Patcher Ransomware

Patcher Ransomware is one more file-encrypting malware that should be avoided at all times. During initial research, malware experts working at our internal labs have discovered that at the given moment this malicious program affects only MAC users. While PC users might be safe, it must be noted that developers of this malware could release its updated version that could be fully compatible with all Windows versions. To find out more about how you can improve your virtual security, make sure to read the rest of our report as we provide a few precautionary steps. We also provide in-depth information regarding the overall functionality of this ransomware, which has been gathered during its analysis. Alongside such important information, we also provide a removal guide that should help you terminate Patcher Ransomware once and for all.

Even though Patcher Ransomware affects MAC computer only, its overall functionality does not differ all that much from other ransomware programs that affect computers' running Windows. Right after it gains full access to the system, it will identify data on your personal computer. This malicious program is designed by cyber crooks to affect files located in the /Users and /Volumes directories. Due to the powerful algorithm used to lock your personal data, decryption procedure will be an impossible task. Because the encryption procedure is completely silent very few users can detect this devious program in action. Once all the data is encrypted, this malicious program places a text file called README!.txt in all the user's directories. Basically, this file informs the user that their personal files are no longer accessible. It also urges users to pay a ransom using the Bitcoin currency. The affected user is asked to obtain 0.25 Bitcoin and then get in contact with developers of this ransomware for further instructions. Our researchers urge you to refrain yourself from doing that since even developers of this malware are not able to unlock the encrypted files due to poor design of this their malicious application. Thus, any kind of payment is a guaranteed loss. We highly advise you to take action as soon as possible and delete Patcher Ransomware once and for all. Only a timely removal can help you limit the data loss imposed by this malicious program.

There are few preventative steps that any computer user should take to improve overall virtual security. Firstly, our research team highly advises you to practice safe browsing habits. This means that you need to avoid all questionable third-party download websites which are known to be the primary source of bundled installers, which are notoriously used by malware developers to spread their invasive applications. Therefore, we highly advise you to obtain all of your programs from their official developers' websites only. Our research team also advises you to always learn as much as possible beforehand about every single program that you want to have active on your computer. This is important because cyber crooks are infamous for using misleading marketing techniques to lure unsuspecting users into obtaining their dubious program without understanding how it actually functions. Since it has been discovered that Patcher Ransomware is often spread via torrent files disguised as a crack or a patch of some sort. it is not surprising that we recommend avoiding every torrent site as they are infamous for being linked to malware. Finally, we recommend installing a professional antimalware tool if you do not have one already. This is critical since such a tool can detect and delete any suspicious program in an automated manner.

It goes without saying that a complete removal of Patcher Ransomware should be every user's priority. Make sure to follow the instructions that we provide with care if you want to remove this malicious program completely. This is important because its traces might be used in devious ways. For example, there is a chance that Patcher Ransomware could be restored with just a few leftovers associated with it. To avoid all of this, you should perform a detailed analysis of your computer for anything linked to this devious program once you are done with the manual removal.

How to remove Patcher Ransomware from your computer

1. Locate a malicious .exe file on your computer. Remember that the name of this file is random.
2. Select it and then remove it.
3. Restart your computer.