Cheetah Ransomware

It is always daunting when one gets infected by a ransomware program. Cheetah Ransomware is one of those infections that can make you sweat buckets, especially if it infects an entire computer network. It might seem that the only way to restore the encrypted files is to pay the ransom, but we have some good news: there is a public decryption tool for Cheetah Ransomware. Thus, instead of paying the ransom, you simply need to remove Cheetah Ransomware from your computer, and then restore the encrypted files with the public decryption tool.

Although most of the ransomware infections travel via spam email attachments, we have grounds to believe that Cheetah Ransomware usually comes via Remote Desktop Protocol connection. Therefore, if your RDP connection isn’t secure, there is always a chance that you could get infected with ransomware. What’s more, when it comes to this distribution method, it is far more likely that Cheetah Ransomware will attack corporate computer systems, as opposed to individual desktop computers.

In fact, ransomware programs mostly target businesses in the first place. Why do they do that? They do it because companies (especially the small ones) are more like to purchase the decryption key. Smaller companies may not have enough funds to invest in a file backup, and so they would be more willing to spend their money on the decryption key.

Of course, it’s a good thing that the public decryption key for Cheetah Ransomware exists, but some users infected by this program may not be aware of it. Thus, it is extremely important that anyone who gets attacked by a ransomware program learns more about it and how it spreads.

We know for sure that Cheetah Ransomware is a new version of the BigBobRoss Ransomware infection. That is probably one of the main reason security specialists were able to come up with the decryption key. However, we would like to point out that sometimes the code gets modified so much that the old decryption tool does not work anymore. This shouldn’t discourage you from battling this infection though. If Cheetah Ransomware managed to enter your system, you need to delete everything associated with this program as soon as possible.

Of course, once this program enters the target system, it functions practically just like all the other ransomware programs. It scans the system looking for the files it can encrypt. When all the files are located, Cheetah Ransomware runs the encryption algorithm, successfully scrambling the file information. As a result, the system can no longer read your files once the encryption is complete. You will see that your files have changed because their icons will change, and so their filenames. Cheetah Ransomware will have a prefix to their filenames with your unique user ID.

Ransomware programs use these IDs to identify their victims. They also expect you to use this ID when you “contact” the criminals behind this program. You are given the email address that you have to use to contact these hackers in the ransom note. The ransom note comes in a notepad document and in an outgoing link that launches a YouTube video about the infection.

The ransom note says that the ransom amount depends on how fast you contact these people, but you definitely know better than to do that. It is important to understand that by transferring the ransom payment, users encourage these criminals to carry on with their malicious deeds. Thus, close the ransom note immediately, and then look for ways to remove Cheetah Ransomware.

Thankfully, it is not that hard to delete Cheetah Ransomware from your computer. You just need to remove the files that launched the infection. If you do no remember which file that was, scan your system with a licensed antispyware tool.

Once Cheetah Ransomware is gone, you can restore your files with the decryption key that was used for BigBobRoss Ransomware. If it doesn’t work, you can try recovering your files from an external or a virtual backup. Perhaps you have some of your files saved on your mobile or in your inbox. There might also be other recovery options that you should explore with a professional technician. Finally, do not forget to secure your system against similar infections in the future.

How to Delete Cheetah Ransomware

1. Remove unfamiliar files from Desktop.
2. Go to the Downloads folder and remove the most recent files.
3. Run a full system scan with SpyHunter.