Omerta Ransomware

If there is a bunch of files you can no longer open, your Wallpaper was changed without your knowledge, and a new .txt file can be located, Omerta Ransomware must have successfully infiltrated your computer. It is one of those infections that belong to the crypto-malware category because it enters users’ computers to encrypt their files and extract money from them. Omerta Ransomware was detected for the first time at the beginning of June, 2018, which suggests that it is not a prevalent infection yet. Even if it is true, it does not mean that it cannot infiltrate your computer and cause you problems. Many users wonder why so many ransomware infections are set to lock files on affected computers. There is a very simple explanation for this: they lock personal data to make users pay money to the ransomware author. Have you found your files locked too? You must delete the ransomware infection as soon as possible so that more files would not be locked on your computer. Technically, Omerta Ransomware deletes itself after locking users’ personal files, but it does not mean that you will not need to do anything because it scatters its ransom note around and creates an entry in the Run registry key for it. You will find more information about the Omerta Ransomware removal further in this article.

No doubt you will find your files locked if you ever encounter Omerta Ransomware. According to specialists, it should lock almost all personal files it finds on the affected computer, including documents, music, images, and more. Names of all encrypted files will be changed and, on top of that, a new extension ([XAVAX@PM.ME].omerta) will be appended to them, so, in our opinion, it is impossible not to notice the changes applied. Ransomware infections do not leave users guessing why they can no longer open their files. They drop ransom notes on affected computers. Omerta Ransomware is no exception. You will find READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO GET ALL YOUR FILES BACK.TXT dropped in all affected folders too right after it fully encrypts files. Users are informed that their files have been encrypted “due to a security problem with your PC,” but we can assure you that Omerta Ransomware is the one that has locked them on purpose. The following sentence clearly shows that cyber criminals behind this ransomware infection want users’ money: “You have to pay for decryption in BITCOINS.” The price of the decryptor is not indicated in the ransom note, but if you do as instructed, i.e. send an email with the personal identifier to cyber criminals, they will reply you with more detailed information. In our opinion, there is nothing sensible about sending money to malicious software developers, so, in our opinion, you should let them decrypt 3 files for free, but you should definitely not pay for decryption of all other encrypted files. We cannot let you do this because a) cyber criminals might not even have a decryption tool, meaning that you might not get it from them; b) crooks will not stop developing new malicious applications if all victims send money to them.

Omerta Ransomware is not distributed very actively yet due to being a new infection, but specialists working at pcthreat.com have observed that this malicious application is already distributed via spam emails. To be more specific, it is distributed as an email attachment. Malicious applications are often disguised as documents or other harmless files, so it is not surprising that so many users open them fearlessly and thus infect their computers with malware. Of course, there are other methods that cyber criminals can adopt to spread malware, so you must be cautious 24/7 and keep a powerful security application enabled on your computer to stay safe.

Ransomware infections encrypt files on victims’ computers with strong ciphers so that they could not be decrypted easily. Unfortunately, it means that it might be impossible to get files back if you do not have a backup. In any event, the ransomware infection must be removed fully from the system. Follow below-provided instructions if you have never erased any harmful threat and need some help. Do not forget that you can clean your system with an antimalware scanner if something goes wrong and you find it impossible to remove Omerta Ransomware manually.

Delete Omerta Ransomware

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type regedit and press Enter on your keyboard.
3. Move to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
4. Locate the Value pointing to the ransom note (READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO GET ALL YOUR FILES BACK.TXT) dropped by the ransomware infection.
5. Delete it.
6. Remove READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO GET ALL YOUR FILES BACK.TXT from all affected directories on your computer.
7. Empty Recycle Bin.