Remove Gate Ransomware (File Recovery Methods)

Quick Guide To Remove Gate Ransomware From Infected Machine

As per the researchers, the term Gate Ransomware is actually a new strain derived from a bad reputed ransomware family named Dharma ransomware. Means, this new strain is again ready to encrypt files on targeted computers, modifies affected filenames and throw a scary note on screen stating users to contact devs of this virus to seek file restoration help. In case specific to Gate Ransomware, this ransowmare use to encrypt files following which the files get appended with a unique victim’s ID, hacker’s email address, and offcourse .gate file extension. So, looking through such file names, the users can easily justify if their system is infected by a creepy ransomware. And the same is even confirmed through a scary ransom note which is dropped on desktop and appears by name FILES ENCRYPTED.txt. This ransom note actually describes users about how to contact hackers, pay them and restore files, and many other details too. For an instance, look through the ransom note message as shown below:

All your files have been encrypted!

All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC. If you want to restore them, write us to the e-mail [email protected]

Write this ID in the title of your message 1E857D00

In case of no answer in 24 hours write us to theese e-mails:[email protected]

You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins. The price depends on how fast you write to us. After payment we will send you the decryption tool that will decrypt all your files.

Free decryption as guarantee

Before paying you can send us up to 1 file for free decryption. The total size of files must be less than 1Mb (non archived), and files should not contain valuable information. (databases,backups, large excel sheets, etc.)

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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.

Getting through the ransom note, it suggests user to contact developers of Gate Ransomware by writinig an email to [email protected] and provide the unique assigned ID. The note urges to contact hackers sooner as the file’s recovery with a decryption tool is possibly fast only if the victims contact the criminals as quick as possible. The hackers further asks the victims to send an encrypted file to them, following which they send back the decrypted copy along with other details like how to pay their demanded price for decryption tool, and how to use the software for file’s restoration. Moreover, the ransom note also warns users to try not tampering with encrypted files on computer as this may lead to more devastation as the files may get corrupted, and in such instances the data can’t be restored ever.

So, the overalll impact of Gate Ransomware is quite similar to all prior strains of Dharma ransomware and it simply means to let its creators earn cyber crime profit based on encrypted files. In order to overcome such issues, the victims might consider to pay demanded sum to criminals as they consider that files’ recovery is only possible with same option. But, the experts strongly prohibit victims to do so as paying them simply encourage hackers to make more strains and target more users, however the payment remittance even not guarantees to successful files’ recovery. So, the better is, they try some alternative possible measures to seek their files restored.

Technical Specifications

Name: Gate Ransomware

Type: Ransomware, cryptovirus

Description: Gate Ransomware is discovered as a new strain derived from Dharma ransomware and encrypts all your files using its own pattern based extension. Further, it recommends you to contact hackers and restore your files sooner.

Distribution: Malicious files embedded with payload dropper, spam/junk email attachments, and many more.

Removal (File Recovery): For detailed information about file’s recovery and removal of Gate Ransomware , get through the guidelines section included under this article

How Gate Ransomware is spread? How such files can be restored?

As noticed in most of the cases, the malicious terms like Gate Ransomware is often distributed over web through a number of deceptive marketing techniques which includes trojans, spam email campaigns, unreliable download channels, software cracking tools, fake software updaters, porn sites, and many more. However, the mostly noticed case includes the distribution of a specific trojan which is called payload dropper, that connects a system to a remote server to download/install ransomware files. As a result, the Gate Ransomware manage to execute its copy following which it starts to encrypt files, deploy ransom note, and enforce victims to contact hackers and pay demanded fee sooner.

In order to treat an infected system by Gate Ransomware and restore your files, you might consider that remitting ransom fee to hackers can be a solution, but this is technically not recommended to assure you prevneted against being scammed. As per the researchers, the victims are suggested to take a look through some suggested here guidelines or measures through which detection and removal of Gate Ransomware along with all its supported files and processes can be accomplished. Once the removal is processed, you can restore your encrypted using your own lately created backups. Also, you can try some other file recovery measures which are explained under this post.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Gate Ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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