What is TechandStrat Ransomware?
TechandStrat Ransomware is a malicious infection that comes from a new ransomware family. We are bound to see more programs from this group in the future. Hence, you should learn how to avoid the likes of TechandStrat Ransomware if you don’t want to start building your file library from scratch. This description will give you a general overview about this program, and then you will be able to remove TechandStrat Ransomware from your system. Please note that you can also employ a powerful security application to get rid of this threat.
Where does TechandStrat Ransomware come from?
This infection belongs to the DeathRansom Ransomware family. Although it comes from a seemingly new group of infections, it doesn’t behave in an entirely different way. Just like any other ransomware program, TechandStrat Ransomware needs user’s permission to enter the system. Users get tricked into download and opening the ransomware installer files because they tend to be disguised as legitimate documents.
For instance, if TechandStrat Ransomware spreads through spam emails, the spam emails in question might look like online shopping receipts, shipping notices, or even financial reports. It is very often that we receive such notifications, and if you don’t go through the message carefully, you might think that it’s just another promotional email.
However, as far as spam emails are concerned, you have to delete them, no questions asked. If you are not sure whether the email you’ve received is a spam, you can double-check with the sender. If the sender is someone you don’t know at all and the email comes with a file attachment, the chances are that’s a spam. Also, if you want to be absolutely sure that you don’t delete some important document, you can always scan the received files with a powerful antispyware scanner. it will allow you to remove files at ease.
So, as you can perfectly see, it is possible to avoid TechandStrat Ransomware, but you have to be careful. If you encounter unfamiliar content, and it sounds like someone is trying extra hard to make you interact with that content, it’s most definitely suspicious.
What does TechandStrat Ransomware do?
As mentioned, TechandStrat Ransomware behaves like a regular ransomware infection. It means that, upon installation, this program will scan your system. It will locate all the files it can encrypt. Those will mostly be files in the %USERPROFILE% directory. So, most of your commonly used documents are bound to get encrypted. When the encryption is complete, the files get additional extension. For instance, if you have a file JDhfjdgFGk.jpeg, then after the encryption, the file name will look like JDhfjdgFGk.jpeg.crypted. Although you probably don’t need this stamp to tell you that your files have been locked. After all, you won’t be able to open them once the encryption is complete.
TechandStrat Ransomware also drops a ransom note in the read_me_lkd.txt file. This file is dropped into every single folder that contains encrypted files. Here’s what the ransom note has to say:
Hello Technology and Strategy!
All your fileservers, HyperV infrastructure and backups have been encrypted!
<…>
The only way to recover your files is by cooperating with us.
To prove our seriousness, we can decrypt 1 non – critical file for free as proof.
At the bottom, TechandStrat Ransomware also displays email addresses you are supposed to use to contact these criminals. They don’t tell you how much you are expected to pay the decryption, and that’s definitely fishy because these crooks could ask as much as they want!
Needless to say, you should never pay anything. You should never contact these people. There’s hardly any guarantee that they would return your files, so it’s best to focus on removing TechandStrat Ransomware.
How do I remove TechandStrat Ransomware?
TechandStrat Ransomware doesn’t drop additional files, so you just need to delete the file that launched the infection. If you don’t know which file that was, scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner. When TechandStrat Ransomware is gone, look for ways to restore your files. Unfortunately, a public decryption tool is not available at the moment, but you can still get your files back if you have a file backup, or if you have copies of the most important files saved someplace else.
Manual TechandStrat Ransomware Removal
- Delete the most recent files from Desktop.
- Go to the Downloads folder.
- Delete the most recent files from the folder.
- Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
- Clear the directory and scan your computer.
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