Pubg Ransomware

Pubg Ransomware might look more like a joke, but while it may not cause you a lot of trouble it is still a malicious application, and it is advisable to remove it as fast as possible. Also, keep it in mind its appearance may signal the computer is vulnerable to malware. Because of this, we believe it is important to discuss not only the infection’s working manner but its possible distribution methods and ways to avoid such threats in the future as well. Therefore, if you have not encountered anything like Pubg Ransomware before and are determined to learn more about them, we encourage you to keep reading our article. What’s more, at the end of the text we will add instructions showing how to erase the malicious application manually. Feel free to use them if you need any assistance with the malware’s deletion. However, if the steps look a bit too complicated or you fear there could be more harmful data on the system, we would advise using a reliable antimalware tool of your choice instead.

At first, we would like to talk about the malware’s possible distribution methods. Our researchers think the hackers who created Pubg Ransomware might be using a few methods to spread it. Usually, one of them is sending users infected email attachments. This way the targeted victim affects the computer without even realizing it when he opens the attached file. Naturally, you can protect your system from such threats if you stay away from suspicious Spam emails or other messages carrying questionable data. Besides this, the malicious application could be spread through gamer chatrooms, untrustworthy file-sharing web pages that offer keygens or software alike, and so on. Thus, to keep the system secure, you should stay away from sites distributing pirated software or other doubtful content. In addition, we would recommend protecting the computer with a reliable antimalware tool as it can guard the system against many different threats.

Now that you know how Pubg Ransomware could enter your system it is time to learn what happens once it does. Our researchers say the malicious application encrypts user’s files with a secure cryptosystem; as a result, making it impossible to open them. Nonetheless, the malware damages only the files located on your Desktop. Some users have tons of files on their Desktop while others keep only a few icons or other data that is not important, so the damage received will be different to each victim. Moreover, after testing this infection, our specialists found out it opens a pop-up window containing a ransom note. What appears to be unusual is the hackers do not ask for any money. Instead they want their victims to play a particular game for precisely one hour, and afterward, the malware should automatically decrypt any files it locked. The note also says you can insert a code and decrypt your data without playing any games. Unfortunately, while it looks like the code should work the box where you need to add it does not seem to be responsive. It means you may have the right code, but it could be impossible to insert it.

Luckily, our researchers thought of a way how to decrypt files encrypted by Pubg Ransomware without having to play the game. As you see the malicious application checks for a TslGame.exe process, which means if you rename any other executable file temporarily into TslGame.exe and run it for one hour the infection should think you played the game, and so unlock the data. If you do not want to go through all this trouble to get your files back ever again, you should make sure your computer is well protected. First of all, we would advise removing Pubg Ransomware while following the instructions available at the end of this paragraph. On the other hand, if the process seems a bit difficult or you have not cleaned your system for a while and suspect there could be more harmful data on the computer, we would strongly recommend using a trustworthy antimalware tool instead.

Eliminate Pubg 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. Check if you can find the malicious file downloaded before the computer got infected.
9. Right-click the suspicious file and press Delete.
10. Close File Explorer.
11. Empty your Recycle bin.
12. Reboot the system.