What is WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware?
WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware is a regional malware infection, as this malicious program seems to be targeting the Russian-speaking users. Its entire interface is in the Russian language, but it doesn’t mean that ONLY Russian-speaking users can get infected. If you find yourself somewhere along the route of the malware distribution network, you might as well catch this infection, too.
The bottom line is that it is necessary to remove WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware as soon as possible, and you should never pay this infection a single cent. It only wants your money, and there is no guarantee that it would decrypt your files.
Where does WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware come from?
It doesn’t look like WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware belongs to any of the prominent ransomware families that we know. It is quite possible that the infection was created as a test run before it gets sold for other customers. Nevertheless, the program works just fine, and it functions just like any other ransomware application out there.
Also, WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware must employ the most common ransomware distribution methods to reach its victims. Thus, it is very likely that users download and install this program willingly. They get tricked into thinking that the file they download is useful and necessary. For instance, if WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware comes via spam email attachments, the spam message may imply that the file is an important shopping invoice, some financial statement, or a document from your business partner that you have to open immediately.
If you haven’t been expecting any email, you should remove this kind of message at once because it is clearly a scam devised to trick you into installing malware. Unfortunately, a lot of users fail to notice the discrepancies and they get infected with WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware (or any other ransomware for that matter).
Some of you might say that all files you receive look important, so how would it be possible to know which files are malicious and which are safe? For that, you can scan the received files with a security tool of your choice. If the security tool says that the file is dangerous, you can delete it at once.
What does WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware do?
On the other hand, if you get infected with this ransomware, what happens to your system? Our research suggests that WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware encrypts all important picture and document formats. Therefore, you can be sure that most of your files will be locked, and your system will not be able to read them.
The infection wants to push you into a state of panic, as that makes it easier to manipulate you. And with all of your data encrypted and inaccessible, you might experience quite a shock! What’s more, WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware also drops a ransom note in every single folder that contains encrypted files. The ransom note is in Russian, but here’s the gist of it:
All significant files on YOUR computer were packed into encoded archives with unique 100” passwords using AES-256-bit encryption.
<…>
I guarantee that YOU can safely and easily recover all your files.
<…>
YOU have exactly 7 days to contact me.
The ransom note also comes with an email that you have to use in order to contact these criminals. It says that if you receive no answer within 24 hours, you should use another email provided. It proves that the server connection for this ransomware is quite shaky, and paying the ransom might not even solve anything. Of course, you shouldn’t pay anything in the first place.
How do I remove WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware?
This ransomware is quite easy to remove. You just need to delete all the recently downloaded files that could be associated with the infection. If you cannot tell which files are malicious, use a licensed antispyware tool to scan your computer for harmful files and applications. This way, you will be able to remove WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware automatically.
As for your files, unfortunately, there is no public decryption tool available for this infection. Thus, if you don’t have a file backup, or you don’t have your files saved someplace else (like a flash drive or a cloud drive), you might need to start building your file library anew.
Manual WANNACASH NCOV Ransomware Removal
- Delete the latest files from Desktop.
- Remove the latest files from the Downloads folder.
- Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
- Delete the most recent files from the directory.
- Run a full system scan with SpyHunter.
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