How to remove Delta Plus Ransomware: Restore locked files

Easy methods to delete Delta Plus Ransomware in Windows 10/8/7 computer

Delta Plus Ransomware or ‘.delta File Virus’ is very dangerous ransomware-type malware designed to encrypt all types of files stored in your computer hard drive and demands ransom payment for the decryption keys/software. According to cybercriminals behind this ransomware, the only way to decrypt/recover your locked files is to pay certain amount of ransom money to them for the decryption keys/software. This dubious file virus modifies each file by adding .delta File Extension to the original filename. For example, it renames ‘1.png’ filename to ‘1.png.delta’.

After encryption process is finished, ‘Help Restore Your Files.txt’ text files as ransom notes are dropped into each folder of your computer hard drives that contains locked files. Delta Plus Ransomware attempts to encrypt all formats of files including images, audios, videos, games, ppt, xlx, css, html, text, documents, databases and other formats of files. In sort, you can’t open or access your personal files anymore due to its dubious behaviors. It demands $3.000 to $6.000 amount of ransom money in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to decrypt your files.

The text presented in ransom note states that all formats of files stored in your computer hard drive have been locked and you need to establish the contact with cybercriminals via provided email addresses for the decryption keys/software. It claims that in order to uninstall this ransomware, renames locked files manually, or use third-party decryption software for the decryption, they will erase all encrypted files or your all personal files permanently. In sort, according to ransom note, you need to pay demanded extortion money if you want to recover/decrypt your locked files by this ransomware.

Keep in mind that they are not going to recover your locked files even when ransom payment is made. Paying ransom money may lead to severe privacy issues, financial loses, or even identity theft. So, you should never trust on them at any cases and avoid paying any amount of ransom money to them for the decryption. One possible way to recover your locked files is to restore them from backup. You should make sure you have strong backup of your all personal files on some safe storage like external storage or on cloud storage that could help you to restore your data in case of damage. But before that, you should at first try to find and remove Delta Plus Ransomware related files in computer as soon as possible.

How did you get Delta Plus Ransomware in Windows computer?

Malspam or Email Spam Campaign is the mostly used mechanism by cybercriminals to spread Trojans, ransomware or other harmful malware in your computer. Scammers or malware programmers send spam emails in your mailbox which contains some false-positive messages along with suspicious hyperlinks or attachments. They use ‘Urgent’, ‘Official’, ‘Important’, ‘Priority’ or other similar keywords in subject/title of emails as proof that they are genuine senders. The attachment files presented in spam or irrelevant emails can be Microsoft Office Documents, PDF, RAR, ZIP, JavaScript or other formats of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes/scripts to infect your computer with malware or viruses. For example, Microsoft Office Documents as malicious attachments infect computer by enabling malicious macro commands.

How to protect your system against Ransomware-type malware?

Cybercriminals can take advantages of bugs or issues in software package installed in your computer by exploiting bugs. So, you should keep up-to-date all software including operating system, antivirus software, and other software installed in your computer. Updating software to latest available build can resolve any bugs or issues in software and improve performances. Also, you should be alert while browsing internet and avoid downloading/installing any applications from unsafe/unofficial websites, and avoid opening any attachments/hyperlinks presented in spam or irrelevant emails. You should have some powerful antivirus software installed in computer with latest updates that could help you to find and remove all threats including latest malware in computer.

Let’s take a look at ransom note:

ATTENTION!

Don’t worry, you can return all your files!

All your files like photos, databases, documents and other important are encrypted with strongest encryption and unique key.

The only method of recovering files is to purchase decrypt tool and unique key for you Delta Plus 2.1.

This software will decrypt all your encrypted files.

What guarantees you have?

You can send one of your encrypted file from your PC and we decrypt it for free.

But we can decrypt only 1 file for free. File must not contain valuable information.

Price of private key and decrypt software is $6.000.

Discount 50% available if you contact us first 72 hours, that’s price for you is $3.000.

Payment can be made in Bitcoin only.

Contact: [email protected]

Bitcoin Address:  3JG36KY6abZTnHBdQCon1hheC3Wa2bdyqs

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Delta Plus Ransomware using “System Restore”

Step 1: Remove Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus Ransomware using “System Restore”

Log-in to the account infected with Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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 Delta Plus 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.