How To Remove BOMBO ransomware And Decrypt Files

Tips To Restore Files from BOMBO ransomware

BOMBO ransomware is a dangerous computer infection that belongs to the ransomware family. It is mainly designed and distributed by the team of cyber hacker with the sole motive to encrypt all stored files of the target System and demands ransom money to decrypt all encrypted files. It distributed into the system via the several intrusive methods like as spam email attachments, updating system Software, Clicking on malicious links, peer to peer sharing files and other social engineering techniques.

Know More Details About BOMBO ransomware:

Once installed, BOMBO ransomware  instantly takes control over the target system and starts to scan the PC in the search of files to encrypt them. It is able to infect all kind of Windows Operating system Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 7, Windows8, Windows8.1 and Windows 10. It is able to easily lock down all your System files such as word, documents, text, images, pictures, pdf and so on. It uses a strong encryption algorithm to encrypt all kind of files. It also makes all the files completely inaccessible by adding “.BOMBO” extension at the suffix of every encrypted file. After completed the encryption process, it displays (POP-UP Window) and drops ransom notes (text files) in folders that contain encrypted data.

The ransom note stated that you’re all kind of personal and system files are encrypted via the powerful encryption algorithm AES and RSA and it can be only restored by writing an email to [email protected] and providing the assigned ID. Once contacted BOMBO’s developer to provide instructions on how to pay ransom money. The cost of the decryption key is not specified it is only depends on how fast victim will contact to the developer.  The payment should be pay in the form of bit-coins within 48 hours directly to the wallet address.  Decryption is possible after payment, victim can send one encrypted files before paying money. At the last of the ransom note they warned, if victim will try to restore files then their data will lose permanently.

Text presented in BOMBO 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.

Do not pay Ransom money:

It is strongly advice not to pay a ransom to cyber-criminal it is very likely that they will not send a decryption tool even after received ransom money on the given time period. It is only a trick to scam innocent users and extort huge ransom money. In most of the cases, cyber-criminal cut all the communication after received payment. There are highly chance you can lose their files and money as well.

How To Restore files from BOMBO ransomware:

We are highly advice do not think about to pay ransom money to the hacker because paying money ot the hacker is highly risky and there is no any guaranteed that you will restore all files after paying money. If you really want to restore data and files without paying money then you must need to remove BOMBO ransomware completely from PC.  After that you can easily restore data and file by the using third party data recovery Software or the backup if available.

How BOMBO ransomware distributed into the PC:

Cyber-criminal distributed BOMBO ransomware via the spam email attachment. When users receive email with attachments of malicious files and suspicious links. Hacker often uses the popular and big company name or service provides to send fake email which disguised recipient as a legitimate and useful. Open such mail then virus get enters into the System automatically. It also comes with the bundling of freeware program, when users download and installed freeware program with carelessly or without checking the custom or advance options. It also targeted the System when users browse to porn or torrent sites, share files on unsafe network.

 How To prevent the System from BOMBO ransomware:

We are highly advice do not open any file which received from unknown sender. If you don’t know the sender name and address please verify firstly. Do not open any file which seems suspicious. It is highly important to check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes on the content body before open any file. Users must be ignoring the installation of freeware program. Always try to installed program via the official site. Read the installation guide carefully till the end. Don’t skip to select custom or advance options because it prevents the installation of additional malicious files and terminate the installation process. In order to keep the PC safe and secure scan the System with regular antimalware tool.

Threat Summary:

Name: BOMBO ransomware

Type: File Virus, Ransomware

Threat Level: It is a highly dangerous virus that can encrypt all your system files.

Short Description: It is a file encrypting virus that can encrypt all your System files and demands ransom money in order to access them.

Extension: .BOMBO extension

Ransom Demanding Note: Pop-up window, FILES ENCRYPTED.txt

Symptoms: encrypt all your stored files, add malicious extension at the suffix, demanding ransom money.

Distribution Methods: It commonly distributed into the System via the spam email attachments, freeware program, updating system Software and other tricky ways.

Removal Tool: In order to keep the System safe and secure please scans the PC with reputable antimalware tool.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete BOMBO ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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