Remove ELDAOSLA ransomware And Restore Encrypted Files

Tips To Delete ELDAOSLA ransomware

ELDAOSLA ransomware is a highly destructive file-encrypting virus that belongs to the family of Phobos ransomware. Once this notorious parasite successfully gets into the Windows PCs, it encrypts all important documents, pictures, videos, audios, PDFs etc. with an aim to extort ransom money from the victims in exchange for the decryption software. This hazardous threat uses a very powerful encryption algorithm to lock the targeted data and makes them completely inaccessible or unusable. It also renames the encrypted files by adding victims’ unique ID, ICQ username owned by its creators and appending “.ELDAOSLA” extension with each of them.

More About ELDAOSLA ransomware:

ELDAOSLA ransomware generally penetrates the targeted computers by stealth without users’ knowledge and then starts contributing evil activities in the background. It scans the entire machine in search of the files that have to be locked and once detected, locks each of them. Following successful encryption, this deadly crypto-malware exhibits couple of ransom notes in “info.txt” file and a pop-up window. These notes state that only attackers have the proper decryption tools.

For more details on how to make ransom payment and get the required decryptor, ELDAOSLA ransomware asks victims to find and contact the KONSKAPISA user on ICQ (a cross-platform messenger). Here, users have to provide their unique ID given in the pop-up window. To prove that the decryption is possible, crooks also offer to decode 5 infected files for free that should not contain any valuable information and should be less than 4 Mb in size.

Should You Pay The Ransom?

Unfortunately, data locked by this precarious crypto-virus can’t be accessed unless you use an appropriate decryption software. But still, we strongly recommend not paying any sort of demanded fee to ELDAOSLA ransomware authors. Reason behind this is very apparent. Criminals only aim to swindle illicit revenues from the victimized users. You have no guarantee that they will fulfill their promise and send you the functional decryptor. It has been tendency of such criminals that they often ignore the victims once the ransom is paid and cause them to lose both files as well as money.

What Should The Affected People Do?

For any victimized person, the first thing they need to do here is to perform ELDAOSLA ransomware removal from the machine as soon as possible. After that, they can try to recover the compromised data using other methods such as Volume Shadows Copies (temporary backups created by OS itself). Some ransomware programs are able to delete the Volume Shadows. If this is the case here, then you should use backups made on any external drive or a powerful file-recovery application.

Threat Details

Name: ELDAOSLA ransomware

Type: Ransomware, Crypto-virus, File-encrypting malware

Short Description: Precarious malware that locks users’ important files and then asks them to pay the attackers an amount of ransom to get the decryption software/key.

Extension: “.ELDAOSLA”

Ransom Demanding Notes: Pop-up window (info.hta), into.txt

Attackers’ Contact: ICQ username KONSKAPISA

Symptoms: Encrypted files become inaccessible and useless stored inside the compromised systems, previous functional data now have different extension, A ransom demanding message is left on each affected folder. Users are asked to pay an amount of ransom to unlock their encoded data and files.

Distribution methods: Spam emails, peer to peer network sharing, unofficial activation and updating tools.

Damage: All files are encrypted and cannot be accessed without paying ransom, Additional password stealing Trojans and malware infections can be installed along with ransomware infections and other malware.

Removal: To remove this virus from the system, we advise you to use a reliable anti-malware tool. Once malware gets removed, you can recover your files by using existing backup or data-recovery software.

Penetration of ELDAOSLA ransomware:

Usually, these file-encrypting viruses get into the targeted PCs via malspam campaigns. In this campaign, hackers send thousands of dubious emails that include malevolent files or download links for vicious files. The attached documents are in various formats such as archive file like ZIP, RAR, Microsoft Office, PDF document, executable file like .exe, or JavaScript file. Once users open or execute the file, the infection process initiates.

So, to prevent the device from being attacked by this deadly crypto-malware, you should not open the attachments of emails that you receive from unknown sources. But at the moment, you must remove ELDAOSLA ransomware from the computer as soon as possible.

Text Presented In The Pop-up Window:

ATTENTION!!!!

Unfortunately for you, a major IT security weakness left you open to attack, your files have been encrypted with ciphers more advanced than those used for diplomatic communications, you can spend days and months searching for a magical way to decrypt your files, but rest assured we are the only people who can help you recover your files, there is no free tool

If you want to restore them, install ICQ software on your PC hxxps://icq.com/windows/ or on your mobile phone search in Appstore / Google market “ICQ”

Write to our ICQ @KONSKAPISA hxxps://icq.im/KONSKAPISA

Write this ID in the title of your message –

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.)

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.

Text Presented In The Ransom Note:

If you are the IT manager and you are reading this, that means that you messed up, you were asleep at the wheel. Contact us and we can resolve this situation without major complication, if you are the owner of the company and you are reading this than the decision is yours, throw your hard drives in the trash or contact us and pay a nominal fee to recover your data, but know that your security practices have failed you and either way something needs to be done

If you want to restore them, install ICQ software on your PC hxxps://icq.com/windows/ or on your mobile phone search in Appstore / Google market “ICQ”

Write to our ICQ @KONSKAPISA hxxps://icq.im/KONSKAPISA

Attention!

Do not rename encrypted files.

Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software, it may cause permanent data loss.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete ELDAOSLA ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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