Quakeway Ransomware

Quakeway Ransomware is a malicious application that may damage pictures, photos, various documents, and other private data located on the computer. According to our computer security specialists, such thing could happen without the user noticing anything as the threat should not reveal its presence until it completes the encryption process. There are a few ways one could encounter the malicious application, and if you wish to know more about them, we encourage you to continue reading our article. In the text, we will also discuss what could be done to restore at least some part of damaged data and tell, you how to get rid of Quakeway Ransomware manually. If the process sounds a bit complicated and you think you might need more assistance with the malware’s deletion, you should simply slide a bit below the text and follow the provided removal instructions.

As any other ransomware application, Quakeway Ransomware might enter the system with the help of the computer’s user, although the user himself may not realize it. It seems the malicious application could be distributed with infected email attachments, fake updates, installers, and other files one can download from the Internet. To avoid threats alike in the future, we would advise you not to rush opening downloaded data, especially if it comes from an unreliable source, for example, Spam emails, P2P file-sharing networks, etc. It would be safer to scan untrustworthy files with a reliable antimalware tool first since such software could detect threats and warn you about them.

Even after the computer gets infected the device should still function normally, so the user might not understand what has happened unless he notices it is impossible to access some of his files. Once Quakeway Ransomware gets in it should begin encrypting user’s private data, and as a result, the affected files might become unusable. Our researchers report the malware may also mark its damaged files with .org extension placed at the end of the file’s title. This is another way how you could notice the infection before it displays a ransom note. The documents could be titled ransomnote __iWasHere.txt, and it might be dropped on the user’s Desktop, folders containing encrypted data, and so on.

The text in the ransom note claims “Your files content changed to unreadable content to you and your PC.” It also urges users to contact the cyber criminals behind the malware through quakeway@mail.ru email address. The strangest part is that the malicious application’s creators claim Quakeway Ransomware is not a ransomware application: “ATTENTION !!This is not a Ransomware.We don't need your money Just wanna care you and upgrade your security.” We have no doubt the hackers might seek to trick less experienced users by saying the data that gets encrypted is locked for good intentions, for example, to protect it from being stolen, etc.

Nonetheless, even if the cyber criminals do not use words like ransom, they may extort money from you by suggesting you purchase expensive security tools or buy their remote services. Therefore, one way or another we believe the hackers should ask for some payment. Keep it in mind that even if you comply with their demands, there are no guarantees the malicious application’s creators will hold on to their promise and help you decrypt your files. Because of the risk of losing your money in vain, we advise you not to contact the malware’s creators. To recover at least some of the damaged files users could try various recovery tools or simply switch encrypted files with the backup copies, for example, files from removable media devices, cloud storage, and so on.

However, before attempting to restore encrypted data, it would be safer to remove the malicious application first and perhaps make copies of encrypted files just in case. One way to eliminate Quakeway Ransomware is to erase it manually by following the instructions located below the text. These steps will show you how to find the malware's launcher and how to delete it. If they appear to be quite complicated, we recommend using a reliable antimalware tool instead. Keeping a trustworthy security tool might strengthen the system and help you stay away from threats alike in the future, so if you have not installed such a tool yet, we would advise you to think about it.

Remove Quakeway Ransomware

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Go to the Task Manager.
3. Find a randomly titled process related to the malware.
4. Select this process and press the End Task button.
5. Exit Task Manager.
6. Tap Windows key+E.
7. Locate Desktop, Temporary Files, and Downloads folders.
8. Look for a malicious file that got the system infected.
9. Right-click the file you suspect and press Delete.
10. Close the File Explorer.
11. Empty the Recycle bin.
12. Reboot the system.