Remove Decoder Ransomware (File Recovery Guidelines)

Detail About Decoder Ransomware & How To Restore Encrypted Files

In case you end up facing your files are encrypted or locked, then your system might be infected by Decoder Ransomware, which is actually new strain derived from GlobeImposter ransomware. This ransomware is actually a deadly infection that is prone to encrypt personal files stored on computer and makes the PC users facing hurdles throughout the day. Every time they try accessing their own files on their very owned machine, they get prompted by scary ransom note that demands to pay money to hackers and makes false promises to yield a valid decryption key to restore files easily. Following successful encryption of files, the malware adds its own extension to files which appears to be .decoder, also a ransom note is deployed which is named as Instructions.txt and includes the following message:

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Your personal ID

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All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC.

If you want to restore them, write us to the e-mail:[email protected]

Additional Mailing Address e-mail:[email protected]

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** Before paying you can send to us up to 1 files for free decryption. Please note that files must NOT contain valuable information and their total size must be less than 1Mb

Attention!

** Do not rename encrypted files.

** Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software, it may cause permanent data loss.

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As per the ransom note and its included message, the Decoder Ransomware encourage victims to contact developerd of this ransomware through provided email address. The researchers have not yet currently found actually which encryption algorithm this virus use for file locking purposes, but once it manage to encrypt the files, the data requires a unique decryption key entering whcih the files can be restored back. But, the key is generated just after the encryption process, but is stored on remote servers controlled by hackers themselves, and this is why the victims are suggested to send email and contact the criminals to purchase those keys specific to a computer system.

Further, the criminals demands the victims to pay them with an amount lying between $500 to $1500 through BTC wallet address provided. Also, they ask users to send a small sized file in against of which a decrypted copy of that file is sent back to users, to make them believe if file restoration is possible only through decryption key and tool provided by hackers. At last, the ransom note describes victims to try not tampering with encrypted files as it may lead to more serious issues further. Means, the Decoder Ransomware just try to scare users at all extent and enforce victims to pay demanded ransom fee sooner.

Technical Specifications

Name: Decoder Ransomware

Type: Ransomware, cryptovirus

Description: Decoder Ransomware is discovered as a new strain derived from GlobeImposter ransomware and encrypts all your files using its own pattern based extension. Further, it recommends you to contact hackers and restore your files sooner.

Distribution: Malicious files embedded with payload dropper, spam/junk email attachments, and many more.

Removal (File Recovery): For detailed information about file’s recovery and removal of Decoder Ransomware , get through the guidelines section included under this article

How Decoder Ransomware intrudes on computer? How it should be removed?

Speaking about the intrusion of Decoder Ransomware, the malware often distributed by its creators through usage of various tactical methods or techniques. Some commonly used methods are spam email attachments, freeware or shareware objects, and many more. These malicious things manage to take advantage of present system vulnerabilities on a targeted computer and works secretly to proceed with its built-in modules. Once the Decoder Ransomware manage to run all its modules, it replicates its presence easily inside Windows, blocks you to access your files, encrypt personal data using strong algorithms, and deploys a ransom note on computer which demands users to pay ransom amount and offers decryption key for file recovery.

In case you are facing off all these hurdles, then Decoder Ransomware might be active on your Windows and you are highly suggested, not to do what’s recommended by hackers through deployed ransom note. If you end up paying demanded sum, your money will go in vain as you may receive no help back rather than being financially scammed. So, it’s better for you to find some manual instructions and check what possible files, and programs are causing issues. You will require to detect and terminate all vicious entries from your computer completely, which can be a bit harder for normal or novice users through manual steps. Although, the manual instructions are also included, the novice victims can also take a trial with automatic solution to justify if the app can help cleaning their machine. Further, they can try restoring their files with lately created backups or other possible file recovery measures.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Decoder Ransomware using “System Restore”

Step 1: Remove Decoder 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 Decoder Ransomware using “System Restore”

Log-in to the account infected with Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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 Decoder 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.