How to remove ZYX Ransomware

Easy methods to delete ZYX Ransomware (GlobeImposter Ransomware’s variant)

This article will give you complete information about ZYX Ransomware as well as you will get some recommended solution to remove it from machine. You can read this article for learning or educational purpose also. According to Cyber security experts & researchers, it is very notorious malware and computer infection that is belongs to ransomware family. It encrypts/locks all files of your computer hard drives by appending .ZYX File Extension and drops ransom note as “how_to_back_files.html” on your computer screen. Don’t be panics, please read this article carefully.

Threat Summary

Threat Name: ZYX Ransomware

Threat Type: Ransomware, File Virus, Crypto-Malware

Description: This dubious malware injects malicious codes in each folder of your computer and makes all files encrypted.

Distribution methods: Bundles of freeware or shareware, malicious ads or popup messages and many other tricks.

Motives of Crooks: Aims to collect your personal information as well as steal your money from your wallet or e-wallet

Removal & recovery solution: To remove ZYX Ransomware or similar malware, we recommended you to scan your System with powerful antivirus software and use strong data recovery software to restore all files locked by ransomware.

Let’s take have a look at message displayed on ransom note:

YOUR PERSONAL ID

YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED!

ALL YOUR IMPORTANT DATA HAS BEEN ENCRYPTED.

To recover data you need decryptor.

To get the decryptor you should:

Send 1 test image or text file [email protected].

In the letter include your personal ID (look at the beginning of this document).

We will give you the decrypted file and assign the price for decryption all files

After we send you instruction how to pay for decrypt and after payment you will receive a decryptor and instructions We can decrypt one file in quality the evidence that we have the decoder.

Attention!

Only [email protected] can decrypt your files

Do not trust anyone [email protected]

Do not attempt to remove the program or run the anti-virus tools

Attempts to self-decrypting files will result in the loss of your data

Decoders other users are not compatible with your data, because each user’s unique encryption key

What is ZYX Ransomware (GlobeImposter Ransomware’s variant)?

It is also known as .{[email protected]}ZYX File Virus that is new version of GlobeImposter Ransomware. According to security experts, this dubious crypto-malware get enters into your machine from malicious email messages which contain infected attachments. It targets your Windows PCs and does malicious infection in your computer without permission. Initially, it disables some legitimate application running in your computer such as antivirus software, Firewall security setting, control panel, System registry setting, command prompt and other applications that causes serious troubles. In simple word, we can say that you can’t work on your System comfortably as usual like before due to its dubious behaviors. If your System has detected this malware, then you should try to remove ZYX Ransomware from System immediately.

More details about ZYX Ransomware

This cunning file virus spreads the multiple copies of itself in each folder of your computer and makes all files locked. It encrypts/locks all files including images, audios, videos, games, pdf, ppt, xlx, css, html, text, documents, databases and other files of your computer. When you try to open such encrypted files, then you get ransom note on your machine that claims to recover or restore all files locked by ransomware immediately, once you pay extortion money to them. But it is bogus at all. If you have created backup of your all files by using very strong backup & recovery software, then it is good for you.

Initially, cyber crooks behinds ZYX Ransomware (GlobeImposter Ransomware’s variant) gives free decryption test for 2-3 files of your computer that successfully decrypt these files. After that, it asks you to contact their technical experts for decryption. It demands certain amount of ransom money for decryption. We recommended you to please avoid paying any amount of ransom money to them. They will never decrypt your files at any cases. In order to pay ransom money, they can keep record your some information such IP address, URLs search, user name, password, banking information and more details. However, it can delete all files & folders of your computer that can make your System useless. So, you should scan your System with powerful antivirus software that has the ability to delete all junk files or viruses from machine.

Distribution methods: How your System gets infected from ZYX Ransomware?

Cybercriminals use malicious tricks to spread self-made malware in your machine via email/spam mechanism, untrustworthy file, downloaded free software from infected sources and many other tricks. Ransomware developer uses email spam mechanism to trigger Ransomware or related files in your machine. These emails contain malicious attachment file in the form of docs, pdf, jpg, rtf and other files format that installs malicious unwanted programs in your System in order to click on any suspicious links or open an attachment from such unknown email.

ZYX Ransomware can come in your machine from files sharing network or sites that allows you to download YouTube videos or other files that is illegal to download. In order to click or download such infected files like movies, music, games, videos and other files from unknown sources, it injects Ransomware, Worm, Trojan, Adware, Potentially unwanted program or many other infections in your machine. Anyway, it is possible to remove ZYX Ransomware from System with our easy removal solution.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Step 1: Remove ZYX Ransomware through “Safe Mode with Networking”

Step 2: Delete ZYX Ransomware using “System Restore”

Step 1: Remove ZYX Ransomware through “Safe Mode with Networking”

For Windows XP and Windows 7 users: Boot the PC in “Safe Mode”. Click on “Start” option and continuously press on F8 during the start process until the “Windows Advanced Option” menu appears on the screen. Choose “Safe Mode with Networking” from the list.

Now, a windows homescreen appears on the desktop and work-station is now working on “Safe mode with networking”.

For Windows 8 Users: Go to the “Start Screen”. In the search results select settings, type “Advanced”. In the “General PC Settings” option, choose “Advanced startup” option. Again, click on the “Restart Now” option. The work-station boots to “Advanced Startup Option Menu”. Press on “Troubleshoot” and then “Advanced options” button.  In the “Advanced Option Screen”, press on “Startup Settings”. Again, click on “Restart” button. The work-station will now restart in to the “Startup Setting” screen. Next is to press F5 to boot in Safe Mode in Networking.

For Windows 10 Users: Press on Windows logo and on the “Power” icon. In the newly opened menu, choose “Restart” while continuously holding “Shift” button on the keyboard. In the new open “Choose an option” window, click on “Troubleshoot” and then on the “Advanced Options”. Select “Startup Settings” and press on “Restart”. In the next window, click on “F5” button on the key-board.

Step 2: Delete ZYX Ransomware using “System Restore”

Log-in to the account infected with ZYX Ransomware. Open the browser and download a legitimate anti-malware tool. Do a full System scanning. Remove all the malicious detected entries.

In case if you cannot start the PC in “Safe Mode with Networking”, Try using “System Restore”

• During the “Startup”, continuously press on F8 key until the “Advanced Option” menu appears. From the list, choose “Safe Mode with Command Prompt” and then press “Enter”

• In the new opened command prompt, enter “cd restore” and then press “Enter”.

• Type: rstrui.exe and Press “ENTER”

• Click “Next” on the new windows

• Choose any of the “Restore Points” and click on “Next”. (This step will restore the work-station to its earlier time and date prior to ZYX Ransomware infiltration in the PC.

• In the newly opened windows, press on “Yes”.

Once your PC gets restored to its previous date and time, download the recommended anti-malware tool and perform a deep scanning in order to remove ZYX Ransomware files if they left in the work-station.

In order to restore the each (separate) file by this ransomware, use “Windows Previous Version” feature. This method is effective when “System Restore Function” is enabled in the work-station.

Important Note: Some variants of ZYX Ransomware delete the “Shadow Volume Copies” as well hence this feature may not work all the time and is applicable for selective computers only.

How to Restore Individual Encrypted File:

In order to restore a single file, right click on it and go to “Properties”. Select “Previous Version” tab. Select a “Restore Point” and click on “Restore” option.

In order to access the files encrypted by ZYX Ransomware, you can also try using “Shadow Explorer”. In order to get more information on this application, press here.

Important: Data Encryption Ransomware are highly dangerous and it is always better that you take precautions to avoid its attack on your work-station. It is advised to use a powerful anti-malware tool in order to get protection in real-time. With this help of “SpyHunter”, “group policy objects” are implanted in the registries in order to block harmful infections like ZYX Ransomware.

Also, In Windows 10, you get a very unique feature called “Fall Creators Update” that offer “Controlled Folder Access” feature in order to block any kind of encryption to the files. With the help of this feature, any files stored in the locations such as “Documents”, “Pictures”, “Music”, “Videos”, “Favorites” and “Desktop” folders are safe by default.

It is very important that you install this “Windows 10 Fall Creators Update” in your PC to protect your important files and data from ransomware encryption. The more information on how to get this update and add an additional protection form rnasomware attack has been discussed here.

How to Recover the Files Encrypted by ZYX Ransomware?

Till now, you would have understood that what had happed to your personal files that got encrypted and how you can remove the scripts and payloads associated with ZYX Ransomware in order to protect your personal files that has not been damaged or encrypted until now. In order to retrieve the locked files, the depth information related to “System Restore” and “Shadow Volume Copies” has already been discussed earlier. However, in case if you are still unable to access the encrypted files then you can try using a data recovery tool.

Use of Data Recovery Tool

This step is for all those victims who have already tries all the above mentioned process but didn’t find any solution. Also it is important that you are able to access the PC and can install any software. The data recovery tool works on the basis of System scanning and recovery algorithm. It searches the System partitions in order to locate the original files which were deleted, corrupted or damaged by the malware. Remember that you must not re-install the Windows OS otherwise the “previous” copies will get deleted permanently. You have to clean the work-station at first and remove ZYX Ransomware infection. Leave the locked files as it is and follow the steps mentioned below.

Step1: Download the software in the work-station by clicking on the “Download” button below.

Step2: Execute the installer by clicking on downloaded files.

Step3: A license agreement page appears on the screen. Click on “Accept” to agree with its terms and use. Follow the on-screen instruction as mentioned and click on “Finish” button.

Step4: Once the installation gets completed, the program gets executed automatically. In the newly opened interface, select the file types that you want to recover and click on “Next”.

Step5: You can select the “Drives” on which you want the software to run and execute the recovery process. Next is to click on the “Scan” button.

Step6: Based on drive you select for scanning, the restore process begins. The whole process may take time depending on the volume of the selected drive and number of files. Once the process gets completed, a data explorer appears on the screen with preview of that data that is to be recovered. Select the files that you want to restore.

Step7. Next is to locate the location where you want to saver the recovered files.