What is Erebus Ransomware?
A new malicious program known as Erebus Ransomware has been discovered and is known to be roaming the web lately. It is yet another ransomware application which can cause a lot of harm. Basically designed by cyber crooks so they could profit illegally this application has the capability of locking data on an infected computer in a silent manner without requiring any kind of consent from the user. It goes without saying that such functionality cannot be tolerated. To find out more about devious inner workings of this malware, be sure to read our detailed report in which we provide our researchers' findings. Alongside such information, we also cover a few imperative virtual security tips that will allow you to keep your operating system fully secure at all times. Finally, you can find a comprehensive removal guide that will help you delete Erebus Ransomware in an quick and easy way.
What does Erebus Ransomware do?
Erebus Ransomware essentially does not differ all that much in its functionality from its contemporary counterparts of which there are many; thus, being aware of it is critical if you wish to maintain your data secure. Once this malicious program gains successful access to your personal computer and is launched it inserts its files all around your operating system. Additionally, it creates a registry value that is in direct correspondence with this ransomware's main malicious executable files; the interaction between the two results in an auto start of this program upon each system startup. As soon as it is fully installed it will start the encryption procedure which is utterly silent, so most users infected with it will not realize that their data is being locked. To encrypt your personal files, this malware uses a powerful cipher known as RSA-2048; due to the strength of this algorithm manual decryption is an impossible task. After such malicious procedure, the user is presented with a ransom note that informs about what has happened. The note also urges to make a payment in return for a decryption procedure. Even though it could seem like a solution to your problems, you must refrain yourself from doing so. We recommend doing so because it is likely a scam since cyber crooks responsible for this malware are not obliged in any legal way to provide you with decryption services even if you happen to make the payment. Therefore, you might lose money along with personal files. Your best bet to reduce the data loss imposed by Erebus Ransomware is by conducting its complete removal as soon as you discover it running on your PC.
How to improve your virtual security
There are many variables to keeping your personal computer safe and secure at all times. Firstly, our research team highly advises you to be extra cautions with all of your e-mail attachments since it has been discovered that Erebus Ransomware and quite a few of its counterparts are frequently distributed via spam e-mail campaigns. In some cases, it could be disguised as something important or urgent and so unsuspecting Internet users fall prey to such manipulative technique. To reduce the risk of infecting your computer in such a manner, acquire e-mail attachments from known senders only. It is also imperative to stay away from all questionable third-party download websites as they are infamous for hosting bundled installers, which are often used by malware developers to spread their devious software. Your best bet to avoid devious setup files is by obtaining installers from their official developers' sites. Finally, and most importantly every user that wants to keep their PC safe at all times, needs to have a professional antimalware tool since it can detect and warn you in advanced about any devious program on your PC or online.
How to remove Erebus Ransomware
To stop the invasive and malicious functionality of Erebus Ransomware entirely, you need to delete its every single bit. If you fail to do that the malicious program in question could continue its harmful functionality or might even be restored. Thus, it is important to execute a detailed analysis of your personal computer for potential leftovers of Erebus Ransomware right after you have performed the manual removal. This way you will be sure that the termination has been complete. If you find such manual removal process complex to the extent that you do not feel comfortable performing it yourself, we highly advise you to use a professional antimalware tool to get rid of this malware in an automated manner.
How to remove Erebus Ransomware from your operating system
- Click the Windows button.
- Type regedit into the search field and then tap Enter.
- Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- Select a malicious registry value called GoogleChromeAutoLaunch and then remove it.
- Remove the malicious .exe files (the name of these files is random) in the following directories:
a) Go to C:\ProgramData\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
b) Go to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
c) Go to C:\ProgramData\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
d) Go to C:\Users\[your username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. - Right-click your Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.
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