What is ATLAS Ransomware?
Anti-Spyware-101.com malware researchers are warning about ATLAS Ransomware. This malicious threat was created to enter your operating system and encrypt your personal files without your notice. The distribution of this infection is mysterious, but it is most likely that users face it via misleading spam emails with the installer camouflaged as a harmless attachment. It is enough to open the file to unleash the ransomware, and this is why this kind of malware is spreading across the web so fast. Needless to say, if you were more cautious when browsing the web, you would not have encountered this malicious threat. Reliable anti-malware software could have helped as well. Needless to say, it is very important to delete ATLAS Ransomware from your operating system, but, first, you need to read this repot to learn more about this dangerous infection. This report was created after thoroughly analyzing the infection. If anything discussed in this report is not clear for you, remember that you can use the comments section to start a conversation. You can add any question for our research team to address.
How does ATLAS Ransomware work?
ATLAS Ransomware slithers in silently, but it does not hide itself once your files are fully encrypted. On the contrary, this infection attaches the “.ATLAS” extension to make it easier for the victim to spot the corrupted files. Also, this infection should drop a file called “ATLAS_FILES.txt” onto the Desktop to provide you with more information about the situation. This file is not dangerous, and you can open it without bringing other problems over yourself. The purpose of this message is to convince you to email atlashelp@protonmail.com, atlasfix@protonmail.com, or atlasfix@dr.com. These email addresses, of course, are used by the creator of the malicious ATLAS Ransomware, and the main goal is to make you initiate communication. If you do, cyber criminals can introduce you to additional instructions that, most likely, would push you to send a ransom fee in return of a decryptor. Whether this fee is high or low, you should not pay it because it is unlikely that cyber crooks would give you the decryptor in return. The risk is pretty high, and so you have to think carefully if your files are worth it.
Although you can remove ATLAS Ransomware extension attached to the files, this will not decrypt them because the infection encrypts the data within. Legitimate file decryptors exist, but it is unlikely that you will find a tool that will be capable of deciphering the algorithm used by the infection. Of course, it is unlikely that the victims of this infection will rush to employ third-party tools because of the intimidating alert warning against using them. What would happen if you used them? It is unlikely that anything would happen at all, and this might be just an instrument for cyber criminals to make you act in the way they want you to act. If you choose to communicate with the creator of ATLAS Ransomware to see what they want, you should at least create a new email address so that your personal email address would not be recorded. What if you already have used your personal email? If that is the case, you need to be extremely careful about the messages you receive because you could be flooded with annoying spam and corrupted links or attachments.
How to delete ATLAS Ransomware
If you back up your files constantly, it is unlikely that ATLAS Ransomware has done a lot of damage. If your personal files are backed up, you can delete this infection without further hesitation. However, if the only copies of your files were corrupted, you are in a predicament. The one option you have is to pay a ransom – and it might be huge – but even that does not guarantee decryption. If you are going to take the risk, you need to understand that there is a risk of losing your savings along with your files. In either case, removing ATLAS Ransomware is crucial, and we advise utilizing anti-malware software for that. If you do not want to invest in software that can automatically eliminate existing threats and keep your operating system malware-free in the future, you need to get rid of this infection manually, and that is not the easiest task because the main file has a random name and location.
Removal Instructions
- Right-click and Delete the ransomware .exe file (the name and location are random).
- Right-click and Delete the ATLAS_FILES.txt file.
- Right-click the recycle bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
- Install a trusted malware scanner to examine your operating system for potential leftovers.
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