What is Korean MAFIA ransomware?
Korean MAFIA ransomware is a malicious computer infection that can encrypt your personal files. According to our research, this program has not been developed fully, and so it cannot collect the ransom payments. Thus, it does not provide users why any method to decrypt their files. As a result, you need to remove Korean MAFIA ransomware from your computer immediately and look for individual ways to restore your files.
In this description, we will tell you a little bit more about what this infection can do, and how you can remove it from your computer. Also, we will explore several file retrieval options.
Where does Korean MAFIA ransomware come from?
It is not clear what exactly stands behind the distribution mechanism of this malicious infection, but it is clear that the program mainly targets computer users in Korea because the message that this program displays is in Korean. On the other hand, even if you speak the language, you would not be able to make much out of the message. It is only one single line.
What should you do to avoid getting infected with Korean MAFIA ransomware? You should be really careful about the email messages that you open every single day. Our research team says that this infection usually spreads through phishing emails. It means that users open and download the files that install Korean MAFIA ransomware on their computers willingly.
The problem is that sometimes we do not think much before opening an attached file or clicking an embedded link. However, if we were to stop for a second and think whether we really need to open a certain file, whether we have to click that link. Also, you can always scan the downloaded file with a security application. If there is something wrong with the file, you will be notified.
What does Korean MAFIA ransomware do?
As you can probably tell already, this program engages in the same activities that most of the ransomware programs like. In other words, upon the installation, Korean MAFIA ransomware launches an encryption algorithm that encrypts your personal files.
However, the difference between this program and other ransomware infections is that Korean MAFIA ransomware launches a very slow encryption process. So you can basically see how the icons and extensions of your files change right in front of your eyes.
The encryption is slow because the program uses the OpenSSL AES-256 algorithm in CBC mode. OpenSSL is a product that is usually used to security communication, and encrypt messages or files. So if you notice that suddenly the extensions of your files are changing, you can stop the encryption is you open your Task Manager immediately and kill the winlogin.exe process.
If you fail to do that, most of your personal files will soon be encrypted. The filenames will also have additional “MAFIA” extension, and you will be able to tell which files were affected by the encryption at once.
Normally, when a ransomware program encrypts target files, it then asks the affected users to transfer the ransom fee to a given Bitcoin wallet. However, Korean MAFIA ransomware does not display a ransom note because the program is underdeveloped. So while some ransomware programs may give you the illusion of the possibility retrieve your files, Korean MAFIA ransomware does not provide you with one. You need to work on restoring your files on your own.
How do I restore my files?
There might be several options to retrieve your files. First, if you have copies of your files saved on an external hard drive, you can delete the encrypted files and transfer the healthy copies back into your hard drive. However, please remember to remove the infection from your computer before you do that.
You might also have most of your files saved on your mobile device or in your inbox. Therefore, check all the possible places where you might have saved your files. You might be surprised to find most of your recent files intact someplace else.
How do I remove Korean MAFIA ransomware?
This program does not have a point of execution, so it will not run again if you restart your computer. At the same time, it does not drop additional files, so you just need to remove all the recently downloaded files that might have initiated the malware installation. For more questions, please do not hesitate to leave us a comment.
Manual Korean MAFIA ransomware Removal
- Remove the most recent files from the Desktop.
- Navigate to your Downloads folder.
- Delete the most recent files.
- Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
- Type %TEMP% into the Open box. Click OK.
- Remove the most recent files from the directory.
- Run a full system scan with SpyHunter.
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