What is TitanCryptor Ransomware?
TitanCryptor Ransomware is the kind of malware that can destroy your personal files. Even though it only encrypts them – which, in theory, means that you should be able to decrypt them – recovering them has not been possible yet. Even though free decryptors do not exist, and restoring files manually is not possible, victims might be tricked into paying money for the decryptor allegedly created by the attackers. Can you trust them? Anti-Spyware-101.com research team does not recommend it. Even though cyber criminals might respond to you once you contact them first, it is unlikely that you would hear from them again after paying the ransom. Keep your money to yourself and, instead, figure out how to delete TitanCryptor Ransomware from your operating system. If you need help, you will find useful removal information in this article. If you continue reading, you will also learn how this malware spreads and, in turn, how to protect your Windows operating system against it in the future.
How does TitanCryptor Ransomware work?
Our research team inspected TitanCryptor Ransomware, and it was found that the original version of this malware did not work properly. Although it encrypted files, it failed to append extensions and drop the ransom note file to inform the victims about what was expected from them. However, the second version of this malware exists, and it is named “ArgusCrypt Ransomware.” This name is included in the extension appended to the encrypted files, as well as the ransom note file. The extension added to the corrupted files is “.ARGUS,” and if you find it, that file is unreadable. Can the file be restored by removing the extension? Unfortunately, it cannot. That is because the file is encrypted using an AES key, and this key is then encrypted using an RSA key. The data is scrambled, and can be read only using a decryptor. That is exactly what you are informed about via the “ARGUS-DECRYPT.html” file placed everywhere where encrypted files exist. You should remove every copy of this file without paying attention to the instructions inside. If you follow these instructions, you will contact the creator or TitanCryptor Ransomware via email (argusdecrypt@cock.li or argusdecrypt@mailfence.com) or the Tor Browser (http://argusqug6aw25gye.onion/; does not work).
When you contact the attackers, they have the chance to demand a ransom payment. We do not know how much they could ask, but even if the sum is not too big, paying it is not recommended. This is due to the fact that cyber criminals’ promises to decrypt files are likely to be empty. If you have no intention of paying the ransom, do not contact the attackers at all because once you do, they could expose you to links and file attachments that are malicious! Speaking of malicious links and attachments, you have to look out for them because that is how TitanCryptor Ransomware and other malicious infections (e.g., Blitzkrieg Ransomware or help@decrypt-files.info Ransomware) might spread. Other common paths that malware distributors can employ include Windows and software vulnerabilities and malicious bundled downloaders. Other active threats – such as clandestine Trojans – could be used to drop the infection as well.
How to delete TitanCryptor Ransomware
You do not want your personal files encrypted, but if that happens, you need to act fast. Of course, when it comes to TitanCryptor Ransomware or ArgusCrypt Ransomware, you might feel paralyzed. This infection encrypts files to make them unreadable and then demands a ransom payment to be paid in return for a decryptor that might not even exist. We certainly do NOT recommend paying the ransom. However, if you cannot recover files using other tools and methods – which, at the time of research, were not effective – you might be pushed into taking a risk. The attackers make sure that more victims are pushed into doing that by deleting shadow volume copies that destroy internal backups. Hopefully, your personal files are backed up online or on external drives, and you can remove TitanCryptor Ransomware/ArgusCrypt Ransomware with a light heart. To do that manually, you have to find the launcher file, whose location and name are unknown. But you do not need to worry about this if you decide to use an automated anti-malware program. Note that it can also provide full-time Windows protection, and that is something you need to fend off malware.
Removal Instructions
- Delete the malicious launcher file that can be located anywhere and whose name can be random.
- Delete the file named ARGUS-DECRYPT.html (delete all copies).
- Empty Recycle Bin and then quickly examine the system for leftovers using a legitimate malware scanner.
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