What is Btcware Ransomware?
File-encrypting applications also known as ransomware programs are extremely active nowadays as lots of cyber crooks make illegal profits with their help. Our research has discovered a newly crafted program of this category that goes by the name of Btcware Ransomware. This malicious program is known to be roaming the web nowadays; therefore, being aware of it and keeping your PC secure is critical. If you happen to encounter it, make sure to avoid it at all times. We urge you to do so because it is fully capable of locking huge chunks of personal data without any warning or authorization. Such functionality of this malware could have disastrous outcomes, to put it lightly. Read our report and learn more about its functionality and how you can protect your computer from this or any similar program. If, unfortunately, you already have Btcware Ransomware active on your operating system, do not hesitate to use the detailed removal guide below to delete it once and for all.
What does Btcware Ransomware do?
During initial research, it has been revealed that Btcware Ransomware is likely an updated version of another infamous malware known as Crptxxx Ransomware. Thus, their similarities regarding overall functionality are not surprising whatsoever. In fact, this malicious program exhibits features and patterns of operations that are quite common among applications of this category. Once it enters your operating system, it examines your hard drive for data that it will lock. As you can guess the encryption is the next process that takes place. Since developers of this malware use a powerful cipher to lock your personal files, manual decryption will be impossible. Malware experts have discovered that this file-encrypting program targets a variety of file types such as .mp3, mp4, .avi, .txt, .doc, .docx, .jpg, .png, .bmp, and many others. Each file affected by it will receive a .btcware extension to denote the fact that it is encrypted. After all of this happens, you will be presented with a ransom note that will provide you with a personal ID that you are urged to enter within a suspicious web page. We recommend refraining yourself from doing so because cyber crooks responsible for developing this program will try to lure money from you. Under no circumstances pay for the decryption procedure as there is no guarantee that you will regain access to your data. Do not waste any time and remove Btcware Ransomware at the very same time as it is found active on your PC. This way you might be able to limit the data loss imposed by it.
How to improve your virtual security
If you a user that wants to maintain a secure and clean operating system at all times, make sure to take a few steps to improve your overall virtual security. The single most important thing regarding your system's security is a professional antimalware tool. Such a tool must be active on every Internet user's computer at all times. This is so because it can detect and warn you about any virtual threat in advance. In addition to such a tool, we highly advise you to take a few precautionary measures while surfing the web. Because in quite a few cases ransomware programs are distributed via spam e-mail campaigns, we highly advise you to avoid all questionable attachments that come your way from unknown sources. We also urge every user to learn as much as possible about every program that you want to have before even downloading it. This is critical because cyber crooks are infamous for using manipulative marketing techniques to lure unsuspecting users into downloading and installing their suspicious and even potentially harmful products. Finally, you should also be aware of unauthorized third-party download websites as they often host installers filled with questionable software. These seemingly simple precautionary steps along a professional antimalware tool will make your operating system virtually unbreakable.
How to remove Btcware Ransomware
Make sure not to delay the complete removal of Btcware Ransomware. A timely removal might even help you save some of your personal data. Follow the instructions that we provide below, and you will be able to get rid of it entirely. If even after doing so, you are still presented with a ransom note every single time your PC starts, it is likely that some traces of Btcware Ransomware are still active on your PC. To avoid finding yourself in such a situation, you need to perform an in-depth analysis of your PC for any traces linked to this malware right after your are done with the instructions below. If you find the whole manual removal procedure too complicated be sure to use a professional antimalware tool to automatically delete Btcware Ransomware in its entirety.
How to delete Btcware Ransomware from your PC
- Tap the Windows key on your keyboard.
- Type regedit into the search box and tap Enter on your keyboard.
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- Right-click a malicious registry value called btcware and select Delete.
- Open your File Explorer.
- Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming.
- Right-click a malicious file called biznet.exe and select Delete.
- From your desktop remove files called #_HOW_TO_FIX_!.inf and #_HOW_TO_FIX_!.hta.
- Right-click your Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.
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