What is .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware?
.PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware is a dangerous computer infection, and there is nothing fun about it. This malicious infection aims to make as much money as possible by pushing affected users into purchasing decryption keys. However, you do not need to spend your money on this infection. It is possible to decrypt the files affected by the program for free. Therefore, you need to remove .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware from your computer as soon as possible. Scroll down to the bottom of this description for the manual removal instructions. Should you need help with malware removal, do not hesitate to acquire a powerful antispyware tool to help you with it.
Where does .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware come from?
As far as our team has found, this infection is a variation of the Jigsaw Ransomware. Therefore, whatever has been used to distribute Jigsaw Ransomware around the web can be employed to carry .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware around as well. Our research team says that these programs usually spread via spam email messages, and that is completely understandable. After all, spam email attachments are the most common mean of ransomware distribution.
You might think that it is not too reliable and the success rate of spam email campaigns might not help with malware distribution. In a sense, that is true. The success rate isn’t that high (less than 1 in 10 spam emails ever reach their target), but the point is that the sheer number of spam emails sent out is so big that even those few emails that DO get opened are enough for the people who make use of these campaigns.
Hence, if several individuals or business entities get infected with .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware, it is worth the expenses that the criminals invest to produce and distribute the infection.
At the same time, it shows that users still manage to open these annoying messages even though they are more than aware that they shouldn’t be doing that. We do understand that sometimes it might be hard to determine that a particular message counts as spam. After all, the spam messages that carry .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware and other similar infections are really sophisticated these days. They may look like invoices from online stores or like financial reports from banks and so on, but please do not get fooled by these messages.
They only look believable because they want you to download the attached file and open it – however, the moment you do that, the likes of .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware enter your computer. If you must open a certain file, you can at least scan it with a security tool of your choice. If the file is malicious, the security program will notify you about it.
What does .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware do?
As mentioned, .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware is another version of Jigsaw Ransomware. Therefore, it behaves in a similar fashion as its predecessor, although our research team claims that the program doesn’t work properly. According to our team, the program doesn’t drop any executable file. It only performs the file encryption, and then drops the Address.txt file on your desktop with the Bitcoin wallet address in it.
Supposedly, you should use that address to transfer the ransom fee. The program expects you to pay $100 for the decryption, and it says that the longer you wait, the more files it will delete. If you turn off your computer, the program will delete 1000 files. Although we have already established that a public decryption tool for this program is available, it can still, however, delete your files. So you should waste no time here. Remove .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware right now, and then get the public decryption tool to unlock your files.
How do I remove .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware?
Since this infection doesn’t drop any additional files, it is really simple to remove it from your system. You just need to remove the most recently downloaded files that could have been the installer file. We will give you a list of directories that you have to check for the most recent files. After that, be sure to scan your computer with a licensed antispyware tool because there might be more potentially dangerous programs on-board. Finally, when your files are safe again, please do everything you can to avoid similar infections in the future.
Manual .PC-FunHACKED!-Hello Ransomware Removal
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc and the Task Manager will open.
- Open the Processes tab and highlight suspicious processes.
- Click End Process and close Task manager.
- Remove the most recent files from your Desktop.
- Go to the Downloads folder.
- Remove the most recently downloaded files.
- Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
- Remove the most recently downloaded files from the directory.
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