BlueCheeser Ransomware

BlueCheeser Ransomware could ruin your most important files if you keep them on your Desktop. Apparently, the malicious application does not target files in any other directories, which is why users who do not have any files or valuable data on their Desktops might not be that sad about receiving this particular malware. Usually, such threats encrypt most of the data on their infected devices, but for some reason, hackers behind this malicious application programmed it to target Desktop alone. If you want to learn how to erase BlueCheeser Ransomware as well as more about its working manner, we encourage you to read the rest of this article. Also, feel free to use our comments section if you have any questions related to the malware.

Mostly threats like BlueCheeser Ransomware are spread through unreliable file-sharing websites and Spam emails. Also, in some cases, they can enter by exploiting vulnerabilities, such as unsecured Remote Desktop Protocol or RDP connections. Consequently, users who do not want to see such malicious applications on their system should not only watch out for untrustworthy files but also ensure that their computers would have no weaknesses. To avoid launching files that could be malicious, you should never open data from unreliable sources or scan it with a reliable antimalware tool first. As for removing weaknesses, we recommend setting up strong passwords, updating outdated software, and so on.

BlueCheeser Ransomware runs from the directory where its launcher gets downloaded. Thus, if you save files on the Downloads folder, it is likely that the malware’s installer could be any suspicious file that was recently added to this directory. Also, our researchers say that the malware does not need to create any additional data, except a text file that we talk about further in this text. Since the threat does not need to settle in, it might start encrypting files a bit faster than ransomware applications that do need to create copies of their launches, Startup tasks, and records alike. As said earlier, the malicious program should encrypt only those files that are located on your Desktop. During the encryption process, the targeted data should become unreadable. Plus, BlueCheeser Ransomware ought to mark each locked file with the .himr extension, e.g., document.pdf.himr.

Furthermore, after encrypting files located on a victim’s Desktop, BlueCheeser Ransomware should create and open a document called Instructions.txt. According to it, you have to pay 400 US dollars if you want to decrypt your files. Otherwise, hackers claim that victims will lose their data forever. While it is true that without decryption files, you may never be able to unlock your data, there are no guarantees that hackers will provide the tools that could decrypt your files if you pay the ransom. We always say that dealing with them is risky, but in this case, it might be even more dangerous. As you see, most ransom notes provide contact details that allow emailing hackers. Contacting them not only enables victims to learn how to pay a ransom or send a file for free decryption but also provides hackers with victims’ email addresses to which they are supposed to deliver the promised decryption tools.

The problem is that BlueCheeser Ransomware’s note does not provide any contact details, which raises a question of how the malware’s developers plan on delivering decryption tools. Naturally, since such people are not trustworthy, it is possible that they do not mean to hold on to their end of the bargain. Thus, if you pay the ransom, you could lose 400 US dollars in addition to the files on your Desktop that might become unusable because of the threat. If you decide that paying ransom could be too risky and you do not want to do so, we encourage you to close the ransom note and remove BlueCheeser Ransomware from your system.

Users who want to get rid of the malicious application manually should check the instructions located at the end of this paragraph. For users who prefer using automatic features, we recommend installing a reputable antimalware tool that could delete BlueCheeser Ransomware and protect their computers against malicious applications that they may yet encounter.

Remove BlueCheeser 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. Find the malicious application’s launcher (suspicious file downloaded before your computer became infected).
9. Right-click it and select Delete.
10. Find a file named Instructions.txt on your Desktop, right-click it, and select Delete.
11. Exit File Explorer.
12. Empty Recycle Bin.
13. Restart the computer.