Do you know what Zeronine Ransomware is?
Zeronine Ransomware is one of those specific ransomware infections that target users in particular regions. This program mainly attacks computer systems in Turkey, seeing how their ransom note is displayed in the Turkish language. Nevertheless, if you manage to find yourself in the program’s distribution path, you could get infected with Zeronine Ransomware, too. While it may not be too complicated to remove this ransomware infection from your computer, restoring your files is an entirely different story. Thus, it is necessary to maintain file backups because you can never know when a ransomware program might come your way.
So, how do users get infected with this dangerous program? It is very likely that the installer file for Zeronine Ransomware comes with spam email attachments. Sometimes ransomware might use social engineering, too. However, spam emails remain the most common ransomware distribution method. It is really frustrating because it means that users download and install the malicious program themselves. Of course, no one in their right state of mind would ever install such a thing, but the truth is that users simply are not aware of that.
How can spam email campaigns trick users into installing ransomware? Well, we all know that most of the spam emails automatically get filtered into the Junk folder. However, not all email service providers have algorithms sophisticated enough to filter out spam messages. Also, some spam mails look like legitimate notifications from reliable websites. And the ransomware installer files might also look like normal MS Office or PDF documents. So, if users are not aware of certain security threats that might come through spam emails, they could end up opening dangerous files without any second thought.
Zeronine Ransomware screenshot
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In order to avoid getting infected with Zeronine Ransomware (or any other ransomware program for that matter), you should delete emails from unfamiliar senders immediately. Also, if received files look important, but you still don’t know whether they are reliable or not, you can always scan them with a security tool before you open them. This way, the security tool would inform you about a potentially hazardous file.
However, when Zeronine Ransomware enters your system, the story is different. The infection scans the entire system and it locates files it can encrypt. Based on what we know, this infection can encrypt all document and picture format files. Once the encryption is complete, the affected files get the “.zeronine” extension added to their filenames. But of course, you don’t need the extension to know that your files have been encrypted because all the file icons change to blank pages, too.
Aside from encrypting your files, this program will also display a pop-up that will tell you that your files were encrypted, and if you want to unlock them, you have to contact the criminals through the given Discord credentials. It says that you can also recover three files for free as a proof that these people have the decryption key. Finally, it says that if you close the pop-up, you will not be able to recover your files.
The truth is that it is very unlikely that you will be able to recover your files through these criminals in the first place. Also, there’s no way to know how much these crooks will ask for the decryption tool, and it’s possible that the price will be really high. All in all, it wouldn’t be a good idea to spend your money on the ransom payment because this way, you would only encourage the criminals to create more malicious programs.
As mentioned, it is not that complicated to remove Zeronine Ransomware from your system. However, if you do not have a file backup, it might be somewhat hard to restore your files. In the worst-case scenario, you have to come to terms with the possibility that your files could be lost for good.
That is why we always emphasize the importance of creating file copies and storing them in an external hard drive or a separate cloud drive. It might sound cumbersome, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Also, consider investing in a powerful antispyware application that would help you protect your system from various threats.
How to Remove Zeronine Ransomware
- 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.
- Remove the most recent files from the directory.
- Scan your computer with SpyHunter.
In non-techie terms:
Zeronine Ransomware is a malicious program that will lock up your files. The program will ask you to pay money for the files you want to restore. However, paying is not an option, and you should never consider that. Instead, remove Zeronine Ransomware from your computer with a licensed security application. Also, learn more about ransomware so you could avoid similar infections in the future because it is very likely that you will be targeted again.