Do you know what Korean MAFIA Ransomware is?
If you live in Korea, you are right on the target of the creators of Korean MAFIA Ransomware. This malicious threat was created to encrypt hundreds of different types of files on the Windows operating system, and if it slithers into the system, it can encrypt files in a silent manner. Our research team suggests, however, that the encryption process is quite slow, and so if you discover an encrypted file, for example, on the Desktop, you need to turn off the computer immediately. And how are you supposed to recognize corrupted files? They have “.MAFIA” attached to their original names. Hopefully, if you turn the PC off in time, you can stop the infection before it encrypts all of your personal files. What if your files are encrypted? Can you restore them by deleting Korean MAFIA Ransomware? Unfortunately, that is not how things work, but it appears that a free decryptor exists, and so you might be able to restore files after you remove the infection.
It is easy to become a victim of a malicious ransomware infection if you are not careful. The threat could hide in a software bundle or a spam email, and you might execute it unknowingly. If you wish to stay safe, you need to be cautious every step of the way, especially if you are not using anti-malware software to protect your operating system. Once executed, Korean MAFIA Ransomware immediately causes issues, and if you do not notice and remove it in time, it can encrypt all personal files. Our research team has found that the threat can attack over 700 unique types of files, and your music files, photos, videos, and even text files can fall into this pot. The threat uses AES-256 encryption algorithm, and it is applied using OpenSSL. Under normal circumstances, the decryption of files would not be possible, but a free decryptor has been made publicly available, and you should find it easily.
Korean MAFIA Ransomware screenshot
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It is not yet clear what the purpose of Korean MAFIA Ransomware is. After encryption, it creates a file called “information.MAFIA,” and it can be opened using Notepad. You can also rename it by attaching a readable extension (e.g., information.MAFIA.html) to open it. At the time of research, the message – which was in Korean, of course – showed a unique ID and nothing else. This indicates that the infection is either unfinished or a failure. In either case, it can encrypt files, and so it is dangerous. Unfortunately, it is not the only dangerous file-encryptor in the wild. Pottieq Ransomware, BDKR Ransomware, Matrix-NEWRAR Ransomware, Scarab-Good Ransomware, and many similar threats are out there, and you need protection against all of them. Because file-encryptors are dangerous, and, in most cases, the damage cannot be reversed by removing them, you want to think about that carefully.
You need to protect your files, protect your system, and remove Korean MAFIA Ransomware. These are the things you need to take care of right now, and you can do that the hard way or the easy way. The hard way, of course, is to manually delete Korean MAFIA Ransomware and also keep the system malware-free. This is easier said than done, and if you check the guide below, you will see that finding malicious ransomware components can be very difficult on your own. What we recommend doing is installing an anti-malware program you can trust. It will automatically delete the infection and take care of your system’s security. Afterward, you will only need to take care of your files, which you can do by backing them up. Just don’t use your system’s backup because that is not safe.
Delete Korean MAFIA Ransomware
- Launch Task Manager (via Ctrl+Alt+Delete menu).
- Go to the Processes.
- Right-click malicious processes and choose Open file location.
- If you can confirm their relation to the ransomware, select malicious processes and click End Process, and then Delete malicious .exe files.
- Delete the information.MAFIA file created by the ransomware.
- Empty Recycle Bin.
- Employ a malware scanner to inspect your operating system.
In non-techie terms:
Korean MAFIA Ransomware is a serious infection, and if you have not faced it yet, you must protect yourself against it immediately. If it invades your system successfully, it can start encrypting files, and, once it is done, most of your personal files are likely to be corrupted. The good news is that a free decryptor exists, and so you might be able to restore your files and remove Korean MAFIA Ransomware without suffering lasting consequences. Since manual removal of the infection can be complicated to even more experienced Windows users, we strongly recommend implementing anti-malware software to have it eliminated automatically. If other threats exist, the tool will get rid of them too, and your system’s protection will also be reinforced. Besides securing the system, we also advise backing up files to protect them against file encryptors that could attack in the future.