What is Chinz Ransomware?
Chinz Ransomware is a malicious application that belongs to the Phobos Ransomware family. Like most ransomware applications, it encrypts victims’ files with a robust encryption algorithm. As a result, files become unusable and cannot be opened unless they get decrypted. What is even worse is that it might be impossible to obtain the needed decryption tools. Usually, only the malware’s creators can provide decryption tools unless cybersecurity specialists manage to create them. While cybersecurity specialists offer them free of charge, hackers demand users to pay a ransom. Specialists warn that the prices might be high, and there are no guarantees that you will get the promised tools. Therefore, we advise you not to rush into anything before you learn more about this threat. We can offer our deletion instructions available at the end of this article for users who want to know how they could erase Chinz Ransomware manually.
Where does Chinz Ransomware come from?
Chinz Ransomware could be spread through multiple channels. To be more precise, the malicious application’s installers might be distributed through spam emails, unreliable file-sharing websites, or suspicious pop-ups and advertisements. The malware might also enter the system by misusing weaknesses like unsecured RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) connections, weak passwords, and outdated software. Therefore, users who wish to avoid such threats should take several safety precautions. First, we advise not to open files from unreliable websites, spam emails, or messages that you were not expecting to receive. Secondly, we recommend removing all weaknesses that your system could have so it would be less vulnerable to threats. Of course, a legitimate antimalware tool could help a lot too. You can perform regular system scans with it and check downloaded files before opening them to ensure that they are safe to interact with.
How does Chinz Ransomware work?
The malware should start encrypting files available on the infected device as soon as it gets in. Chinz Ransomware might encrypt only personal files, although it could lock other data too. What is a personal file? It could be a photograph, a video, or a document. In other words, it is data that was created by a user and does not belong to the operating system or any software. Such threats often encrypt only private data because it might be valuable and irreplaceable, which is why victims of the malicious application could be more willing to pay a ransom. You can tell if the file is encrypted or not from the malware’s extension that might look like this one: .id[C4A6QEC6-2875].[yuzhou13@tutanota.com].chinz.
The ransom note explaining how to make the payment and what you would get in return should appear right after Chinz Ransomware finishes encrypting targeted files. It should be called info.txt. The document should also say that users who agree to pay ransom should contact hackers via email and send up to five files that are not valuable for free decryption. Hackers offer to do this to prove that they have the promised decryption tools. However, while they might have such tools, there are no guarantees that they will deliver them as promised. Thus, if you do not want to risk losing your money in vain, we advise not to put up with any demands.
How to erase Chinz Ransomware?
If you decide not to pay and remove Chinz Ransomware, you have a couple of options. The first one is to delete the malicious application manually. It might not be an easy task, but we can offer the deletion instructions available below if you still wish to complete it. The second n option is to get a legitimate antimalware tool that would erase Chinz Ransomware for you. You would only need to pick a reputable security tool, perform a full system scan, and press the removal button displayed after the scan.
Remove Chinz Ransomware
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
- Choose Task Manager and click the Processes tab.
- Find a process belonging to the malware, select it, and press End Task.
- Close Task Manager.
- Press Windows key+E.
- Go to your Desktop, Temporary Files, and Downloads directories.
- Find the file launched before the threat infected the computer, right-click this suspicious file, and click Delete.
- Go to: %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
- Locate files titled info.txt and info.hta, right-click them, and select Delete.
- Close File Explorer.
- Empty Recycle Bin.
- Reboot the system.
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