Encrpt3d Virus

Encrpt3d

Encrpt3d is a virus software used for locking its victim’s files, and for blackmailing the attacked users. Encrpt3d requests a ransom payment for unlocking the encryption-locked data.

The Encrpt3d virus ransom note

The Ransomware category of viruses is a major computer security threat, and it has been exponentially growing in severity during the last four or five years. There are several different forms of Ransomware with varying levels of harmfulness. For instance, the so-called screen-locking Ransomware is a rather simple subtype of Ransomware and an experienced and knowledgeable user should be able to deal with this type of threats without too much difficulty. However, the most common, and also the most dangerous Ransomware subcategory are the infamous data-encrypting viruses. Their main job is to make the user’s files inaccessible, and then force the victim to pay money for their release. This may not seem all that awful if you don’t normally keep sensitive and valuable data in your computer, but seeing as how you are on this page, reading an article about the malicious Encrpt3d cryptovirus, we assume that you probably do have some important files that this threat is now holding hostage. The important thing now is to stay calm so that you’d be able to make the best decision possible with regard to the future of your computer, files, and even your money.

The Encrpt3d virus

The Encrpt3d virus is money-extortion malware that makes you unable to open your files until you release a ransom payment. The Encrpt3d virus achieves its goal of locking the targeted files via data-encryption.

The ransom payment that the hackers want from their victims may seem to some as the lesser of two evils. If you pay, you’d lose some money (oftentimes quite substantial amounts) but you will regain your data, which is probably way more valuable than the money you spend to release it. In theory, the logic behind this course of action seems sound. However, there is something that must be considered here, which many people forget about, namely the fact that paying doesn’t necessarily mean getting your files back. The hackers want you to “purchase” a decryption key from them that can unlock the encryption which is keeping your files locked, but this is no regular purchasing deal. Therefore, you might pay, but whether you get anything in return for your money or not is up in the air. There’s always the risk of wasting several hundred, or even several thousand dollars for a key that you were never going to receive from the hackers. That is why the general advice here is to only pay if all other potential options have been exhausted, and if you really are willing to risk your money for the locked files. In any other situation, it’s better to refrain from making this payment.

The Encrpt3d file extension

The Encrpt3d file extension is the suffix that this Ransomware uses to rename your files. The Encrpt3d file extension will not get recognized by the programs in your system, preventing you from opening the affected files.

The Encrpt3d file ransomware

The alternatives we can offer you here have varying effectiveness – there is simply no universal method for dealing with Ransomware encryption. One thing we are confident we can do, however, is help you remove the virus from your system. The removal won’t directly release the files, but it will prevent further encryption of new data you create or download on the computer. Also, if you have backups on external devices, you should only connect the backup device if you are sure there is no Ransomware in the computer. Otherwise, the files that are in the external device would probably get locked-up as well, destroying what is probably your best show at recovering your important data.

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Remove Encrpt3d Ransomware

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Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).

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Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab. Try to determine which processes are dangerous. 

Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:

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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders. 

Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections.