How to remove Fob Ransomware

Easy methods to delete Fob Ransomware from PCs (Remove WannaScream Ransomware’s variant)

Are you looking for the solution to remove Fob Ransomware from computer? Have you ever noticed this dubious crypto-malware in your computer? If yes, then you are in right place. This article will give you complete information about Fob Ransomware as well as you will get some recommended tips to delete it from machine. Let’s starts the discussion.

What is Fob Ransomware?

Fob Ransomware is very harmful crypto-malware belongs to “WannaScream Ransomware” family. This cunning file virus is capable of locking/encrypting all files stored in your computer by appending .[ [email protected]].Fob File Extension and drops the copies ransom note as “ReadMe.txt” or “info.hta” in each folder of computer hard drives. It does bogus promises to decrypt or recover all files immediately, once you pay demanded ransom money to them. But it is bogus at all. You should never trust on them at any cases. If your System has detected this malware, then you should try to remove Fob Ransomware from machine immediately.

Fob Ransomware’s ransom note contains the information about this ransomware, how you can recover or decrypt encrypted files, technical support’s email ID and ransom money details as well. It provides email [email protected] or [email protected], or @Book545 (telegram) on its ransom note and asks you to contact their technical experts directly for decryption. Initially, cybercriminals behind Fob Ransomware attacks gives free decryption test for 2-3 files of your computer that successfully decrypt these files. After that, it forces you to pay certain amount of ransom money to decrypt rest of the files to decrypt your files.

Let’s take have a look at message displayed on ransom note:

All your files have been encrypted by Wanna Scream!

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 this e-mail:[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 tool that will decrypt all your files.

Free decryption as guarantee

Before paying you can send us up to 5 files for free decryption. The total size of files must be less than 4Mb (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.

hxxps://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.

Threat Analysis

Name: Fob Ransomware

Type: File Virus, Crypto-Malware, Ransomware, File Locker

Description: This dubious crypto-malware is capable of encrypting all files stored in your computer and drops the copies of ransom note on screen. In other word, we can say that you can’t open or use your personal files or data as usual like before.

Distribution methods: Malicious ads or popup messages, fake software updates or security alert messages, spam email messages, infected attachments, torrent websites, bundles of freeware or shareware and many other tricks.

Motives of crooks: Aims to collect your sensitive information and shares it to other hackers or third parties to generate some revenue. They also want to steal your money from your wallet or e-wallet.

Removal & recovery solution: In case if your System has infected from Fob Ransomware or related infection, then you need to scan your System with powerful antivirus software. After complete scan and malware removal, you can use powerful data recovery software to restore files encrypted by ransomware.

Should I pay ransom money?

We recommended you to please avoid paying any amount of ransom money to them for decryption. According to cyber security researchers, Fob Ransomware is very dangerous malware creation of cybercriminals who wants to earn some illegal online profit and cheat with innocent users. They never do any mercy with you. It claims in order to renames encrypted files or use third parties’ data recovery software, you will lose all personal files permanently. It also claims that the only way to decrypt encrypted files is to purchase and use its decryption tools/keys/software. You should never believe on them at any cases. In order to pay extortion money, they can keep record of your some information such as IP address, URLs search, login ID & password of your various accounts, banking information and more details as well.

How your System gets infected from Fob Ransomware?

The ransomware program is mostly get install in your computer through email spam messages, infected attachments and bundles of free software packages which you are downloaded from internet. Malware programmers send malicious emails in your mailbox which contains some messages along with infected attachments. These malicious attachments can be Microsoft Office documents, ppt, xlx, RAR, ZIP, JavaScript or other formats of files. In order to open such locked files, cybercriminals triggers harmful malware in your machine and starts infecting your PCs deeply. So, you should be alert while surfing online and avoid opening attachments coming from unknown emails.

Precautionary measures:

• You should have strong backup of your all files on some safe external media device
• You should keep up-to-date your Operating System like Windows, Mac, Linux and others.
• Remove faculty software running in your computer and update rest of the software
• Scan your computer with strong antivirus software in regular time intervals

Antimalware Details And User Guide

Click Here For Windows

Click Here For Mac

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

Step 2: Delete Fob Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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