Nazcrypt Ransomware

Nazcrypt Ransomware is no doubt a malicious program that could ruin user’s precious photographs, pictures, documents, and other files alike. As usual with such threats, it shows a ransom note claiming the data was enciphered and the only way to unlock it is to pay a ransom. Strangely, the hackers behind this threat ask to transfer money into an invalid account. It makes us believe the malicious program might not yet be finished. Another reason we think this might be true is that researchers cannot find working samples and so there is little we know about this malware. If you are interested in learning more about Nazcrypt Ransomware, we invite you to read the rest of our text, although if you came here just to learn how you could eliminate this infection manually, we would suggesting sliding below the article as it is where you will find our provided deletion steps. Just before following them you should know we cannot guarantee they will help you as with some information missing about this malware we cannot be entirely sure about its removal.

There are lots of different ways users could accidentally allow the malicious program enter their system. For instance, one of the most popular methods to spread infections like Nazcrypt Ransomware is to send victims their installers via email. The problem is the launcher may not necessarily look suspicious itself as it might appear to be a text document or a picture. However, what could help the user identify it as questionable is the fact it was sent by someone you do not know, or you did not expect to receive it. Whenever in doubt we strongly recommend scanning the suspicious attachment with a reliable antimalware tool. You could do the same with installers or other unreliable data downloaded from doubtful web pages as distributing ransomware programs through fake installers, updates, and so on is another popular distribution method. In general, we would advise being more cautious with Spam emails or any content downloaded from untrustworthy sources, for example, torrent or other file-sharing web pages, etc.

The next task after infecting the system is to indicate files the malware might encipher. Usually, such threats target personal data and not program data, because unlike photos or documents, the software can be reinstalled while encrypting precious personal files could ruin them forever. Our researchers say the user should be able to recognize the malicious program from the way it marks all encrypted data, for example, a file called text.docx should turn into text.docx.nazcrypt. Soon after all targeted data is marked this way Nazcrypt Ransomware should create a specific text document we call a ransom note. It might be placed on user’s Desktop or even in all directories containing enciphered data. The message it provides should shortly explain what happened and urge the user to pay a ransom: “Send $300 worth of bitcoins to address 13ADfA738SDFHdceP7348DASin3se2.” As we mentioned earlier, this address seems to be invalid, which means none of the victims could pay the ransom even if they wanted to.

Most importantly, we would not advise paying even if you could. Unfortunately, there are cases when hackers trick users as they take their money and do not keep up to their promise to restore encrypted files or send decryption tools. The best solution is to replace data ruined by the malware with backup copies, which is why to avoid losing all your data forever we always recommend doing regular backups. Of course, before attaching any removable media devices or using cloud storage, it would be safer to get rid of the infection first. For users who wish to remove Nazcrypt Ransomware manually, we may suggest trying the deletion instructions located below, although given there is still a lot we do not know about this malicious program it might be wiser to erase it with a reliable antimalware tool you trust.

Eliminate Nazcrypt Ransomware

1. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Go to the Task Manager.
3. Find the malware’s process.
4. Mark this process and click End Task.
5. Exit Task Manager.
6. Tap Win+E.
7. Navigate to:
   %TEMP%
   %USERPROFILE%\desktop
   %USERPROFILE%\downloads
8. See if you can find the malicious file you opened before the threat appeared.
9. Right-click the suspicious file and press Delete.
10. Then locate ransom notes, right-click them separately and click Delete.
11. Close File Explorer.
12. Empty Recycle bin.