Teeny Ransomware

Teeny Ransomware shows a window with a smiley face. However, the message it displays next does not look so cheerful. To be more precise, the other malware’s window ought to show a ransom note, which claims that all victim’s files were encrypted and that the only way to get them back is to pay a ransom. The hackers might claim they can guarantee you will be able to restore your files soon as they confirm the payment and send you decryption tools. However, you should know that in reality, the malware does not encrypt any files. What is does is rewrite a computer’s Master Boot Record to make it unbootable. Therefore, there is no need to pay a ransom as none of your files should be encrypted. What we advise is rewriting the operating system. Reinstalling Windows is probably the easiest way to restore it for inexperienced users. If you want to learn more about this malicious application first, we encourage you to keep reading our report.

There are a few ways a threat like Teeny Ransomware could infect a system. In most cases, such malicious applications get in after launching some suspicious file obtained from Spam emails, unreliable file-sharing websites, pop-ups, and other untrustworthy advertisements, etc. Therefore, our number one advice for those who want to keep away from ransomware and threats alike is to avoid opening files if you are not confident they are safe to launch. How one can know if a file is malicious or not for sure? If you have a robust antimalware tool, it should be able to tell if a suspected file has any malicious components or not. All you have to do is scan this file before opening it. In a case it appears to be harmful, an antimalware tool should help you get rid of it safely. Additionally, we advise making a backup from all of your most important files, like photographs and various documents, so that in case they get encrypted or damaged, you would still be able to restore them.

Upon entering the system, Teeny Ransomware should rewrite an infected computer’s Master Boot Record (MBR), which is responsible for identifying where data belonging to an operating system is located as well as how it is supposed to be loaded into the device’s primary storage/random access memory. In other words, it is essential for the system to be able to boot, and without it, your computer might be unable to load Windows. If the malware was also designed to encrypt files available on an infected device, it would then most likely start enciphering user’s personal data, such as photos, pictures, various documents, archives, audio/video files, and so on. Fortunately, Teeny Ransomware was not made that way, and researchers confirm that it can only rewrite Master Boot Record. Right after the MBR is rewritten, the malicious application should relaunch the infected system. Due to the made changes, it should now load the threats warning messages.

As said earlier, one of the Teeny Ransomware’s warning windows should show nothing but a smiley face made from various characters. The next one should contain a message written in Turkish. According to it, the threat encrypted user’s files, and they can only be restored if a user pays a ransom of 200 US dollars. Of course, given it is entirely untrue, we do not recommend wasting your money on decryption tools that you would not need. What we recommend is erasing Teeny Ransomware from your system.

Our researchers say that since the affected computer might be unable to load Windows, victims have no other choice but to rewrite their operating systems. During this process, you should be able to leave your private data untouched. After you rewrite Windows, we recommend employing a reliable antimalware tool. With it, you could make sure that Teeny Ransomware was removed. Besides, it would strengthen your system and guard it against threats you might yet encounter in the future.

Erase Teeny Ransomware

1. Rewrite Windows.
2. Install a reliable antimalware tool.
3. Scan your system to check if there are no malicious applications left.
4. If the chosen tool identified any threats, use its provided deletion button to erase them.