Remove Xati Ransomware (File Restore Instructions)

Ways To Delete Xati Ransomware And Recover Encrypted Files

Xati Ransomware is a new addition under crypto malware family that will block you to access your files easily unless they are decrypted. However, in order to restore those files, the malware instruct users to follow a set of instructions which includes contacting the developers of this threat, and pay them with their ransom demands, following which the criminals claim to offer a valid decryption key and tools through files decryption can be accomplished. Although, the proclaims by criminals may seem somehow reliable, the victims should never take such helps in order to assure their system and their financial values being safe against being deceived. To learn how to delete Xati Ransomware and deal with caused issues on computer, we suggest you to follow here mentioned guidelines as prescribed under this article.

Threat at a glance

Name: Xati Ransomware
Type: Ransomware, cryptovirus
Description: Xati Ransomware is found to be a new strain of Dharma ransomware that locks down your files and demands you to pay a specified ransom fee to its developers to seek the files restored.
Symptoms: Files turn to be inaccessible, a ransom note will erupt to demand payment, and so on
Distribution: Malicious file downloads, spam/junk email attachments, freeware or shareware downloads, and so on
Removal (File Restoration): In order to learn how to delete Xati Ransomware and restore affected files completely, we suggest you to follow here included guidelines or instructions.

What is Xati Ransomware?

According to security experts, Xati Ransomware is a new ransomware variant derived from Dharma ransomware and was first spotted by a researcher named Jakub Kroustek. Getting somehow installed on a targeted computer, the malware use to encrypt all files and deploys a ransom note on computer which further asks the victims to pay a ransom fee in order to get those affected files recovered. During the encryption is processed, the files get renamed with a new extension along with a pattern that includes Victim’s ID, an email address, and offcourse a new weird file extension (.xati). Means, the affected files will surely turn to be inaccessible in no time, following which a ransom pop up keeps erupting on screen to display following message:

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 –
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.

Reading through the message displayed to user as ransom pop up, it demonstrate that all files stored on computer has been locked by Xati Ransomware, and users have a unique assigned ID. Further, it mention that the affected files can be recovered or restored only when a unique decryption key is passed using a decryption tool. However, to get the tool or key, victims are supposed to write an email to criminals through provided email address and pay them with demanded ransom fee in BTC wallet.

The malware also tries to scare users through ransom pop up which warns them to try not tampering with encrypted files or try some third party decryption tool. It says that if a user do so, all their files will be permanently deleted from infected machine and can’t be restored back. Even the hackers will delete the unique key stored on their server, leading users to suffer high potential data loss. However, the experts have to say all these practices to be a way to make users to pay hackers.

How did Xati Ransomware assails on computer?

Possibly, most of the malware are since carried through malicious files or freebies, the Xati Ransomware might also be distributed in same manner. But, the specific practice which is mostly utilized to spread ransomware code is a payload trojan or spam email attachment. The spam email campaigns usually includes a letter that is disguised to appear as legitimate letter and includes an attachment or link which seems to be interacted as mandatory. But, once the user do so, the macro attached with link or attached file executes in system background to connect system to remote server and downloads the ransomware to execute it. Further, the malware encrypts the files and keeps asking users to contact criminals and pay them with ransom fee.

How to remove Xati Ransomware and restore files?

Since the file is mostly encrypted by Xati Ransomware through a powerful encryption algorithm, surely such files can’t be restored without any specific key, but paying a hefty sum after believing hackers is still not an ideal solution. To prevent those, the removal of Xati Ransomware from infected computer is highly suggested for which the guidelines mentioned under this article can be helpful. Once the removal is done, victims can try restoring their files with lately created backups or other alternative solutions.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Xati Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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