How To Remove Nibiru ransomware (+ Decrypt Encrypted Files)

Know How To Restore Data from Nibiru ransomware

Threat summary:

Name: Nibiru ransomware

Threat Type: File Virus, Ransomware

Encrypted File Extension: .Nibiru

Ransom Demanding Message: Locked screen

Ransom Amount: $4.5 million in Bitcoins

Cyber-criminal Contact: [email protected]

Symptoms: All files are encrypted by the different extension, cannot open any file as earlier states, A ransom demand message is displayed on your desktop.

Distribution Methods: Infected email attachments, freeware download, Updating System Software.

Removal Too: To eliminate this infection scan your System with reputable automatic removal tool.

Nibiru ransomware  is a highly dangerous computer infection that is mainly designed by hacker for encrypting files and extort huge ransom for the decryption. It is able to easily encrypt victim files, change their filenames, lock screen and provide instructions on how to contact its developer and pay ransom money. It can sneak into your System without any conformation as well as block all the security program including firewall and antivirus program.  Once installed, it will start to scan entire hard disk to encrypt all types of personal and System files like as MS office, documents, Pdf, images, videos, audios, and other type of file and data which store on your PC. It uses the latest and strong encryption algorithm AES and RSA to encrypt all files. It renames encrypted files by appending the “.Nibiru” extension at the end of every files and makes them totally useless. After successfully encrypted all files it creates a ransom note which inform victim about their encrypted files and demands ransom money in order to decrypt all encrypted files.

The ransom note on the screen stated that your all files has been encrypted by the powerful encryption algorithm therefore accessing even single file is impossible. The only way to recover file is to purchase a unique decryption tool from the cyber-criminal. Victim have to pay $4.5 million worth of BItcoin 52 hours after encryption. After that the decryption key will be deleted and all files will be published on some third party websites. In order to get the BTC wallet address to make a payment victim have to write an email to [email protected] email address. They also offer one non valuable file for free decryption which does not exceed from 1 MB.  At the end of the ransom note they warned, if victim will attempt to restore files by using third party recovery Software then their data will delete permanently.

Text presented on screen locked by Nibiru ransomware:

YOU HAVE BEEN HACKED

All your files,documents,important datas,mp4,mp3 and anything valuable                                             

to you are encrypted with powerful military grade Ransomware/Doxware.       

We can be mean,dangerous if you dont’t follow our instructions on time.       

We are right at the heart of your servers and we have already transfered   

Terabytes of your datas to our serves.We will leak it online if your dont   

pay us $4.5 Million of Bitcoin within 52 hours.

Don’t let them deceive you,incase you are looking for shortcut to get

decryption key elsewhere.NO SOLUTION ELSE WHERE.If you don’t

respond on time.We will cause physical damage to all your networks

by crashing your computers,Internet and power shutdown,Stuxnet

and BlackEnergy Malware included.HELP YOURSELF by following

the instructions below and contact us immediately.

[email protected]

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FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING STEPS:                                           

1)You can contacts us first via                                        

[email protected]                                   

2)Look for Bitcoin services online and signup                               

3)Get $4.5 Million worth of Bitcoin                               

4)Pay within 52 hrs or you pay 3x after                               

5)You pay to Bitcoin Address that we will give                                  

you through the email above                                   

6)Once You pay,you get the KEY to decrypt files.

Enter Your Key

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THE FOLLOWING ARE BOUND TO HAPPEN

IF YOU TAKE THIS WITH LEVITY……….

1)Key to decrypt data/files will forever be lost

2)We are going to release your Confidential   

documents,Company secrets,your shady deals

to the whole world

3)Customer info/details/contact will be leaked

4)You will loose over $ 100 million because of

downtime and total shutdown

5)Individual and Companies will sue your ASS

6)YOUR REPUTATION WILL BE OVER.

DECRYPT

YOUR FILES

Should Victim Pay Ransom Money:

Victim might think that paying ransom money could solve their issues but they are wrong. There is no any proof they will send decryption tool just after received ransom money even on the given time period. If you pay once, soon your system will get infected by some other infection. It is all just fraud and hacker is not interested in decrypting your files. Most of the victims complaint that hacker do not answer their email after getting paid. There are highly chance they can loss their files and money as well.

What Victim Should Do?

If you’re System files is already encrypted and the paying ransom money is too risky.  The only way to recover data is to remove Nibiru ransomware completely from PC. After that you can easily restore your files from backup. If you don’t have any back-up of your important files then you can try data recovery software. Here is given below automatic removal tool and recovery software which can automatic remove this nasty infection and recover your data simultaneously.

How Nibiru ransomware infiltrate into the System:

Nibiru ransomware infiltrate into the system through a spam email campaign, downloading unwanted program, fake software updates and other tricky ways. Spam email contains often send by the cyber-criminal which contain malicious attachments such as malicious MS office, documents, java script, PDF documents, exe archive, zip, RAR and so on. Such types of attachments file seems so legit and useful as well as comes from reputable organisations. Opening such types of file cause the infiltration of lots of infections. Most of the users download and installed freeware program from third party webpage. They also skip custom or advance options as well as read the installation guide as well. Thus this behaviour causes the installation of lots of infections. Downloading and updating System Software from irrelevant sources like as host files and other fake downloader webpage leads lots of infections.

How To Prevent the System from Nibiru ransomware:

In order to prevent the System we are highly advice do not open any file which seems suspicious. If you don’t know the sender name please verify the sender name and address. Don’t try to attach any mail which comes from unknown sender. Users are highly advice please ignore the downloading and installing freeware program from third party webpage. Read the installation guide carefully till the end. Must select custom or advance options as well as other similar settings. Users are highly advice update the system from relevant sources. In order to keep the System safe and secure forever please scan the PC with reputable antimalware tool.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Nibiru ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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