What is Anoncrack Ransomware?
Anoncrack Ransomware is a recently discovered malicious file-encrypting program. If you encounter it, the malware might lock all of your documents, pictures, photos, and other essential files available on the computer. Unfortunately, the damage cannot be undone even if the infection is eliminated. Despite it, we would still advise our readers to delete Anoncrack Ransomware as leaving it on the system could be dangerous. Also, you should know there are other recovery methods besides paying to the cyber criminals who developed this infection. We will talk about them as well as the threat’s working manner and its removal further in the article. Therefore, users who want to get to know the malware better should read the rest of the article first. Then if you choose to get rid of the ransomware, we suggest you have a look at the removal instructions available below the text.
Where does Anoncrack Ransomware come from?
At the moment of writing, it is still not clear how Anoncrack Ransomware is distributed. The specialists at Anti-spyware-101.com think the malware could be traveling with untrustworthy setup files, malicious pop-up ads, Spam emails, etc. Thus, to protect the computer from such threats in the future, we would advise users to be more careful while downloading installers from torrent and other unreliable file-sharing websites, clicking suspicious ads, or opening email attachments received from unknown senders. Users can also additionally strengthen their computers by installing a legitimate antimalware tool on them. Just keep it in mind the tool should be updated whenever it is possible as it might allow it to detect more malicious programs.
How does Anoncrack Ransomware work?
It is not yet determined which encryption algorithm could be used, but our researchers’ say it is a strong one. The Anoncrack Ransomware’s victims should notice the files that get to be encrypted end up with an additional .crack extension, for example, picture.jpg.crack, text.docx.crack, and so on. Afterward, the malware might place a document called pago.txt in all the folders containing locked files. The message inside of it should tell in Spanish the user needs to pay about 30 US dollars, but the payment has to be made in a digital currency called Bitcoins. After making the payment, the hackers ask their victims to send proof of it to the given email address. If you believe their promises, they should reply by sending the user a unique decryption key. The problem is we do not see where the user could insert such a key. It is possible Anoncrack Ransomware’s creators might send a decryptor together, but there are no reassurances. Consequently, we recommend against paying the ransom. If you do not want to risk losing your money, you could try to recover files from backup copies, with various recovery tools, etc.
How to eliminate Anoncrack Ransomware?
Those with more experience could follow the instructions we placed below the article, erase the files belonging to the malware, and so delete Anoncrack Ransomware manually. Naturally, the given steps might not appear to be that easy for less experienced users in which case we advise installing a legitimate antimalware tool and let it take care of the malicious program. This way you could detect files associated with infection while performing a system scan and after it is finished such data could be erased automatically by merely clicking the removal button.
Get rid of Anoncrack Ransomware
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
- Choose Task Manager.
- Identify a suspicious process associated with the malware.
- Select this process and press End Task.
- Exit Task Manager and click Win+E.
- Locate your Desktop, Downloads, and Temporary Files folders.
- Search for a malicious file that infected the PC.
- Right-click the file you suspect and select Delete.
- Then find all the ransom notes and erase them the same way too.
- Close File Explorer.
- Empty your Recycle bin.
- Reboot the system.
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