What is Bitshifter Ransomware?
Bitshifter Ransomware is a malicious computer infection. This program has been created to encrypt your files and then bully you into giving away your money for the decryption key that may not even exist. Ransomware programs always say that they will give the affected users means to restore their files, but more often than not, users end up with the short end of a stick, and they must look for other ways to retrieve their files. Hence, do not fall for this trick and remove Bitshifter Ransomware from your computer at once. That will be the best to you and your system.
Where does Bitshifter Ransomware come from?
Our research team says that it is not clear where this program comes from. It means that not actual distribution routes have been detected. This leaves us a very wide scope of potential distribution options that we have to be aware of.
Perhaps, the most common way for a ransomware program to infect someone would be using spam email attachments. Users are bombarded by spam email campaigns with messages that claim that they carry important reports or invoices users have to check. Needless to say, these “reports” are actually the installer files for ransomware programs, and the moment users download them and open them, things like Bitshifter Ransomware enter target systems.
It might also be possible for this infection to enter your system via a malicious pop-up. You may encounter those on websites that get exploited by cyber criminals. Usually, for that, they use exploit kits, and the installation is initiated automatically, the moment a certain pop-up opens. Of course, there are also other ways for a ransomware program to enter your computer, but these are the most common ones, so if you are careful about the attachments you open and the websites you visit, the possibility of a ransomware infection should decrease.
What does Bitshifter Ransomware do?
This program presents us with the usual array of ransomware behavioral pattern. Upon the installation, the infection will scan your computer, looking for the files it can encrypt. Then it will use a powerful encryption algorithm to lock your files. The file icons should change automatically as your system will no longer be able to read them. Hence, you will see at once which files have been affected by the malicious program. What’s more, Bitshifter Ransomware will also append the “.gollum” extension to every single filename. For example, if you had a flower.jpeg file, after the encryption, it will look like flower.jpeg.gollum.
Once the encryption is complete, the program will drop a ransom note on your desktop, and it will demand that you wire them £300 pounds. Otherwise, it threatens that your files will be deleted automatically. The program also gives you a deadline, which is there to push users into spending their money as soon as possible.
We would like to point out that the program might also try to steal your cryptocurrency information because that kind of function is part of its code. Therefore, it may not just collect the ransom fee. The program might also take the rest of your cryptocurrency funds without you looking (provided you have it).
How do I remove Bitshifter Ransomware?
It is obvious that you must remove Bitshifter Ransomware from your system immediately. The removal process might get slightly tedious, especially if you have removable drives plugged into your system. This program affects files in plugged in drives as well, so if you are not sure you can find every single file associated with this program, you can always scan your PC with a licensed antispyware tool. Manual removal is not that complicated, but if you are not used to removing malware on a regular basis, it might end up being somewhat challenging.
As for your files, please delete the encrypted data when you delete Bitshifter Ransomware from the PC. Then, transfer healthy files to your hard drive from external backup storage. Perhaps you have virtual cloud storage too, where you store most of your recent files. If that is the case, you can transfer them back to your system as well.
Finally, do not feel discouraged if you cannot restore some of your files. Protecting yourself from malicious infections can come at a cost, but it will surely be useful for the future.
Manual Bitshifter Ransomware Removal
- Go to your Downloads folder.
- Delete the recently downloaded files.
- Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
- Type %TEMP% into the Open box. Click OK.
- Remove the Network.exe file.
- Open your plugged USB drives (if present).
- Remove the Launcher.exe file.
- Scan your PC with SpyHunter.
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