How To Remove Hlpp ransomware (+Recovery Files)

Hlpp ransomware is the latest crypto-malware that belongs to Dharma Ransomware family. It is designed to encrypt victim’s files, and force victim to pay ransom money. If your System got affected by this virus and you are unable to open any file as earlier. Don’t worry this guide will help you. Read this guide carefully till the end to remove Hlpp ransomware and restore files.

Know About Hlpp ransomware:

Hlpp ransomware is a file encrypting virus or data locking infection which is discovered by the team of cyber hacker with the sole motive to extort huge ransom money by the phishing innocent users. It gets silently enters and deeply hides into the target System so it is not easy to detect and eliminate by manually or normal antimalware tool. Once inside into the PC then it instantly take control over the target System and starts to deeply scanning hard disk in order to search all kind of personal and System files to encrypt them. It uses powerful encryption algorithm to encrypt all kind of files as well as renames all encrypted files by the appending “.hlpp” extension at the end of every files. So that users are unable to open even single file as earlier. After completed the encryption process, it created “FILES ENCRYPTED.txt” text file and drop on desktop screen.

This ransom note stated in a pop-up Window,  all the files of the victimized Systems are encrypted and the only way to decrypt files is to purchase decryption key. Vicitm can get instruction on how to decrypt their files by writing an email to [email protected] or [email protected]  and providing the assigned ID. After contacted developer will send the details such as price of a decryption Software or key, how to pay for it etc. The cost of the decryption key is not specified it is only depends on how quickly victim will establish contact to the developer. The payment should be pay in the form of bitcoins with the 48 hours. They also warned, if victim will try to restore files by using third party recovery Software then their data may lose permanently.

Text presented in Hlpp 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.

Should Victim Trust on Cyber-criminal:

Cyber-criminal never trusted because their all claims are false. They will never send decryption key just after ransom money. The only aim of cyber-hacker is to extort huge ransom money from the users. In most of the cases, they ignore the victim juts after received ransom money. If you will send money then you can lose your data and money as well.  During the transfer money they also monitor your online key habits to steal your financial record such as bank and credit card details.

What Victim should do after encryption?

First of all victim should not panic and do not send money to the hacker.  After encryption victim have to firstly remove Hlpp ransomware completely from system by the using strong antimalware tool. After that they can try to restore data from backup. If there is no any backup they have then they can use third party data recovery Software to recover your all files. Here is given below data recovery software which deeply scans your system hard disk and recovers your all encrypted files.

How Hlpp ransomware gets insert into the PC:

Hlpp ransomware is usually gets insert into the system via the spam email attachments, freeware program, Updating System software, and other tricky ways. Spam email often comes with the malicious attachments in the form of file and suspicious links with the aim to someone open them. Opening malicious files or clicking on suspicious links activates the malicious scripts which download and installed lots of infections. Most of the users download and installed freeware program from third party site with carelessness. They also ignore to read the installation guide carefully till the end as well as skip custom or advance options. Thus this behaviour causes the infiltration of unwanted program. It also comes while users update System software from irrelevant sources and suspicious links, peer to peer sharing files through bad network environments such as torrent and other social engineering techniques.

How To prevent the installation of Hlpp ransomware:

Users are highly advice ignoring the attachments of spam email which comes through unknown address. Please verify the sender name and address while receive any mail. It is highly important to check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes of the content body before opening files. Users must be stopping the installation of freeware program from third party site. Read the installation process carefully as well as select custom or advance options. Users also must be pay attentive while updating system software. Use always official site or direct links. Don’t share any files through bad network environments. Scan the System with reputable antimalware tool regularly.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Hlpp ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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