GrujaRSorium Ransomware

GrujaRSorium Ransomware is a malicious application that has a few variants. Apparently, they may all use a different extension to mark encrypted files. Nonetheless, despite the variant you get, the threat ought to encrypt your files and display a ransom note asking to contact the hackers behind the malware. Obviously, dealing with the cybercrimes could be dangerous as they may try to scam their victims, which is why we recommend against contacting the hackers. You can learn more about this malicious application by reading the rest of this article. Also, we encourage users to have a look at the removal instructions available below if they decide it would be best to eliminate GrujaRSorium Ransomware. The malware can be erased with a reliable antimalware tool too, so if you prefer using automatic features more, you could download a security tool of your choice instead.

To avoid threats alike, it is essential to understand where GrujaRSorium Ransomware might come from. Our researchers believe the malicious application could be traveling with Spam emails or malicious installers distributed via unreliable file-sharing web pages. Truth to be told, the infection’s installers could impersonate various data, for example, they might look like text documents, pictures, installers, etc. Therefore, users have to pay close attention not to the file types, but to where their downloaded data comes from. If you know the source cannot be trusted, it would be best to scan the downloaded file to make sure it is not malicious with a reliable antimalware tool. Of course, it would be safest to stay away from unreliable websites, popups or other ads, and other sources alike. Also, to keep a legitimate antimalware tool that should always be enabled and up to date.

If GrujaRSorium Ransomware enters the system, it should start encrypting various files considered to be private. It could be the user’s pictures, photos, documents, videos, and so on. As explained earlier the extension, the encrypted files ought to receive, depends on the malicious application’s version. For example, our researchers encountered variants that locked files and marked them with .aes, .aesed, and .GrujaRS extensions. According to the hackers themselves, the data ought to be locked with AES-256 and RSA-4096 encryption algorithms. They mention it in a pop-up message shown after the encryption process. The only way to restore encrypted data is with special decryption tools. Unfortunately, these decryption means are available only to the malware’s developers, and they will most likely want something in return. As you see after encrypting all targeted files, GrujaRSorium Ransomware shows a ransom note asking to contact the hackers via email.

Strangely, the hackers’ email address is no_restore_it@aol.com and, truth to be told, the name of it does not sound too reassuring. Also, the ransom note warns victims that “after 1 week, decrypting has been inposible,” which means users who are willing to put up with the cybercriminals' demands have only one week to do so. Users have to understand that getting their data back might be more difficult than the note says. We doubt GrujaRSorium Ransomware’s developers would give up decryption tools just for contacting them via email. Usually, cybercriminals demand a ransom and the sum they may ask could be significant.

What we mean to say is dealing with the GrujaRSorium Ransomware’s creators could be risky. If you pay a ransom, there is a chance it could be lost in vain, as the hackers could refuse to provide promised decryption tools. Also, you should know it might not be your only option to get your files back. If you have a backup, all you need to do is clean the computer from the malware and then replace encrypted data with backup copies.

For users who choose to eliminate GrujaRSorium Ransomware, we can offer the instructions located at the end of this article. The process should not be too complicated, but if it is, you could employ a reliable antimalware tool instead. Perform a full system scan and the chosen tool ought to let you remove all identified threats at the same time.

Erase GrujaRSorium Ransomware

1. Click Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Choose Task Manager and select Processes.
3. Find a process belonging to the threat.
4. Mark it and click End Task.
5. Exit Task Manager.
6. Click Win+E.
7. Find these paths:
   %TEMP%
   %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
   %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
8. Locate the malicious application’s launcher (some suspicious file downloaded before the infection appeared).
9. Right-click it and select Delete.
10. Locate a file called GrujaRS.png or Infectied.png.
11. Right-click it too and press Delete.
12. Exit File Explorer.
13. Empty Recycle Bin.
14. Restart the computer.