How To Remove Thunder Crypt Ransomware

Have you heard about those computer viruses that lock your files and want money to restore them? They are called ransomware and are the most dreaded infections out there. “We have encrypted all your personal files,” that’s what reads the latest member of their family.

 

 

Thunder Crypt Ransomware is a typical win-locker. It seems that hackers are focusing on those viruses nowadays, however, users are not informed well enough. The ransomware viruses act quite the same. Thanks to hackers, they are now also dreadful ransomware parasites. Crooks have recently started to revisit their older creations. Thunder Crypt Ransomware isn’t the only ransomware-type program which has been drastically improved. Cerber is another popular infection that is slowly becoming more and more dangerous. Now, back to your problem. You’re dealing with Thunder Crypt Ransomware’s latest variant. It uses the RSA-2048 and AES-128 encrypting algorithm to lock your data. All your data. The virus takes down pictures, music files, Microsoft Office documents, videos, etc. Anything of value you’ve stored on your computer falls victim to this parasite. Ransomware doesn’t play around. Do you now see why file-encrypting programs are considered to be the worst type of viruses? Obviously, nothing good could come out of these manipulations. Seeing the Thunder Crypt Ransomware appendix means it’s game over. It means the encrypting process has ended and your files are now inaccessible.

 

The use trickery to sneak into their victims’ computers. Once on board, the virus will initiate a full system scan. It is looking for your files. And it will locate them all. Then, the ransomware will encrypt them with a strong algorithm. You will be able to see the icons of your files, but you won’t be able to open or use them. All this will happen in complete silence. You won’t realize what is going on until it is too late. Only after those processes are complete will the win-locker notify you about its presence. It will display a ransom note. Oh, those obnoxious ransom notes are all the same. At first, they appear to be explanations to what has happened. However, they all use psychological tricks to make you act impulsively. If you are given a time limit to complete the transaction, be sure, this is just a trick. The owners of the ransomware are blackmailing you. They will lie, they will offend you, they will do anything to get your money. Before you do anything, take a moment to consider the situation. This virus keeps your files as hostages. However, hackers are not the only ones who work on ransomware. Security researchers are working on decryption tools. Have some faith. Try to restore your files without paying the ransom. This task will be quite easy if you have backups of your files. Be warned! Remove the ransomware before you attempt anything. Otherwise, the virus will encrypt your newly restored files, too. Follow our guide or use a trustworthy anti-virus program to remove this menace.

 

How To Remove Thunder Crypt Ransomware

 

Remove Thunder Crypt Ransomware From Windows XP

From Task Manager

1.      First, Open Computer in “Safe mode with Networking”

2.      Open Windows Task Manager

3.      Select malicious processes related to Thunder Crypt Ransomware.

4.      Click on End Task

From Control Panel

1.      Click on Start button

2.      Then Go to Control Panel.

3.      Select Add / Remove Programs.

4.      Choose ransom virus related programs

5.      Click on Uninstall button.

Remove Thunder Crypt Ransomware From Windows 7

From Control Panel

1.      Click on the Start Menu

2.      Then Select Control Panel.

3.      From control Panel

4.      Go to Uninstall Programs.

5.      Choose suspicious program related to Thunder Crypt Ransomware.

6.      Right click

7.      Click Uninstall button.

8.      Last, Restart your PC.

From Registry Editor

1.      Open Run window

2.      Type regedit >> Hit enter.

3.      All harmful registry files related to ransom virus here.

4.      Delete them to get rid of Thunder Crypt Ransomware.

Delete all Windows 10 Cerber Ransomware related entries from Registry

•       Open Run Box by pressing (Windows + R) concurrently.

•       Then type “regedit” in run dialog box.

Then check start program under HEKY_LOCAL_MACHINE, from the list of registry entries and remove it.

•       Right after that, Restart your PC in normal mode.

4. End Cerber Ransomware related process From Task Manager In Windows 10

•       Start Windows Task Manager (or pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys simultaneously). Also, you can open it simply by Right-tap the lower-left corner so as to open the menu, and then select Task Manager from there.

Find and locate all the Cerber Ransomware related process and click End Process.

 

Thunder Crypt Ransomware turns your files into gibberish that your computer won’t be able to recognize. This is how it denies you access to your own personal information. How unfair is that? Due to the parasite’s trickery, you’re unable to use your data. It goes without saying there might be some immensely important files among the encrypted ones. If you thought that was bad, wait till you hear the rest of it. While encrypting your data, Thunder Crypt Ransomware creates payment instructions. Yes, payment instructions. It claims that unless you pay a certain sum of money, your files will be locked forever.