What is Righ Ransomware?
Righ Ransomware is a tremendously clandestine infection that bets on people to be careless with spam emails and bundled downloaders. If you interact with spam email attachments and unreliable downloaders carelessly, you could let the infection in before you know what is going on. The launcher of this malware can be concealed in a clever manner, and you could be tricked into executing it yourself. Once the file is planted, it can do some serious damage. The main task for this malware is to encrypt your personal files, and it can do that successfully using a unique encryption key. A matching decryption key should exist, but you are unlikely to get your hands on it, which is why this kind of malware is so dangerous. Anti-Spyware-101.com research team has analyzed the malicious infection, and our recommendation is that you delete it as soon as possible. Shouldn’t you figure out what to do about the encrypted files first? Well, we hope that you will be able to restore them after you remove Righ Ransomware.
How does Righ Ransomware work?
According to our malware experts, Righ Ransomware is a clone of Remk Ransomware, Rezm Ransomware, Topi Ransomware, MOOL Ransomware, and hundreds of other STOP Ransomware variants. Someone created the initial infection, and then its code has been reused to build other threats. Perhaps, it is the same attackers that stand behind all threats, but it is most likely that multiple parties are responsible for different variants. It is easy to identify them by the extensions they attach to the files that are encrypted. Righ Ransomware adds the “.righ” extension, and you are likely to find it appended to photos, videos, archives, documents, and other types of personal files. While the extension can be removed, it is the data that you need to change, not the extension itself. Can you change the data back to normal manually? Even if you are a more experienced user, you cannot do that. That is the strength of the ransomware. The good news is that because there are so many STOP variants, malware researchers have created a decryptor that is free for anyone to use. Hopefully, you can use the STOP Decryptor to restore all encrypted files as well.
If you do not realize that there is a free decryptor, or if you cannot replace files because you do not have copies/backups stored in a secure location, you might pay very close attention to the ransom message introduced by Righ Ransomware. This message is introduced via a file named “_readme.txt,” and it informs that a ransom of $980 has to be paid in return for a decryption tool and a unique decryption key. To pay the ransom, you are supposed to email datarestorehelp@firemail.cc or datahelp@iran.ir. Have you already sent an email? Hopefully, you have not because that is incredibly dangerous. Although the first task for the cybercriminals is to convince you to pay a ransom – and we do not believe that you would get anything in return – later on, they could send you new spam emails with other malware installers or phishing scams. Hopefully, you have not exposed yourself to the attackers behind Righ Ransomware and you can successfully delete this malicious threat from your Windows operating system.
How to remove Righ Ransomware
Do you have a plan on how to delete Righ Ransomware from the system? Some Windows users will want to eliminate this threat manually. That is an option, but it does not suit everyone. The components of this malware have unique names, and finding and identifying them can be difficult. If you do not know what you are doing, it is best to leave the manual removal option for another time. What’s the alternative? We recommend installing automated anti-malware software. It is set up to thoroughly inspect systems and eliminate all existing threats. This software can definitely remove Righ Ransomware, and it also can protect your system to ensure that you do not need to face ransomware and other types of malware in the future. Hopefully, after the removal, you can replace files using backup copies or restore them using a free decryptor. If you face issues or want to ask us questions, use the comments section below.
Removal Instructions
- Delete all recently downloaded strange files.
- Tap Win and E keys at once to access File Explorer.
- Enter %HOMEDRIVE% into the quick access bar at the top.
- Delete the file called _readme.txt and the folder called SystemID.
- Enter %LOCALAPPDATA% into the quick access bar.
- Delete the ransomware folder. Name should have a string of random characters.
- Empty Recycle Bin and then immediately perform a full system scan.
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