Do you know what Vivelag Ransomware is?
Vivelag Ransomware is a malicious computer infection that targets computer users in France and French-speaking countries. It is easy to see that because the program’s interface is entirely in French. Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that you cannot get infected with this program even if you don’t speak French. It’s clear that ransomware infections recognize no national borders, and you could easily get infected with Vivelag Ransomware if you’re not careful. Thus, learning about ransomware distribution patterns is just as important as removing the likes of Vivelag Ransomware from your system.
It isn’t much known about Vivelag Ransomware, and this allows us to assume that it is a stand-alone regional ransomware infection. It is also very likely that due to its low profile, the program follows the usual ransomware distribution patterns, and users get infected accidentally when they open spam email attachments.
Although it is clear that spam emails should be deleted immediately, quite a few users still don’t know how to recognize them. Also, spam emails that distribute ransomware might look sophisticated enough to pass for something official. Hence, users have to be sure that they’ve been looking forward to a certain email, that they know the sender, and that the received files are safe.
For instance, the installer file for Vivelag Ransomware might look like an MS Office document that you are urged to open as soon as possible. It might even tell you to enable content on the file, and if that’s the case, then it is very likely that it’s a malicious infection. In fact, the best way to check whether the files are safe or not is by scanning them with a security tool of your choice. If the security tool informs you that there’s something wrong with the files, you can just delete them, no questions asked. And the same tactic applies to almost every single ransomware infection out there. As long as you are careful, you should be able to avoid them.
Vivelag Ransomware screenshot
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Now, if something like Vivelag Ransomware enters your system, nevertheless, you should never panic. The ransomware is already there, so panicking wouldn’t help you. Worse, when users panic, they end up making bad decisions that result in more losses (mostly financial). If you see that you can retrieve your files by paying $250 to these criminals, you might feel urged to do so when you cannot think clearly. However, please be aware that no one can guarantee that the people behind Vivelag Ransomware would actually issue a decryption key, even though they say so in the ransom note (a translated extract below):
Your Files, Photos, Video are encrypted <…>
Since I got off on the right foot: I have not (yet) suppressed the data, it’s just encrypted in an unreadable format
To decrypt them, pay the anti gacha league $250 in bitcoins to receive a unique and real decryption key to this PC via Discord
As we can see, the people behind Vivelag Ransomware expect users to contact them via the Discord servers, instead of sending them emails (as it’s more common with ransomware infections). The infection doesn’t say anything about the time limit, and it doesn’t give a certain deadline to contact them.
Aside from encrypting your files, Vivelag Ransomware also disables Task Manager, so you might not be able to close the ransom note until you remove this infection. Luckily, removing Vivelag Ransomware is not complicated. This program doesn’t drop additional files when it enters the victim’s computer, so you just have to delete the file that installed the program to get rid of it. Of course, after that, you should scan your computer with the SpyHunter free scanner because there might still be some malicious files remaining.
As for your data, it is possible to review the encrypted files if you have a file backup. It’s one of the most important things that every single user should consider maintaining, as public decryption keys are very rare, and sometimes it is not possible to retrieve the locked files even if one tries out all the possible file recovery options. Thus, if you cannot restore your files, you should also consider the possibility that you might have to start building your file library anew.
How to Remove Vivelag Ransomware
- Remove the most recent files from Desktop.
- Delete the most recent files from the Downloads.
- Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
- Delete the most recent files from the directory.
- Scan your system with the SpyHunter free scanner.
In non-techie terms:
Vivelag Ransomware is a malicious infection that will encrypt your file. It will block you from accessing your data, and it will require you to pay ransom for the decryption key. Needless to say, users should NEVER pay the ransom as it would only encourage the criminals to create more malware, and the files might still remain locked. Instead, it is necessary to remove Vivelag Ransomware from the affected system and then focus on possible file recovery solutions.