What is BitKangoroo Ransomware?
Do you have 1862 US Dollars just lying around? If you do not, fulfilling the demands of the BitKangoroo Ransomware might be complicated. When this devious infection slithers in, it encrypts your files and then requests a payment of 1 Bitcoin – which, at the moment, translates to the sum above – to be paid within an hour. Even if money is not an issue, paying the ransom is risky because it is unlikely that the promised decryption key would be provided to you after paying it. Needless to say, you are in a sticky situation if this ransomware has invaded your operating system and encrypted your files. The good news is that you should be able to find a decryptor that can decrypt your files for free, and that is not something that happens often. Hopefully, you manage to get your files decrypted, and you can delete BitKangoroo Ransomware without any hesitation. Note that if your files are freed, the malicious components are still active, and you will not be safe until you remove them from your PC.
How does BitKangoroo Ransomware work?
BitKangoroo Ransomware is similar to RSAUtil Ransomware, BlackRose Ransomware, and all other malicious infections from this category. All of these threats encrypt files and then demand payments. In the case of the ransomware we are discussing in this report, it does not require you to contact cyber criminals first, which is how many ransomware threats operate. This infection immediately launches a window with the demand of 1 BTC. The window also displays the Bitcoin Address to which you are meant to transfer the money. Unfortunately, because the window paralyzes the Desktop, you cannot check out the situation. In reality, although you cannot close the window – when you do, a pop-up shows up suggesting that your files will be deleted if you close it – you can terminate a process that is responsible for it. This process is called “BitKangoroo,” and you can terminate it via the Task Manager, which you can launch by tapping keys Ctrl+Shift+Esc. Of course, you should terminate the process only if you are sure that you will not pay the ransom requested by BitKangoroo Ransomware.
If you were to disable the BitKangoroo Ransomware window, you would find the “.BitKangoroo” extension appended to some of your files. These are the files that were corrupted by the ransomware. Although a decryption key should help you decrypt these files, there are no guarantees that this key would be provided to you if you paid the ransom and then confirmed that by emailing cyber criminals at bitkangoroo@mailinator.com. Have you assessed the damage and found that the files that were encrypted by the malicious ransomware are currently backed up on external drives or online? If that is the case, the only thing you need to worry about is removing BitKangoroo Ransomware. Of course, if you get your hands on a legitimate file decryptor that works, you can use it too. Overall, the biggest concern for Anti-Spyware-101.com malware research team is that you delete this infection as soon as possible, and there are a few different ways in which you can do that.
How to delete BitKangoroo Ransomware
Just like most threats, BitKangoroo Ransomware can be deleted manually. According to our research, there is a file in the %AppData% directory that you need to eliminate from your operating system. By doing that, you will permanently eliminate the ransomware messages and disable it from encrypting files in the future. There is another option, and it entails installing software. The biggest motive for installing anti-malware software is the protection that it can provide you with. If you use trustworthy and reliable software, you will not need to confront another infection again. Also, you will have BitKangoroo Ransomware removed automatically, which, of course, is a useful feature. In either case, you need to terminate the process representing the irritating message that is blocking access to your operating system. If you want to discuss this threat further, start a conversation in the comments section.
Removal Instructions
- Tap keys Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager.
- Click the Process tab.
- Select the process called BitKangoroo.
- Click End task/End process.
- Now, launch Explorer by tapping keys Win+E.
- Type %APPDATA% into the bar at the top and tap Enter.
- Delete the file called IEAgent.exe (could be named differently).
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