VBRANSOM Ransomware

VBRANSOM Ransomware could show you scary messages, but in reality, it might not do any damage to the computer. According to our researchers, the malicious program is most likely still in the development stage. This is why it may not encrypt any data on the user’s computer like it is supposed to do. Thus, if you encountered the unfinished variant of VBRANSOM Ransomware, you should consider yourself quite lucky. Under such circumstances, we would recommend removing the malware from the system immediately. If you are not sure how to do this, there are deletion instructions below this article that could guide you through the process. More details about this infection and will be provided further in the text, so if you want to learn how to avoid ransomware, it might be a good idea to continue reading.

The research shows that VBRANSOM Ransomware was distributed quite actively through Spam emails at one point, but at the moment it does not look so active. It is hard to tell if the malware’s developers are just upgrading the infection or if they decided not to continue with its further development. However, what is important now is that you would know how such ransomware applications can be spread, so you could protect the computer if the threat returns updated or if you encounter another similar malicious program.

Usually, users infect their system only after they launch a malicious file received through Spam email. It means before opening suspicious data you can check it first. Often we advise users to avoid launching data received unexpectedly, from an unknown sender or raising any suspicion at all, but there are cases when it is too difficult to identify malicious files. That is why it is more advisable to check email attachments with a trustworthy antimalware tool. The scanning process should not take much time and afterward you will know whether it is safe to open the attachment. A fully updated legitimate security tool might be the best user’s investment as it may help guard the system against not only infections such as VBRANSOM Ransomware but also other malware.

What happens if you launch the ransomware? This particular malicious application’s version was programmed to search for files in the %USERPROFILE%\My Documents\VBRANSOMTEST directory. Clearly, this is a very specific folder that was most likely created by the VBRANSOM Ransomware’s developers who wanted to test the infection. For now, it does not seem like the threat could encrypt any data and yet it might display a message saying “your documents, photos, videos, databases and other Important file has been encrypted by VBRANSOM”.

The malware’s ransom note should be shown in a separate window, and by the time it appears the threat may play a voice message too. Fortunately, it stops on its own after it warns the user. The further instructions mention a personal web page which is reachable through TOR browser. We have no doubt that on the site users should find further instructions telling how to purchase some decryption tool to unlock their files. Since this malware does not encrypt any data, you should simply ignore the message and remove the threat as soon as possible.

Manual deletion is possible if you can locate the malicious file you had launched before the infection attacked the system, although for the starters you should get rid of the ransom note. To close the message users would have to kill its process via Task Manager as it is shown in the instructions below. Then you can continue with instructions and erase the malicious file or download a reliable security tool and let it deal with VBRANSOM Ransomware. Once the infection is gone, we would also advise users to strengthen the computer’s security and backup necessary files, because the next time they might encounter much more dangerous threats. If you decide to acquire reliable antimalware software, keep it updated, and your system should be protected.

Eliminate VBRANSOM Ransomware

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Select the Task Manager.
3. Find the malicious process on the Processes tab.
4. Then select it and click End Task.
5. Press Win+E.
6. Go to your Desktop, Downloads, Temporary Files, or other folders where you save downloaded files.
7. Identify the malicious file, right-click it and select Delete.
8. Close the Explorer.
9. Empty your Recycle bin.