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Welcome to our .Keypass Ransomware removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC for free.
The Internet users are terrorized by a new version of Ransomware!
A new version of Ransomware has recently been discovered and has been in the security news headlines from the last couple of days. The name of the new danger is .Keypass – a file-encrypting virus, which uses a secret encryption algorithm to convert your most valuable files into unreadable pieces of data and blackmail you to pay a ransom if you want to access them again. The victims are usually greeted by a scary ransom message which gets displayed on their screen after the malware has encrypted the files. This ransom message contains instructions from the hackers, who insist on a fast ransom payment in exchange for a special decryption key. Basically, this is a tricky blackmail scheme – the crooks first deprive you of access to your own data and then offer to provide you with a decryption solution if you pay the money they want. The ransom sum may vary in amount and is usually requested in some cryptocurrency, typically in Bitcoins. If you have just become a victim of .Keypass and its nasty encryption, you might feel threatened about losing your most important and valuable data. However, you should not act out of fear and panic. If you want to save your PC and your data, we suggest that you first explore the alternatives you have and decide what the best option in your particular case is.
How does .Keypass Ransomware work and what could you do to counteract it?
Ransomware is a vast malicious group. It contains viruses of several different types and new malware programs that fall under this category are getting released every week. However, they all are specialized in one thing – blackmailing. The representatives of this malicious group are typically very advanced computer infections, which use different tricks to enter the people’s computers. Various well-camouflaged carriers such as Trojans, legitimate looking files, software installers, email attachments, ads, links, compromised websites, spam messages and similar sketch content could get used when the hackers want to spread threats like .Keypass Rasnomware over the Internet. The contamination oftentimes takes only a single click on the malicious transmitter in order to get to your PC and, sadly, Ransomware infections usually have no visible symptoms or indications. The Ransomware usually manages to sneak inside the system undetected and immediately gets down to its malicious business. It scans the system’s drives, detects the files which belong to the most commonly used file extensions and then secretly applies a very complex encryption algorithm to each and every one of them. When the encryption process is completed, the malware generates a ransom-demanding note on the victim’s screen. It prompts the victims to pay a certain amount of money in order to receive a secret decryption key for their files.
What should you do?
The hackers who are behind the Ransomware are typically very pushy. They want you to pay as soon as possible and may use various threatening and manipulative techniques in order to make you follow their ransom payment instructions. The last thing that the crooks want is to give you enough time to research for alternative solutions. That’s why they normally set a short deadline for the payment and threaten to double or triple the required ransom if a payment is not made within the given deadline.
You, however, should carefully consider whether giving them your money will really help you get back your data and save your system from the infection. After all, you are dealing with cyber criminals whose real intention is not to help you but to extort money from you their nasty blackmailing scheme. What if they simply “forget” to send you the decryption key or what if the key does not work? Sadly, no one can tell you what may happen if you decide to follow the ransom payment instructions and no one can give you guarantee about the future of your files. You should know, though, that there is always a risk of never receiving a decryption key because the hackers may simply vanish once they get the money.
That’s why, we suggest you act smart and do something else – instead of thinking how to pay enormous amounts of money to anonymous cyber criminals, get down to business and remove .Keypass from your system (for assistance, check the Removal Guide below as well as the professional malware removal tool on this page). By doing this, you will make your PC safe for further use and will prevent any criminals from potentially accessing it. Don’t expect that your files will get automatically restored once you remove the Ransomware, though. To get them back, it is best to use available backup copies from cloud storage, external drives or copies from other devices. You may alternatively try the file-recovery steps that our team has suggested. Unfortunately, full data recovery may sometimes not be possible without full backup copies and that is the worst part of the Ransomware’s attack. Still, it’s still worth giving trying out our suggested file restoration methods and finding out if they manage to get your files back in your particular case.
.Keypass 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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- 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.
- Open the Start Menu and in the search field type Task Manager.
- Open the first result and in the Processes tab, carefully look through the list of Processes.
- 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.
- 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
- Go to the ID Ransomware website. Here is a direct link.
- Follow there in order to identify the specific virus you are dealing with.
IV – Decrypt your files
- Once you have identified the virus that has encrypted your files, you must acquire the respective tool to unlock your data.
- Open your browser and search for how to decrypt ransomware, look for the name of the one that has infected your system.
- 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
- Download the Recuva tool. This will help you restore your original files so that you won’t need to actually decrypt the locked ones.
- Once you’ve downloaded the program, open it and select Next.
- Now choose the type of files you are seeking to restore and continue to the next page.
- 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.
- Click on Next and for best results, enable the Deep Scan option (note that this might take some time).
- 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.
