How to remove Space ransomware & retrieve files

Delete Space ransomware from OS

According to cyber security experts, Space ransomware is very notorious malware and computer infection that belongs to Dharma ransomware family. This file encrypting program has the ability to encrypt all your personal files found on your desktop. After encryption, it renames all files with victims ID number, cyber criminals email address and appending the “.space” extensions to the end of all filenames and makes it totally useless and inaccessible. This dubious ransomware infection was discovered by Jakub Kroustek. Further, it is only aimed to make money and it will do whatever it takes juice from users.

More about Space ransomware:

After finishing this process, it displays a ransom note in a pop-up window and creates another note in text file named “FILES ENCRYPTED.txt”. The created pop-up window states user that all their files are encrypted and in order to restore it users need to purchase decryption key. Users are also alerted not to rename encrypted files or decrypt them with some third party software then it may cause permanent data loss. To purchase decryption key, victims need to contact cyber criminals by writing them an email on the provided email address. Once contacted, they will provide you further instructions and demand huge ransom money in Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The price of tool is not fixed it depends upon users how fast they contact to the cyber criminals.

This nasty Space ransomware give you ultimatum to pay the money or claims to delete all the files permanently. Usually, there are no tools available at present. The ransomware developers are the only ones who can provide the tool for you. However, trusting on them is highly not recommended. These people will never provide the decryptors even if the payment is done. But it is not quite certain that you will get your files back after paying the ransom money. The safe way to get back your encrypted files is to remove Space ransomware completely and safely from the system. To do so, you are advised to use some reliable anti-malware removal tool. Once malware gets removed, recover your files using backup or other data recovery tool/software.

Short summary

Name: Space ransomware

Threat Type: Ransomware, Crypto Virus, Files locker

Encrypted Files Extension: .space

Ransom Demanding Message: FILES ENCRYPTED.txt and pop-up window

Symptoms: You cannot access any files on your PC and you will find ransom note asking for paying money.

Cyber Criminal Contact: [email protected], [email protected]

Distribution methods: infected email attachments, bundled freeware programs, spam emails, suspicious websites, harmful hyperlinks and so on.

Damage: All files as well as data have been encrypted and cannot be opened without paying ransom money. Other additional malware gets inside your computer together with ransomware infections.

Removal: In order to remove Space ransomware you are advised to use some anti-malware removal tool or you can follow given below removal instructions.

How your PC gets infected?

Ransomware viruses are distributed on your system through various different tricks. The most common methods of malware distribution used by hackers are spam emails campaigns. Scam campaigns are used to send spam emails containing malicious attachments or infectious files including PDF documents, exe files, archive files and so on. In case, if you click on such files, it starts downloading and installing malware. Apart from this, this malware also invade inside through bundles of free software programs, suspicious websites, harmful links, misleading ads and popup, porn or torrent sites and other methods.

How to prevent intruding ransomware?

Irrelevant emails or the emails have suspicious senders addresses should not be read. Don’t open attachment provided on such emails. Use official websites and direct links for any software download. Avoid aforementioned untrustworthy downloading channels. Similarly, use only official software developers provided tools and implemented functions for any software update. Cracking tools illegal to use and often cause computer infection. We advise against their use. Install some antivirus suite that prevents any malicious executables from being launched.

Remove Space ransomware

Manual malware removal guide is a lengthy and a complicated process that requires advanced computer skill. Instead of this, you can use some powerful antivirus removal tool to automatically remove Space ransomware from the infected PC.

Text presented in Space ransomware’s pop-up window:

YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED

Don’t worry,you can return all your files!

If you want to restore them, follow this link:email [email protected] YOUR ID 1E857D00

If you have not been answered via the link within 12 hours, write to us by e-mail:[email protected]

Attention!

Do not rename encrypted files.

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

Decryption of your files with the help of third parties may cause increased price (they add their fee to our) or you can become a victim of a scam.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Step 1: Remove Space ransomware through “Safe Mode with Networking”

Step 2: Delete Space ransomware using “System Restore”

Step 1: Remove Space 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 Space ransomware using “System Restore”

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