How to Restore Encrypted Data by Malware

Phone Wings - The various ways in an effort to safeguard the data has become a liability in the digital era as it is today. This was done to avoid the misuse of information or data we have.

Cryptographic techniques to encrypt the data is obligatory done. Encryption is a data randomization technique using specific algorithms so that the data can only be known by the party entitled to, but what happens if we have an encrypted data without your knowledge? So we are not able to open the encrypted data.

Since the last few years, more and spreads malware that encrypts all the data available in the computer. Encrypted data can not open unless we get the key of the algorithm used for the encryption.

"Unfortunately, the key is not free" we are forced to pay in order to open up the data that attacked by malware. However, it does not mean to obey the creator of this malware we can get our data back. Often this is just a scam mode.

This malware type is often also referred to as ransomware, which is a variant of malware that prevents user to access the system and force user to pay, to get back access rights.

1. The first step to avoid the ransomware is by recognize it. There are several types of ransomware that encrypts data on the victim's computer, including CTB Locker, Cryptolocker, Cryptobit, Coin Locker and others.
   
   The characteristics of this malware infected computers is any file can not be opened and there is an additional extra extensions. If additional extension in the form of seven random characters then this indicates that you are infected CTB Locker, or additional extensions .encrypted. It's important that we know what the malware that infects computers because each malware has a different way to handle it.
   
   The spread of this malware type counted fairly quickly. In 2014, more than 7 million effort to attack the users of Kaspersky Lab. The source of the spread of malware via fake emails with attachments.
   
   Despite decryptor or tools for restore data infected by malware is constantly being developed, it is good we avoid our computer system is not infected with malware. The first thing we can do is backup of important data on a regular basis and in a separate place, so that even if the computer is infected we still have the backup data elsewhere.
   
   
2. Second, always update your anti-virus regularly.


3. Third, install applications that have features to protect from specific malware encrypts data such as HitmanPro Alert that have CryptoGuard features and also for additional protection you can install CryptoPrevent to protect from Cryptolocker.


4. Fourth, install decryptor tools apps, such as CoinLocker decryptor or Emisoft Decryptor. With this application, your data can be restored. However, different malware then decryptor tools used differently.

If your computer is already infected with malware, then a few steps you need to do:

1. Do not obey the wishes disseminators of malware by paying a certain amount to restore your data, because there is no guarantee your data will be restored if you comply with their request.
2. Second, do not re-install the operating system, because it has no effect on the data that has been infected. This malware is lost but the data will remain encrypted. Third, clean the registry used by malware to operate. Fourth, install antivirus or tools that can decrypt the file is infected with malware.