What is KoKo Locker Ransomware?
KoKo Locker Ransomware encrypts data that is considered as valuable to most of the computer users, e.g. pictures, photographs, videos, documents, and so on. Thus, the malware is more threatening to users who do not backup their data on a regular basis or at all. If you do not have any copies either we would advise you not to panic and think about your options carefully. The malicious program’s creators may promise to decrypt locked data once you pay the requested amount of money, but who can guarantee you that they will keep up to this pledge? Unfortunately, such people cannot be trusted, and if you are not prepared to lose your money, there is nothing else left to do but to eliminate KoKo Locker Ransomware. For removal instructions, you could slide below this article and take a look at our deletion guide.
Where does Koko Locker Ransomware come from?
Our specialists report that the malicious application is not widely spread and it should be distributed via Spam emails. For instance, KoKo Locker Ransomware’s victims may receive an email from unknown source with a suspicious attachment, e.g. executable file, text document, picture, etc. As soon as the file is launched the computer should get infected. Therefore, to avoid such incidents in the future, we would advise you to scan suspicious data with an antimalware tool before launching it or avoid opening potentially dangerous files if they do not seem to be of vital importance to you.
How does KoKo Locker Ransomware work?
The malware works right from the directory where the user himself downloaded and launched the infection’s malicious file. For starters, KoKo Locker Ransomware should identify its targeted data on the computer and then start encrypting it. As we said earlier, the locked files could be various documents, photographs, audio files, images, and other personal data. In other words, the malware might not harm any program data. Either way, the encrypted files can be easily identified since each of it should have an additional extension .kokolocker, for example, picture.jpg.kokolocker. Right after the malicious application finishes the encryption process, it could show you a ransom note.
The message from the malware’s creators states that users must pay a ransom of 0.1 BTC if they want to unlock their data. Moreover, to complete this task, users are given a limited period, or to be more precise 74 hours. As the note claims after 74 hours, the infection will remove itself and leave the user’s data encrypted. However, you should notice that the note does not explain how the malicious program, could decrypt your data. Usually, similar threats display a window with decryption button or promise users to send the decryptor via email, but in this case, it is not specified at all. Of course, even with more detailed instructions, there would be no guarantees the malware’s developers will do as they promise. Thus, paying the ransom is not advisable and if you do not want to risk losing your money it would be best to ignore any demands and simply erase the threat.
How to eliminate KoKo Locker Ransomware?
The note left by the malware’s creators says the infection will delete itself after some time, but to be safe, it would be best to get rid of it on your own. To eliminate KoKo Locker Ransomware manually, you should open the Task Manager as it is shown in the instructions placed below this text, end the malicious program’s process and remove its data from the computer. Less experienced users could use a legitimate antimalware tool instead because its scanning feature can detect malware automatically and erase it too. This option is also a better choice for those who want to clean the system from other possible malicious or suspicious software as well or acquire a tool to protect the computer from future threats.
Remove KoKo Locker Ransomware
- Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and wait till the Task Manager appears.
- Find the malware’s process, select it and click the End Task button.
- Locate the infection’s malicious file; it could be found in the Downloads, Temporary Files, Desktop, or other directories.
- Select the file and press Shift+Delete.
- Restart the computer.
tested removal of KoKo Locker Ransomware*
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