What is GusLocker Ransomware?
GusLocker Ransomware is a pretty regular ransomware program that was discovered last year. It didn’t make big waves, but it had a few variants, and some of them might still be making rounds out there, so we need to discuss this program in a big greater detail.
Of course, it doesn’t take a genius to understand that one must remove GusLocker Ransomware from the infected system as soon as possible. Manual ransomware removal is not that complicated, but if you do not feel confident about doing it on your own, you should definitely consider investing in a legitimate security tool that would help you terminate this program for good.
Where does GusLocker Ransomware come from?
This program has never been big enough to precisely determine its distribution path. However, it is obvious that it employs the most common ransomware distribution methods. In other words, this application spreads via spam emails. The success rate of a spam email campaign is less than 10%, but spam email campaigns are usually so big in size that even the small success rate doesn’t deter malware developers from employing them to spread their malware.
Spam email that distributes ransomware often looks sophisticated because they need to convince users to open the attachments that they come with. Worse, it sometimes looks like it was written by an actual person. For instance, someone might try to tell you about some copyright infringement that you need to address immediately. And if you work at a company that deals with copyright every day, you might feel inclined to open the file. However, the moment you open it, it infects your computer with GusLocker Ransomware (or any other ransomware for that matter), and sometimes it might be impossible to restore your files. When corporate files are affected, the damage might be even worse.
Of course, it can be tiresome to question every single file you receive in your inbox, but you could save yourself the trouble of doing that by simply scanning the file with a reliable antispyware scanner before opening it. This should become your habit, especially if you receive a lot of documents from unknown senders every single day. Scanning the received files before opening them would greatly decrease the possibility of a malware infection.
What does GusLocker Ransomware do?
Needless to say, that this ransomware program encrypts your files. It will be really easy to see which files were encrypted by GusLocker Ransomware because the program will add the .GUSv2 extension to every affected file. At the same time, the file icon should also change as the system will no longer be able to read it. This program encrypts the most common file formats, so it is safe to say that once the encryption is complete, most of your data will be locked under a powerful encryption algorithm.
However, just like most of the ransomware programs, GusLocker Ransomware avoids encrypting files in the Windows, Program Files, Profiles Files (x86), Windows.old, All Users, and Intel folders. It means that this ransomware infection needs your system to function properly even after the encryption because it expects you to pay the ransomware. To do that, you should follow the rules provided in the ransom note that GusLocker Ransomware drops into every folder it encrypts. The ransomware also adds an entry into your registry that launches the ransom note every single time you turn on your computer. This persistent ransom note says the following:
ALL YOUR FILES LOCKED!
YOUR PID: [id]
YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL: 5BTC@PROTONMAIL.COMWHAT NOW?
Email us
Write your ID at title of mail and country at body of mail and wait answer.
You have to pay some bitcoins to unlock your files!
DON’T DECRYPT YOUR FILES!
Do you really have to pay to retrieve your files? Most definitely not. Since the program is old. It is very likely that the program’s server is down by now, and so there is no way they would issue the decryption key.
How do I remove GusLocker Ransomware?
It is a lot better to remove GusLocker Ransomware from your computer right now. Follow the manual removal instructions below to get rid of this program. If you do not feel confident about your malware removal skills, simply invest in a powerful antispyware tool that will do the job for you automatically.
If you have an external file backup, you can restore your files without too much difficulty. If not, do not hesitate to address a professional for other file recovery options.
Manual GusLocker Ransomware Removal
- Press Win+R and type regedit. Click OK.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- On the right side, right-click the inf value and select to delete it.
- Close Registry Editor and press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
- Open the Processes tab on Task Manager.
- Highlight suspicious processes and click End Process.
- Delete unfamiliar files from Desktop.
- Go to the Downloads folder and remove the most recently downloaded files.
- Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
- Remove the most recently downloaded files.
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