How to remove XiNo Ransomware: Restore locked files

Easy methods to delete XiNo Ransomware in Windows computer

XiNo Ransomware is very dangerous file virus considered as ransomware family. It is new variant of Xorist Ransomware operates by encrypting all types/formats of files stored in your computer hard drives and demands ransom payments for decryption. During encryption process, it modifies each file by appending .XiNo File Extension. For example, it renames ‘1.png’ filename to ‘1.png.XiNo’. After encryption process is finished, ‘HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt’ text files as ransom notes are dropped into each folder of your computer that contain locked files.

The text presented in ransom note ‘HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt’ states that all files of your computer hard drive have been locked and requires paying certain amount of extortion money in Bitcoin cryptocurrency for the decryption. According to cybercriminals behind this ransomware, the only way to recover/decrypt your locked files is to purchase its decryption/keys/software. It also claims that in order to uninstall this ransomware, use third-party decryption software, or rename locked files manually, then you will lose your all personal files & folders stored in computer permanently.

XiNo Ransomware’s ransom note states you need to pay 0.02 Bitcoin of ransom money to decrypt your files to provided wallet address. As proof that they have right decryption software, they can provide some free decryption service for some locked files and can ask you to send these locked files on given email address. After free decryption successful, they force you to pay demanded ransom money to decrypt all encrypted files. But it is not true at all. Keep in mind that they are not going to recover/decrypt your files at any cases and even when ransom money is paid.

The purpose of attackers behind this ransomware attack to again access to your personal files/data and make them locked. You can’t access or open your personal files anymore due to its malicious behaviours. Paying ransom money to them may result in severe privacy issues, financial losses, or even identity theft. In sort, this nasty file virus can’t be trusted. So, it is important to find and remove XiNo Ransomware in computer as soon as possible to prevent system from further attacks. Once malware or ransomware removed, you can try to restore your locked files from strong backup of them that you have already saved on some safe storage space.

How did you get XiNo Ransomware in Windows computer?

In some cases, ransomware-type malware is distributed through spam email campaign or malspam camping. Cybercriminals or malware programmers send spam emails in your mailbox which contain some false-positive messages along with malicious hyperlinks or attachments. The hyperlinks presented on spam emails are designed to redirect you to phishing/scam websites that promotes fake technical support service, online scams or rough software. The attachments presented in spam or irrelevant emails can be Microsoft Office documents, PDF, RAR, JavaScript, or other formats of files. Once opened, it executes certain codes to infect your computer with malware or viruses

How to protect your system against ransomware?

Any attachments or hyperlinks presented in spam or irrelevant or spam emails must not been opened. You should check if ‘Anti-Spam Filter’ feature is enabled in your mail service that you use. Some antivirus software also offer this feature and it is enabled by default. ‘Anti-Spam Filter’ feature when enabled, all spammy emails will automatically be delivered to spam folder of your mail service. Additionally, you should keep up-to-date your operating system and all other software installed in your computer, run regular system scan with some powerful antivirus software in computer to remove this type of infection from computer. After ransomware removal, you can try our automatic data recovery solution to restore your locked files.

 Let’s take a look at ransom note:

Hi, as you can see, all your files are encrypted.

Don’t panic, you can decrypt them, you just have to pay me for the ransom.

Payment is made only by bitcoin, and the amount you have to pay is 0.02 BITCOIN

You can buy very easily from these sites:

www.localbitcoins.com

www.paxful.com

A list of several sites where you can buy bitcoin can be found here:

hxxps://bitcoin.org/en/exchanges

Make sure the address where you will send the bitcoin is: 16U6beEuJXMsnVoz2LwdnyypCLY6JwgyRx

After sending, contact us at this email address: [email protected]

With this subject: –

After confirming the payment, you will receive a tutorial and the keys for decrypting the files.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete XiNo Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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