Remove Nemty ransomware (Restore Encrypted Files)

Detailed Information To Remove Nemty ransomware

Nemty ransomware is found as a new and dangerous computer infection which can be termed under cryptomalware family and was discovered by a well known analyst named Raby. This computer infection can affect any Windows based computers easily, following which it encrypts all stored files using strong encryption algorithms. Afterwards, the malware also changes those files’ extension to something like .nemty and victims can notice such data turned to be inaccessible. Every time they attempt to access those files, it will throw a scary ransom note on screen that states the files are encrypted by a powerful algorithm and can be unlocked only through usage of a valid decryption key. The ransom note is named as NEMTY_OF7X2YU-DECRYPT.txt and includes the following ransom message as mentioned below:

What’s happen?

Files are encrypted. Only our service can provide full decryption!

We are providing 1 test decrypt, to prove that we can recover your files.

Click “Test Decrypt” at the menu on the top of this page to decrypt 1 file for free.

Attention! We are decrypting only image files for free, as they don’t have any significant value to you. Don’t try to cheat us.

To recover your files, you must pay the fee.

Your current fee: 1300$ (price is changing every hour)

You must hurry up because your 50% discount will expire after the counter in the footer of this page will reach zero. If you fail to pay until that time, the fee will be doubled, so if it was 1300$ it will become 2600$.

To pay the fee you must buy Bitcoin, and send exactly 0.1520557 BTC to this address: 3DYKMgoNwQk2ZcAEBqw8u6hvFHeYoZWkrM

To see how to buy the bitcoins, click “Buy BTC” at the tab menu on top of the page.

Reading through the ransom note message, it simply mention that Nemty ransomware has encrypted all files on computer and they can be decrypted only by using a valid decryption tool. The victims if intend to get the tool require to pay a specified ransom fee to developers of Nemty ransomware. The hackers encourage users to pay the demanded ransom fee through crypto currency wallet and within 3 months. Till the specified period, the decryption key and tool is claimed to be safely stored on remote server controlled by hackers. And unless the ransom payment is not made, the criminals are not going to provide those traits to users. In order to pay the demanded ransom fee, the victims are supposed to follow instructions on Tor website for which link is included in the note. The website even offers them to check decryption for which maximum 3 small sized files can be decrypted.

Speaking about the ransom fee size, the hackers demand the victims to pay around 0.17 BTC through crypto currency wallet only, following which the hackers are supposed to confirm the payment and send the decryption key and other information to victims. Although, the decryption of files encrypted by Nemty ransomware can’t be easily restored or recovered without decryption key, but still paying to hackers is not recommended by practitioners. They will just scam your financial status and leave your files intact. So, the victims must try some alternative measures to sort out such issues.

Threat Summary

Name: Nemty ransomware

Type: Ransomware, cryptovirus

Description: Nemty ransomware is a newly released ransomware variant that just intend to lock your files and enforce you to pay demanded ransom fee to hackers.

Distribution: Malicious file downloads, spam/junk email attachments, freeware or shareware downloads, and so on

Removal (File Restoration): For more information about removal of Nemty ransomware and recovery of files, we suggest you get through the guidelines

How Nemty ransomware usually enters and impacts? Recommendations to sort out the issues?

So, considered as a notorious piece of malware, the Nemty ransomware mosly sneaks on targeted computers without any prior notice, it’s carried through third party free bundled applications, spam or junk email attachments, suspicious websites, freeware or shareware installer packages, and through many other tricks as well. Once the malware is installed, it starts to impact the system and disable all installed security aspects in real time. Once it manage to hide and execute all its processes, it starts to scan computer and its drives thoroughly to find all files and details. Following the scanner is finished, the threat starts to impact all those files and locks them by appending their file extensions. In final stage, it drops a ransom note on computer which turns the PC access terrible further, and scares the users into remitting demanded ransom fee sooner.

Although, the hackers or criminals may claim all the times that encrypted files by Nemty ransomware can be restored only after remitting demanded ransom fee, the victims should never trust those. If they do, they may end up losing even their money along with losing data. The experts or security researchers even prohibit users to do so as the hackers are never meant to help users back to restore their files, once they receive the demanded ransom money. Therefore, in case if you are one among the victims whose files got encrypted by this creepy ransomware infection, then you must learn some effective tricks or methods using which the cryptovirus can be cleaned from computer. Once you succeed, you can restore the lost files using a lately created backups of other possible file recovery measures.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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

Step 2: Delete Nemty ransomware using “System Restore”

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

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