How to remove Arm Ransomware: Recover locked files

Easy methods to delete Arm Ransomware in Windows computer

Arm Ransomware is very dangerous file virus considered as VoidCrypt Ransomware. Like other VoidCrypt Ransomware’s variant, this dubious file virus operates by encrypting all types of files including images, audios, videos, games, ppt, xlx, css, html, text, documents, databases and other types of files. You can’t access or open your personal files anymore due to its dubious behaviours. Initially, it blocks all security tools installed in your computer to avoid the detection of malicious activities related to this malware in computer.

Blocked security tools and bugs or errors in software installed in your Windows computer offers cybercriminals to spread this kind of malware or ransomware in your device. Arm Ransomware modifies each file by adding cybercriminals email ID, unique ID assigned to you, and .Arm File Extension. For example, it renames ‘1.png’ filename to ‘1.png.[[email protected]][MJ-FT8274039615].Arm’. After encryption process is finished, ‘Decrypt-me.txt’ text files as ransom notes are dropped into each folder of your computer that contains locked files.

The text presented in ransom note states that all files of your computer hard drive have been locked and you need to pay certain amount of ransom money for the decryption. The ransom note instructs to find ‘prvkey*.txt.key’ file and then file must be delivered to the cybercriminals via provided email address. As proof that that have right decryption keys/software, they can provide some free decryption service for some locked files and ask you to send 2-3 locked files to the provided email address. After free decryption process is finished, you will be asked to certain amount of ransom money in Bitcoin cryptocurrency in order to decrypt your files.

However, they are not going to recover/decrypt your locked files even when ransom payment is made. So, you should avoid contacting cybercriminals, and avoid paying any amount of ransom money at any cases. Paying ransom may leads to severe privacy issues, financial losses, or even identity theft. To protect your system against malware or ransomware, you should try to find and remove Arm Ransomware related files in your computer, and after ransomware or malware removal, you can try to restore your locked data.

How did you get Arm Ransomware in Windows computer?

Spam email Campaign or Malspam Campaign is the mostly used mechanism by cybercriminals to spread Trojans, ransomware or malware in your computer. They send spam emails in your mailbox which contain some messages along with malicious hyperlinks or attachments. The hyperlinks presented in spam emails redirect you to phishing/scam websites, while attachments presented in spam emails can be Microsoft Office Documents, PDF, ZIP, RAR, JavaScript or other format of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes/scripts to infect your computer with malware or viruses.

How to protect your system against Ransmware attack?

Any applications must not be downloaded/installed or purchase from unofficial/unsafe websites. Any attachments or hyperlinks must not be opened presented in spam emails. You should always try to download any applications from official and verified sources, and double-check the email before clicking any links or attachments presented on it, and stop replying the spam emails at any cases. Additionally, you should keep up-to-date your operating system and all software installed in computer, and run regular system scan for malware or viruses with powerful antivirus software in computer.

Let’s take a look at ransom note:

All Your Files Has Been Encrypted

You Have to Pay to Get Your Files Back

1-Go to C:\ProgramData\  folder  and send us prvkey*.txt.key  file ,  *  might be a number (like this : prvkey3.txt.key)

2-You can send some file little than 1mb for Decryption test to trust us But the test File should not contain valuable data

3-Payment should be with Bitcoin

4-Changing Windows without saving prvkey.txt.key file will cause permanete Data loss

Our Email:[email protected]

in Case of no Answer:[email protected]

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Arm Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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