Do you know what backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is?
backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is a malicious threat that is spread by cyber criminals through the web. Even though this computer threat is not prevalent, it might still enter your system without your knowledge. Such infections enter computers illegally, but it is no doubt easy to find out about their successful entrance since they apply changes that are impossible not to notice. backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is no exception. If this ransomware infection ever enters your system illegally, it will immediately lock valuable files it finds on the computer. This is nothing surprising or unique – ransomware infections are developed to obtain money from users, and they use different tactics, e.g. locking users’ personal files, to achieve their main goal. backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware will demand money from you too if it ever successfully enters your computer. As it is stated in the ransom note backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware uses, users have to pay for the decryption in Bitcoin. The price of the decryption depends on how fast a user contacts cyber criminals, so if you are going to make a payment, do not wait too long. To tell you the truth, transferring money to cyber criminals is definitely not the smartest decision. You simply do not know whether you could get your files back once you do so, so, in our humble opinion, deleting backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is what all users who encounter this nasty threat should do in the first place. Once the ransomware infection is deleted from the system, you could then restore your files. One of the possible ways to do that is to retrieve files from a backup.
backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware encrypts files right away once it detects them on the affected computer. Ransomware infections affect all the most valuable files, and they all get a new extension .id-[8-character ID].[backtonormal@foxmail.com].betta appended. Therefore, you will immediately notice which of your files have been locked by this infection after you close the window it places on Desktop. This window contains a message for users, i.e. a ransom note. The ransomware infection also drops a ransom note FILES ENCRYPTED.txt in several other locations, including %USERPROFILE%\Desktop, %PUBLIC%\Desktop, and %HOMEDRIVE%. You will be first informed that your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with you PC. Additionally, you will find out that you need to send your ID to backtonormal@foxmail.com if you want to get a tool to decrypt your files with. This tool will not be given to you for free. You will be asked to pay Bitcoin for it. You are the one who has to make a final decision here but we want to warn you once again that the chances are high that you will not get the tool you have paid for from cyber criminals. You could not do anything to force them to send it to you either, which means that you will lose both your money and your files.
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backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware has turned out to be a new variant of Crysis/Dharma Ransomware. Therefore, it has been clear from the beginning how this infection is usually distributed. According to researchers, it is very likely that ordinary distribution methods are used to spread it. In other words, it might be spread as an email attachment via spam emails. Additionally, if your system is contaminated with malware, one of these threats could have downloaded and installed backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware on your system without your knowledge. It is extremely important to keep the system clean, and if you cannot ensure its cleanliness, it would be best that you keep a security application enabled on your computer. It will not allow any dangerous infections to enter the system unnoticed.
Ransomware infections encrypt files using strong ciphers, so do not expect that your files will be decrypted when you remove the ransomware infection from your computer. Speaking about the removal of backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware, it will not be very easy to do that because this infection drops a bunch of files in different directories and creates entries in the system registry. The easiest way to eliminate it is to perform a system scan with an antimalware scanner, but it can be erased manually too. If you opt for the manual removal of this computer threat, you should definitely follow our manual removal guide.
How to remove backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware
Kill the malicious process
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
- Open Processes.
- Inspect all active processes.
- Kill the malicious process of the ransomware infection.
Delete malicious files
- Press Win+R.
- Access the directories listed below and delete Info.hta from all of them:
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- %WINDIR%\System32\
- %APDATA%
- Locate FILES ENCRYPTED.txt in the following directories and delete it:
- %HOMEDRIVE%
- %PUBLIC%\Desktop
- %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
- Remove the malicious file, e.g. file.exe from the directories listed below:
- %WINDIR%\System32
- %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
- Remove all suspicious files downloaded recently.
Delete registry entries
- Tap Win+R, type regedit, and click OK.
- Access HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
- Delete two malicious Values, e.g. mshta.exe.
- Delete another malicious Value, e.g. file.exe.
- Close Registry Editor.
In non-techie terms:
backtonormal@foxmail.com Ransomware is a malicious application that is spread by cyber criminals to lock users’ personal files and thus help them to obtain money from users. The entrance of this malicious application will definitely not be pleasant. It locks a bunch of personal users’ files upon the entrance. Also, it places a window over Desktop, but, luckily, it does not, technically, lock the screen. You will be offered to purchase a decryptor to solve all your problems, but this is definitely not what you should do. Whatever you decide, the ransomware infection must be removed from the system ASAP.