help@badfail.info Ransomware

Specialists at pcthreat.com have discovered a new infection help@badfail.info Ransomware spreading through the web; however, it has turned out that it is not exactly a brand new threat. Research conducted by specialists has clearly shown that this ransomware infection is a new variant of Paradise Ransomware analyzed some time ago. It does not differ much from the original infection. Once this threat slithers onto computers, it scans the system to find valuable files and then encrypts them all without mercy. Researchers say that help@badfail.info Ransomware locks pictures, documents, music, videos, and many other files on affected computers. It does not try to make the computer unusable – it does not lock any system files. The ransomware infection must be removed completely as soon as possible no matter what files you have found encrypted on your system. No, you will not unlock any of them by deleting help@badfail.info Ransomware; however, you will prevent this ransomware infection from locking more files on your PC.

There is no doubt that your files have been encrypted by help@badfail.info Ransomware if they have a new extension _V.0.0.0.1{help@badfail.info}.paradise, for example, picture.jpg_V.0.0.0.1{help@badfail.info}.paradise appended to all of them. The ransomware infection starts searching for files and encrypting them immediately after it successfully slithers onto users’ computers, so you will soon find out about the successful entrance of this ransomware infection if you ever encounter it. Once files are locked, the ransomware infection opens a window on Desktop and drops a .txt file with instructions. Users are told to contact cyber criminals by dropping a message to one of the emails indicated in the ransom note (help@badfail.info OR help@badfail.info). If compared to the text file, the opened window contains more detailed information. You will also find two sentences proving that the decryption of files is not free there: “You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins. The price depends on how fast you write to us.” Cyber criminals promise to decrypt 1-3 files for free to show victims that they are capable of doing this. You can send those files for the free decryption, but you should not send a cent to malicious software developers because they might release more infections locking users’ files in the future if they get what they want. You might be one of those unfortunate users who will encounter new threats. Of course, the main reason we do not recommend transferring money to cyber criminals is the fact that there are no guarantees that the decryption tool that can unlock encrypted files will be given to you. In other words, there is a huge possibility that you will pay for nothing.

Researchers working at pcthreat.com do not have much information about the distribution of help@badfail.info Ransomware, but they are 100% sure that this threat slithers onto computers without the users’ knowledge. It does not mean that users cannot help this threat to enter their systems themselves by, for example, clicking on malicious links found on the web. Users also often end up with malicious software after they open attachments spam emails hold, so you should never go anywhere near these emails if you do not want to find harmful malware installed on your computer. Last but not least, it is very important that you never download software from dubious websites. Keep in mind there are plenty of websites that look completely harmless but might cause serious problems to you, so make sure you download applications from their official websites in the future. If you are not sure whether software you are about to download is trustworthy, you can always read other users’ reviews on the Web.

help@badfail.info Ransomware does not drop any additional files, so its removal will be quick, even if you decide to erase it from your system manually. You will remove this infection fully by deleting the malicious file that launches it and a ransom note dropped on your computer. Before you go to delete malicious components, you might need to open Task Manager and kill the malicious process representing the ransomware infection to close the window opened on Desktop. This infection can also be fully deleted with an antimalware scanner. Without a doubt, it must be reliable!

Delete help@badfail.info Ransomware

1. Tap Ctrl+Alt+Del and click Task Manager.
2. Open Processes.
3. Locate the malicious process and kill it.
4. Delete PARADISE_README_help@badfail.info.txt (the ransom note) from your computer.
5. Remove the malicious file you have opened recently.
6. Empty Trash.