What is Prometey Ransomware?
If you are not cautious, you run the risk of facing Prometey Ransomware, a dangerous infection that can seamlessly encrypt all of your personal files. During the process of encryption, the data of the affected files is changed, and that ensures that you can no longer read them in a normal manner. A decryptor is needed for that. Unfortunately, you cannot download just any decryptor to assist you because the attackers behind this malware are using a unique encryptor, and it has not been deciphered yet. It is possible that no one will be able to decipher it at all. This is good news for the attackers behind the threat because if you cannot decrypt the files yourself, and if you do not have copies that could be used to replace the corrupted files, you might give in to their demands. Hopefully, you have not done that yet. To learn more about the infection and its removal, please continue reading, and note that if you need assistance deleting Prometey Ransomware, you can always post a comment below.
How does Prometey Ransomware work?
Anti-Spyware-101.com researchers have had the “pleasure” of analyzing Dever Ransomware, Pysa Ransomware, Pponce.lorena@aol.com Ransomware, and thousands of other infections that can encrypt files. Prometey Ransomware is very similar to most of them, and if you want to secure your operating system against it, there are two things you need to take care of. First of all, you need to be cautious so as not to open any security backdoors. That means that you should not download unreliable files, leave remote access enabled, or open spam email attachments. Second, you need to make sure that your operating system is protected by reliable security software because even if a security backdoor is left open, this software can catch and delete malware before it is executed. Since you are reading this article, there is a good chance that you already need to remove Prometey Ransomware from your operating system, but do not forget to secure your system and rethink your behavior as well. Otherwise, you might end up facing similar threats in the future.
If Prometey Ransomware got in, it must have encrypted your personal files. According to our research team, an extension consisting of random characters should be added to these files, and a text file should be dropped next to them. If you open this file, you should be introduced to a message informing you that you need to visit s2n2qnhaxhp6dfggjvlvaouoxbqijjn6znucbhhzxsg45dfh6z4zh7ad.onion, which can only be done using the Tor browser. The link was not active at the time of research, but it is clear that if it were active, it would introduce ransom payment instructions. We do not know how much the attackers behind Prometey Ransomware expected victims to pay in the past, but regardless of the ransom sum, following the instructions presented by cybercriminals is not a good idea. That is because you have no guarantees when it comes to cybercriminals and their promises. You might send the full ransom sum, but that does not mean that you will retrieve a decryptor in return, and, unfortunately, you will not be able to force the attackers to do the right thing.
How to delete Prometey Ransomware
You want to remove Prometey Ransomware from your operating system, we are sure of that, but you might hesitate to do this if you have no way of recovering or replacing your personal files. Should you take the solution offered by cybercriminals? We do not recommend it, but what you do is up to you. In the best-case scenario, you can employ a trusted anti-malware program to delete Prometey Ransomware and secure your operating system. Then, once your system is completely clean and safe, you can delete the corrupted files and transfer backup copies in their place. If this scenario is not valid in your case, you might have to part ways with your personal files. In the future, always have your system secured and always be cautious about your own actions. Also, always have backups of your files stored outside your system because there are many infections that can destroy internal backups by deleting shadow volume copies. That is what Prometey itself does as well.
Removal Instructions
- Delete all suspicious files from Desktop, Downloads, and %TEMP%.
- Access Windows Explorer by tapping Win+E keys.
- Enter %WINDIR% into the bar at the top to access the directory.
- If you can find files named DirectX1I.dll and news.html, you must Delete them.
- Quickly Empty Recycle Bin and scan your operating system using a legitimate malware scanner.
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