How to remove Bip (Dharma) Ransomware from PC

Files encrypted by Bip (Dharma) Ransomware: Is there any solution?

Bip (Dharma) Ransomware is yet another perilous data encrypting malware that secretly damage and encrypt the personal data and file stored in the infected PC. It presents a ransom note to make demands for paying the ransom money. This perilous malware can easily damage all the versions of Windows based operating system. It adds a unique victim’s ID, cyber criminals email address and “.bip” extension on every file that it encrypts. Once the file gets encrypted, you cannot access them any further.

Additionally, Bip (Dharma) Ransomware is a part of the Dharma ransomware family. Just after completing encryption process, ransomware displays a pop-up window and creates text file named “FILES ENCRYPTED.txt” and placed it on desktop that contain instructions on how to contact ransomware developers. Text presented in pop-up window states that this ransomware encrypt all files and in order to get instructions on how to buy decryption tool users are advised to send their ID to [email protected].

The created ransom note also informs that price of tool depends on victims on how fast they contact to the cyber criminals. Apart from this, users are instructed to contact developers of Bip (Dharma) Ransomware as soon as possible and wait for further instructions. They ask you to pay money in Bitcoin virtual currency. The whole ransom note contains content that convince you to pay money and threat that the data will get lost permanently if you don’t pay the money in a particular time period.

Text presented in the pop-up window:

All your files have been encrypted!
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]
Write this ID in the title of your message –
In case of no answer in 24 hours write us to theese e-mails:[email protected]
You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins. The price depends on how fast you write to us. After payment we will send you the decryption tool that will decrypt all your files.
Free decryption as guarantee
Before paying you can send us up to 1 file for free decryption. The total size of files must be less than 1Mb (non archived), and files should not contain valuable information. (databases,backups, large excel sheets, etc.)
How to obtain Bitcoins
The easiest way to buy bitcoins is LocalBitcoins site. You have to register, click ‘Buy bitcoins’, and select the seller by payment method and price.
https://localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins
Also you can find other places to buy Bitcoins and beginners guide here:
hxxp://www.coindesk.com/information/how-can-i-buy-bitcoins/
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.

Text in this file:

all your data has been locked us
You want to return?
write email [email protected]

Should victims trust on the cyber-criminals?

Paying money to the cyber criminals does not guarantee that they will provide you right decryption key. Unluckily, there are no any tools available that can decrypt files encrypted by this ransomware. It means that the only way to recover files is to restore them by using alternate options. In order to prevent Bip (Dharma) Ransomware from further encryptions, users are advised to uninstall it immediately from a computer. However, files that are already encrypted by that ransomware remain encrypted even after its removal.

How to recover the lost files?

First of all, you must know that you should not pay any money to cyber-criminals because this is wastage of time and money. If possible, use the backup files stored in the external storage device. Check for the “shadows Volume Copies” created by PC Operating System. Lastly, you can also try using a data recovery tool. Before using any of these data recovery methods, it is important to remove Bip (Dharma) Ransomware as soon as possible by using powerful anti-malware tool.

Note: if Bip (Dharma) Ransomware is note removed from PC, it will continue encrypting other files and important data stored in the computer hard-disk.

Distribution of Bip (Dharma) Ransomware:

In most cases, a data encrypting malware spread into the system through spam email attachments. This kind of bogus email is usually presented as if they are sent from some reputed organization or institute. The associated message looks like an invoice, receipt, tax data etc. When you open the attached file, the harmful payloads and scripts gets downloaded and installed. Other methods for the distribution of ransomware and other malware of this type are Trojans, questionable software download sources and software cracking tools.

Questionable software download sources like free file hosting sites, p2p file sharing networks, third party installers etc can be used to distribute malware as well. Users get tricked into infecting their PC when they open malicious files that they have downloaded via aforementioned sources. Software cracking tools are unofficial tools that supposedly bypass activation of paid software. However, these tools do not illegally activate any software and simply install some malicious one instead. Trojans are programs that are designed to infect PC by simply installing some other additional malware.

Threat specification

Name: Bip (Dharma) Ransomware

Type: Ransomware, Crypto-virus

Files encrypted extensions: .bip

Ransom demanding message: pop-up window, FILES ENCRYPTED.txt

Short Description: The ransomware encrypts files on your computer system and demands a ransom to be paid to allegedly recover them.

Symptoms: Encrypts documents, images, videos and other important files and adds the .bip file suffix plus a unique ID and the e-mail to pay the ransom.

Distribution Method: Spam Emails, Email Attachments, harmful hyperlinks, corrupted websites, porn or torrent sites and many others.

Removal: Use some reliable anti-malware removal tool to remove Bip (Dharma) Ransomware completely from the system.

File Recovery: Use existing backup or other third party data recovery tool.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Step 1: Remove Bip (Dharma) Ransomware through “Safe Mode with Networking”

Step 2: Delete Bip (Dharma) Ransomware using “System Restore”

Step 1: Remove Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) Ransomware using “System Restore”

Log-in to the account infected with Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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 Bip (Dharma) 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.