What is Gesd Ransomware?
Gesd Ransomware is a dangerous program that will surely slither into your system behind your back. Since it is a ransomware program, we know already what it wants from you – money. You should do your best to resist its threats and remove Gesd Ransomware from your computer as soon as possible. Although there are the manual removal instructions below this description, you should seriously consider scanning your computer with a licensed antispyware tool that would help you delete all the malicious programs automatically. Consequently, you would also protect your computer from other similar threats.
Where does Gesd Ransomware come from?
Although this infection is rather obscure, it comes from a big family of similar intruders. It belongs to the STOP Ransomware family, and we believe that most of the applications from this group are more or less alike. What’s more, it is sometimes possible to decrypt the infections from this family, but you should definitely address a professional before you proceed with that. In the meantime, it is important to find out more about ransomware distribution, so you would avoid similar intruders in the future.
Usually, Gesd Ransomware and other similar infections use spam email to reach their victims. It also means that users download and install these dangerous infections themselves, even if they are not aware of that. For instance, a spam email that carries the infection might look like a regular notification from a company or an institution, and if you often encounter such notifications in your email, you might not think twice before you click to open that attachment. And once you do that, Gesd Ransomware (or any infection for that matter) easily enters your system.
The least you could do is scan the attached file with a security tool before you open it. At least this way, you would be able to check whether the file is safe or not.
What does Gesd Ransomware do?
It probably goes without saying that this infection encrypts your files. It is not possible to stop the encryption process, and when you see the ransom note on your screen, the files are already locked up. All the files affected by this encryption will have the .gesd extension added, and this is actually how we came up with this name.
Disregarding what the ransomware says in its ransom note, you should never contact the criminals behind this infection because they would only collect your money and scram. It might also be a good idea to go through the STOP/Djvu Decryptors that are available in public.
However, security researchers point out that it is important whether you have an online or offline ID. If the infection is able to connect to its command and control center, it is very likely that the public decryption tool will not work, and you will have to look for other ways to restore your files. If you have an offline ID, you might be able to restore some of your files.
How do I remove Gesd Ransomware?
Since this program comes from the STOP Ransomware family, the same removal guidelines can be applied to all the programs in the group. The truth is that it is not hard to delete Gesd Ransomware; it is a lot harder to restore the encrypted files. Therefore, it is a must to have a file backup. You might keep your files in an external hard drive or in a cloud drive. Although this seems bothersome, a file backup remains the best remedy against ransomware infection.
When you remove Gesd Ransomware from your system, you should address a professional who will guide you through various file recovery options. In most cases, it is possible to restore at least some of your files. However, you need to be ready for the worst because sometimes, you might need to start building your file library from scratch. Do not let that discourage you. Use this as a lesson for the future. Be sure that the programs like Gesd Ransomware will continue to target you and bother you in the future, so you have to be ready for it.
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Manual Gesd Ransomware Removal
- Press Win+R and type regedit. Press OK.
- Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- On the right pane, right-click and remove the SysHelper value.
- Press Win+R and type %LOCALAPPDATA%. Click OK.
- Remove the folder with a long random name.
- Press Win+R and type %WinDir%. Click OK.
- Open System32\Tasks and remove Time Trigger Task.
- Run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner.
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