedication NOW to go through all of the files, but with some fast looking I did – I am sure that you dont want some of them to be seen by other people.

What I can do if you don’t follow my instructions is simple.

I can send from your name to your contacts the most interesting content, it’s the least I can do. You may care or not, it’s up to you to decide.

If you decide that you don’t care, I will go through all files, and who knows what more I may find more.

Maybe you have some confidential business information. Or GREAT nudes and videos.

If I spend more time on your case, the amount will be 3 times bigger. Depends on the content.

So let’s make it simple. You pay me $2000 USD, I delete the data, you change your password.

Business as usual, use Bitcoin to make the transfer.

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Account is unique and you have some reasonable time to make the payment.

Take care.

How to avoid installation of malware?

It is strongly recommended not to open any files or website links in any irrelevant emails, especially when such emails are sent from unknown. Furthermore, files and software should have to be downloaded from official websites and direct links. It is not safe to use questionable channels such as unofficial pages, third-party downloaders, p2p networks and etc to download files or programs. One more important thing is that you should update/ activate any software properly. It should be done using implemented functions or tools from official developers. Third party, unofficial tools often cause malware infection. Also, it is not legal to use cracking tools to activate software or use pirated software.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam:

Remove the related items of Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Your Cloud Storage Was Compromised Email Scam (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.