CryptFile2 Ransomware

An outbreak of ransomware programs has been going on for more than a few months now. Another one has been noticed by our research team, and it is called CryptFile2 Ransomware. If you ever happen to come across this malware make sure to do everything to avoid it since having it fully active on your personal computer could have devastating outcomes, to put it mildly. Like any other program that belongs to this malicious category, the one in question is fully capable of encrypting a large variety of your personal files in a quick manner. A huge data loss is devastating, to say the least. To limit that you must remove CryptFile2 Ransomware at the very same time that it is discovered running on your personal computer. Read the rest of your report to find out more about the intricate design of this malicious program. Also, we present security tips that will allow you to maintain a fully secure system along with detailed and easy-to-follow removal instructions.

The overall functionality of CryptFile2 Ransomware does not differ all that much from other programs that belong to this infamous category. One it enters your PC it creates a point of execution within your registry system, which triggers the encryption procedure. Usually, the malicious programs establish a connection to a devious server, which collects data about your PC for a unique key, which is imperative for a decryption procedure. Once such key is generated it is sent back to the server so cyber crooks could hold on to it and ask for ransom later. The whole encryption procedure is silent and quick; unfortunately, it will affect the majority of your personal files. Once your data is locked, you will be presented with ransom note in the form of a .txt file, which will be dropped on your PC. It tells you that your files were encrypted with a strong algorithm known as RSA-2048. Also, you are urged to contact the developers of this ransomware for a decryption procedure. Getting in touch with cyber crooks could prove to be a huge risk as they could lure you into paying a huge ransom for a hoax decryption procedure. In other cases, they could try to gain access to your PC remotely. It should be more than obvious that CryptFile2 Ransomware is a major virtual threat that cannot be tolerated. The complete removal of this malware is critical and should not be delayed.

There are a few steps that you must take to strengthen your virtual security as it will allow you to avoid any malicious program including CryptFile2 Ransomware. Firstly, it is imperative to highlight the importance of practicing safe browsing habits. By simply avoid all suspicious third-party websites, you will significantly reduce the risk of infecting your PC. That is so because malware developers are known to craft sites that run an arbitrary code execution exploit and just entering them could be enough to get your PC infected with some unknown malware. Additionally, you must avoid all e-mail attachments coming your way from unknown senders because in quite a few cases ransomware programs are distributed via spam e-mail attachments. Finally, you should have a professional malware detection and removal tool active on your PC at all times. If you do not have such a tool already make sure to install one as can identify and terminate any virtual threat in an automatic manner; also, it can warn you about any potentially harmful web content that you could come across while surfing the web.

The instructions that we present below will allow you to remove CryptFile2 Ransomware in its entirety. Keep in mind that this can be achieved only by following each step carefully. Be sure not to miss any steps as it could mean that the devious application was not terminated completely. To avoid that, we recommend analyzing your PC for potential leftovers linked to CryptFile2 Ransomware right after you are done with the manual removal. If you find such analysis a bit too challenging, perform a full system scan with a reliable antimalware tool since it can automatically detect and delete any traces of this ransomware.

How to remove CryptFile2 Ransomware from your operating system

1. Select and remove a file on your desktop named HELP_DECRYPT_YOUR_FILES.TXT.
2. Click the Windows button.
3. Type regedit into the search box and the tap Enter on your keyboard.
4. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
5. Right-click a registry a value called SecurityFlashPlayersHardWare and select Delete
6. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce.
7. Right-click a registry value called *SecurityFlashPlayers32 and select Delete.
8. Open your File Explorer.
9. Navigate to C:\Users\(your username)\AppData\Roaming.
10. Select a malicious .exe file and the tap Delete on your keyboard. Keep in mind that the name of this file is random.