Tuesday, March 17, 2015

How to Uninstall Cryptexplorer.us Ransomware Safely



Cryptexplorer.us is deemed as nasty ransomware that strikes Windows PC unexpectedly. Users find it quite bothersome to deal with as it pops up pesky warning messages demanding to pay ransom amount for decryption of files. It has been designed maliciously by fraudsters to lock the browser if you happen to visit Cryptexplorer.us. Moreover you won't be allowed to navigate away from this webpage unless more malware do not get installed on your system. What more it can further encrypt all the files that are known to exist on the system like .doc, .txt, .exe etc. once the files get locked, users are unable to access them. This is where they get panic and even proceed towards paying of the ransom amount to hackers. The main motive of hackers is to mount pressure upon innocent users and make profit illegally. This is why users ought to remove Cryptexplorer.us ASAP.



Nasty Impacts of Cryptexplorer.us


1. All the files and folders get locked

2. files get encrypted and cannot be accessed

3. users get “your files are encrypted” as pop-up messages

4. demand of ransom for file decryption

5. Browser gets locked and users cannot navigate away from Cryptexplorer.us



How to Remove Cryptexplorer.us Manually




Step:1 Start your PC in Safe Mode and Networking by Tapping F8 




Use arrow key to navigate and select the option “safe mode with Networking and press enter




Step:2 Terminate Cryptexplorer.us running processes




Open Windows Task Manager by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del keys in combination. Search for Cryptexplorer.us and terminate it.




Step: 3 Search for hidden malicious files and clean it on your PC. 





Step:4 Type Reg.edit to open registry entries 



Delete all the malicious registry entries




HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\<random>Software


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\supWPM


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main



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