Mole02 Virus Ransomware Removal (+File Recovery)

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Welcome to our Mole02 Virus removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC for free.

If a strange ransom note has just informed you that your files have been encrypted with an Mole02 Virus encryption and now you have to pay ransom to release them, then the information in the removal guide below may give you an idea of how to act in such a case. Mole02 Virus is a Ransomware infection and dealing with it will require your full attention because removing it is quite tricky and has some specifics. Reversing the malicious encryption also needs your full focus and good understanding, as well as an alternative approach, because it may not be always successful. However, in the next lines, we will do our best to help you handle Mole02 Virus and its harmful effects, so make sure you carefully read what we have prepared and let us know if you have any questions.

Mole02 Virus – a nasty cryptovirus that takes your files hostage!

Many online users have recently reached our “How to remove” team, complaining about the malicious encryption that Mole02 Virus has applied to all of their files. As per the latest reports, this Ransomware threat seems to be spreading quickly and infecting numerous users all around the web. The harmful script has been developed by a group of criminals, who want to make lots of money. They use a secret data-encrypting algorithm that locks out the victims’ files and keeps them hostage. This way, the crooks can blackmail the users for the access of their own data and ask them to pay ransom to reverse the encryption. Unfortunately, liberating the affected data from the algorithm is only possible through a unique decryption key and many victims, who don’t know about any other alternatives, submit to the hackers’ demands. 

How does the Ransomware spread around the web?

Mole02 Virus, as well as any other Ransomware infection, uses very advanced methods of distribution such as “social intelligence” techniques and often camouflages as an absolutely legitimate looking file or application. In most of the cases, the contamination happens when the users get deluded and unknowingly clicks on the malicious transmitter. Such transmitters could be a Trojan horse or exploit kit, nicely masked in a spam message, an email with an infected attachment or a link, a misleading ad, a torrent, some pirate content or installer, sketchy pop-ups or insecure web platforms and sites. Unfortunately, in the moment of contamination, and even during the harmful encryption process, there are hardly any signs or symptoms, which may eventually raise the users’ attention and indicate that a malicious process is running in the background. Sometimes, even the antivirus program may fail to recognize the Ransomware and stop it, especially if it is not updated to the latest virus definitions. The only visible indication of the infection is the ransom note, which the hackers place on the victim’s screen when they start to blackmail them.

Would you give your money to the hackers?

The dilemma “to pay or not to pay” is always present when the users have to face the consequences of the Ransomware attack. Such decision entirely depends on the situation and the victim’s awareness about the risks and the alternatives. That’s why we would like to point out the options that you have. Paying the required ransom may seem like the easiest way to get your files back and forget about the case. However, such course of action is very risky and may not end up with the so much desired restoration of the encrypted data. Every computer expert knows that advanced encryptions, just like the one that Mole02 Virus uses, often fail to decrypt properly even if a decryption key is applied. Moreover, oftentimes, the hackers simply “forget” to send the key and vanish the moment they get the money. Therefore, the leading security experts, who fight against Ransomware, consider the ransom payment as a very risky and unfair deal, which gives you no guarantee and only sponsors the criminals.

A much safer alternative that we can suggest before you rush into any hard and fast decisions is to check out your external drives, cloud storage or other computer devices for some copies of the affected files. You may be able to extract some of them from there and bring them back. Another tip we can give you is to try the instructions in the guide below. They are available for free and may help you restore at least some of your data if you have no backups. But before you proceed with your file recovery attempts, it is very important to first clean your computer from the Ransomware. Don’t leave any Mole02 Virus traces there because anything that you manage to recover may get encrypted again if this malware is still on your system. To clean the infection, please use the removal instructions in the guide below. For a throughout check of your PC, we also recommend you to scan it with the special Mole02 Virus removal tool. It will detect the malicious files and help you remove any leftovers.

Mole02 Virus Ransomware Removal

 Here is what you need to do in order to remove a Ransomware virus from you computer.

I – Reveal Hidden files and folders and utilize the task manager

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1. Use the Folder Options in order to reveal the hidden files and folders on your PC. If you do not know how to do that, follow this link.
2. Open the Start Menu and in the search field type Task Manager.
   
3. Open the first result and in the Processes tab, carefully look through the list of Processes.
4. If you notice with the virus name or any other suspicious-looking or that seems to consume large amounts of memory, right-click on it and open its file location. Delete everything in there.
   

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• Make sure that the hidden files and folders on your PC are visible, else you might not be able to see everything.

5. Go back to the Task Manager and end the shady process.

II – Boot to Safe Mode

• Boot your PC into Safe Mode. If you do not know how to do it, use this guide/linked/.

III – Identify the threat

1. Go to the ID Ransomware website. Here is a direct link.
2. Follow there in order to identify the specific virus you are dealing with.

IV – Decrypt your files

1. Once you have identified the virus that has encrypted your files, you must acquire the respective tool to unlock your data.
2. Open your browser and search for how to decrypt ransomware, look for the name of the one that has infected your system.
3. With any luck, you’d be able to find a decryptor tool for your ransomware. If that doesn’t happen try Step V as a last ditch effort to save your files.

V – Use Recuva to restore files deleted by the virus

1. Download the Recuva tool. This will help you restore your original files so that you won’t need to actually decrypt the locked ones.
2. Once you’ve downloaded the program, open it and select Next.
   
3. Now choose the type of files you are seeking to restore and continue to the next page.
4. When asked where your files were, before they got deleted, either use the option In a specific location and provide that location or choose the opt for the I am not sure alternative – this will make the program look everywhere on your PC.
   
5. Click on Next and for best results, enable the Deep Scan option (note that this might take some time).
   
6. Wait for the search to finish and then select which of the listed files you want to restore.

• Keep in mind it is possible that not all files might be fully recovered. You can check in what condition the files are from the State column in the list of deleted files.