How To Remove God ransomware (+Decrypt Encrypted Files)
Tips To Restore Files from God ransomware
God ransomware is a highly vicious file encrypting virus that is a part of the VoidCrypt ransomware family. Its main function is to decrypt files of the targeted System and demands ransom for the decryption. It was discovered and distributed by the team of cyber hacker with the sole motive to earn illegal money through scam innocent users. It uses the powerful encryption algorithm to encrypt all kind of System files. During the encryption process, it retitled the file following this pattern: original filename, cyber criminals’ email address, unique ID assigned to the victims and the “.God” extension. Once completed the encryption process, It creates a ransom note “!INFO.HTA” and dropped into the compromised folders.
The ransom demanding message “!INFO.HTA” inform victim that their data has been encrypted with a powerful encryption algorithm so that recover the files is impossible. In order to recover the files victims are instructed that they must purchase the decryption tool or software from the developer. The price of the recovery Software or tool will be transferred through this communication. The process is to be started by writing to the provided email address. They also inform payment should be pay in the form of bitcoin within 48 hours after established contact otherwise the ransom size will be double. Victim can also attached an unspecified number of small encrypted files which does not contain any valuable data the total size of the file must less than 1MB. At the end of the ransom note victims are warned, attempt to rename the file name or restore data from third party recovery software might cause permanent data loss.
Text presented in God ransomware’s pop-up window (“!INFO.HTA”):
!!! Your Files Has Been Encrypted !!!
♦ your files has been locked with highest secure cryptography algorithm ♦
♦ there is no way to decrypt your files without paying and buying Decryption tool♦
♦ but after 48 hour decryption price will be double♦
♦ you can send some little files for decryption test♦
♦ test file should not contain valuable data♦
♦ after payment you will get decryption tool ( payment Should be with Bitcoin)♦
♦ so if you want your files dont be shy feel free to contact us and do an agreement on price♦
♦ !!! or Delete you files if you dont need them !!!
♦
Your ID :-
our Email :[email protected]
In Case Of No Answer :[email protected]
Do not Pay Ransom Money?
Paying money to the hacker is not a proof that cyber-criminal will send decryption tool. It is only a trick to scam innocent users and extort huge ransom instead of decryption. In most of the cases victim who pay ransom to the hacker they got scammed. Most of the cyber-criminal complained about the hacker, they block all the restore points and close all the way of communication just after received ransom. Once the victim pays ransom money they will demand more and more. Victim can not only lose their files and money as well.
How To Restore Files from God ransomware:
Paying money to the hacker is only wasted the money so the victim must think twice a time before paying the ransom to the hacker. If your System is already infected with this nasty infection and it demands huge ransom for the decryption. Are you really want to restore data without paying ransom. The only way to restore data and save the remain file for encryption is to remove God ransomware completely from System by using the automatic removal tool. After that you can easily restore data from backup. If you have no any backup then you can recover files by using third party recovery Software.
How did God ransomware infect your System?
Cyber-criminal use the spam email to spread Ransomware. The spam email campaign contains malicious attachments or embedded links which are sent to recipient with the aim to someone open them and the malicious infection installed into the System. The letters are usually presented as official, urgent, important. The malicious file can be in various formats like as MS documents, PDF, zip, archer, java script and so on. When they are opened then the malware download or install is triggered.
It can also spread via dubious download channel, untrustworthy sources including unofficial and free file hosting, peer to peer sharing networks and other third party downloader, illegal activation tool and fake updaters.
How To protect your System from God ransomware?
It is highly advice do not open suspicious or irrelevant email especially they contact any attachments or embedded links. If any file seems suspicious please scan it before open. It is highly recommended to check the email body content including grammatical error and spelling mistakes. Software must be download from official and trustworthy download channels. Installed Software must be updated. Used to reputable scan to remove God ransomware. If your System is already infected with this vicious infection then use automatic removal tool.
Threat Summary:
Name: God ransomware
Type: Ransomware
File Extension:.god
Ransom Demanding Message: !INFO.HTA
Cyber criminal contact: [email protected]
Symptoms: Can not open files stored on your System, A ransom demanding message is displayed on your System.
Distribution methods: spam email campaign , freeware program, updating System Software
Removal: To eliminate this infection we are highly advice to remove God ransomware from System.
Special Offer (For Windows)
God ransomware can be creepy computer infection that may regain its presence again and again as it keeps its files hidden on computers. To accomplish a hassle free removal of this malware, we suggest you take a try with a powerful Spyhunter antimalware scanner to check if the program can help you getting rid of this virus.
Do make sure to read SpyHunter’s EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy. Spyhunter free scanner downloaded just scans and detect present threats from computers and can remove them as well once, however it requires you to wiat for next 48 hours. If you intend to remove detected therats instantly, then you will have to buy its licenses version that will activate the software fully.
Data Recovery Offer
We Suggest you to choose your lately created backup files in order to restore your encrypted files, however in case if you don’t have any such backups, you can try a data recovery tool to check if you can restore your lost data.
Antimalware Details And User Guide
Step 1: Remove God ransomware through “Safe Mode with Networking”
Step 2: Delete God ransomware using “System Restore”
Step 1: Remove God 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 God ransomware using “System Restore”
Log-in to the account infected with God ransomware. Open the browser and download a legitimate anti-malware tool. Do a full System scanning. Remove all the malicious detected entries.
Special Offer (For Windows)
God ransomware can be creepy computer infection that may regain its presence again and again as it keeps its files hidden on computers. To accomplish a hassle free removal of this malware, we suggest you take a try with a powerful Spyhunter antimalware scanner to check if the program can help you getting rid of this virus.
Do make sure to read SpyHunter’s EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy. Spyhunter free scanner downloaded just scans and detect present threats from computers and can remove them as well once, however it requires you to wiat for next 48 hours. If you intend to remove detected therats instantly, then you will have to buy its licenses version that will activate the software fully.
Data Recovery Offer
We Suggest you to choose your lately created backup files in order to restore your encrypted files, however in case if you don’t have any such backups, you can try a data recovery tool to check if you can restore your lost data.
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 God 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 God 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 God 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 God 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 God 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 God 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 God 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 God 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.
Special Offer (For Windows)
God ransomware can be creepy computer infection that may regain its presence again and again as it keeps its files hidden on computers. To accomplish a hassle free removal of this malware, we suggest you take a try with a powerful Spyhunter antimalware scanner to check if the program can help you getting rid of this virus.
Do make sure to read SpyHunter’s EULA, Threat Assessment Criteria, and Privacy Policy. Spyhunter free scanner downloaded just scans and detect present threats from computers and can remove them as well once, however it requires you to wiat for next 48 hours. If you intend to remove detected therats instantly, then you will have to buy its licenses version that will activate the software fully.
Data Recovery Offer
We Suggest you to choose your lately created backup files in order to restore your encrypted files, however in case if you don’t have any such backups, you can try a data recovery tool to check if you can restore your lost data.
