How to remove Jester Ransomware: Restore encrypted files

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

Jester Ransomware is very dangerous file virus belongs to Ransomware family. This ransomware-type malware is designed to lock/encrypt all types of files stored in your computer hard drive but renames the encrypted files means it doesn’t change the file extensions after encryption. Usually, ransomware-type malware renames locked files by adding some extensions to original filename after encryption but this nasty ramsomware doesn’t show the indication of file encryption by adding file extension to locked files.

However, the purpose of this ransomware is to lock all your files including images, audios, videos, games, pdf, ppt, xlx, css, html, text, documents, databases or other formats of files. In sort, you can’t access or open your personal files anymore due to its nasty behaviors. After encryption process is finished, it drops ransom notes in your computer. This ransomware generates two ransom notes including a popup window and ‘jester.html’ html file. It also shows another popup window with countdown timer in it. Once the timer reaches to zero, the message appears saying that this ransomware is deleting files appears in the popup window.

According to cybercriminals behind this ransomware, you need to pay certain amount of ransom money or 5.9 million dollars for the decryption keys/software. It also claims that in order to uninstall this ransomware, renames locked files manually or use third-party decryption software, then you will lose your all personal files permanently. The ransom note also states no to shutdown your computer if you don’t want to lose your files. However, paying ransom money may lead to severe privacy issues, financial losses or even identity theft.

So, we recommended you to not to pay any amount of ransom money to them for the decryption at any cases. Keep in mind that they not going to recover/decrypt your locked files even when ransom money is paid. If you really want to decrypt/recover your locked files, then you should at first try to find and remove Jester Ransomware related files in computer as soon as possible. After malware or ransomware removal, you can go for data recovery solution to restore your data.

How did you get Jester Ransomware in Windows 10/8/7 computer?

In most cases, ransomware-type malware is distributed through email spam campaign or malspam campaign. Scammers or malware programmers send spam emails in your mailbox which contain some messages along with some malicious hyperlinks or attachments. The attachments file can be Microsoft Office Documents, PDF, RAR, ZIP, JavaScript or other formats of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes or scripts to install malware in your computer and this way, ransomware or encryption module can be executed in your computer.

How to protect your system against Ransomware-type malware?

It is strongly recommended not to open any attachments/hyperlinks presented in spam or irrelevant emails. You should never reply to spam or irrelevant emails at any cases. Cybercriminals can take advantages of bugs or issues in software installed in your computer and can trigger malware or viruses in your computer by exploiting the bugs. So, you should keep up-to-date your all software installed in your computer including operating system, antivirus and other software. Also, 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. After malware or ransomware removal, you can try our manual and automatic data recovery solution to restore your locked data.

Let’s take a look at ransom note:

#OPdailyallowance.

Your files are encrypted.

To get the key to decrypt files, you have to pay $ 5.9 million.

f the payment is not made tomorrow night, we will lock the entire system.

More instructions coming soon. – jester.

JESTER ACTUAL

There’s an unequal amount of good and bad in most things. The trick is to figure out the ratio and act accordingly.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Jester Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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