Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware

Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware is one of those threats that our research team believes to be in development still. The sample of the threat that we have managed to obtain was not functional, and it was not clear whether or not the infection would be released into the wild at all. That being said, we have to consider all possibilities, and one of them is that this malicious ransomware will be released very soon. If it is released, this threat should encrypt the personal files found on your operating system. After analyzing the code of the malicious ransomware, we have found the specific types of files that this threat should target, and you can learn about that further in the report. This report also discusses how this malware could invade your operating system, how it works once executed, and what methods you should employ to delete it successfully. Are you interested in the removal of Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware? If you are, you need to continue reading.

Most ransomware threats exploit RDP configuration vulnerabilities and spam emails to invade the targeted operating systems. The infiltration of this malware is always silent because if you recognized malware, you would not let it in. Once Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware invades the system, it should launch a cmd window with this message: “Enter CRYPTO to crypt directory C:\Users\User\Desktop.” At the time of research, nothing happened when the word “CRYPTO” was entered as instructed, but it is possible that the user would not see this message at all when the threat was fully developed. That is because the encryption process must be silent. Of course, if the process is initiated, you cannot stop it. In most cases, malicious ransomware threats (e.g., Cryp70n1c Ransomware or French Ransomware) add unique extensions to the files that are encrypted. It is not yet known if that would happen when Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware encrypted your files, but if it did, do not rush to remove these extensions because that will not affect the encryption of the file. Speaking of that, this threat should use an RSA encryption key to mess with the files.

At the moment, there are 71 different types of files that Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware is set up to encrypt. Some of the more familiar ones include .doc, .jpg, .pdf, and .raw. The infection targets documents, images, and similar kinds of files that users value more than, for example, system files that can be replaced. Once the encryption is complete, a ransom note should be introduced to the victim; however, at this moment, it is unknown how that would happen. Most likely, a TXT or HTML file would be created, or a notification would be represented via a Desktop background image or a ransomware window. There are many different options when it comes to that. Paying attention to the ransom demands is never a good idea. Whether you are asked to email an unfamiliar email address or send money to a Bitcoin Address set up by cyber criminals, you are on the losing end. Cyber crooks develop threats like Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware to extort money, and even though they promise decryption of files in return, they never keep their promises. Instead of looking for ways to decrypt files, we suggest focusing on the removal of the ransomware. Hopefully, deleting it is not an impossible feat.

Since Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware is not yet developed and released – and, hopefully, it will not be – there is not much we can say about the elimination of this threat yet. Hopefully, it will be enough to delete the launcher of this file. How to detect it? If you remember downloading or opening a file yourself (e.g., if you let the threat in by opening a spam email attachment), you might be able to discover it right away. Of course, copies of the file could be created, and, in this case, it would not be enough to erase the main launcher file. In other cases, it could delete itself after the encryption or after creating the copy. Also, other malicious components could be created as well. Without a doubt, installing anti-malware software is the best option in this case because it can automatically delete Cryptolockeremulator Ransomware and other threats that might be active. For that, you must install a reliable and trustworthy anti-malware tool that is up-to-date and can help you fight even the most recent infections.