How To Remove BlackRuby Ransomware From Computer?

What is Blackruby Ransomware?

Ransomware is highly dangerous piece of malicious software as it encodes files, and demands money in exchange for getting them back.

So, what is the solution?

The first thing which comes to the victim is to get back the files,BUT our advice is not to pay the ransom, because there is no surety that you might get your files back so bear that in mind if you pick to pay. It’s probable that the cyber criminals will just take your money and pick to not add you.

Unique feature of BlackRuby Ransomware

BlackRuby has a number of unique features that are not common to most ransomware-type viruses.

Firstly, it checks the victim's IP address to detect the location. If the location is Iran, files will not be encrypted.

 BlackRuby infiltrates a XMRig tool used to exploit system resources to mine Monero cryptocurrency (you can read more about cryptocurrency-mining malware here). Therefore, system performance is significantly reduced.

The new ranson note file informs victims of the encryption and provides further instructions about how to restore files. It is stated that decryption requires a unique key - unfortunately, this information is correct. Although it is not confirmed whether BlackRuby uses symmetric or asymmetric cryptography, file decryption without a key (generated uniquely for each victim) is impossible. Cyber hackers hide these keys on a remote server. Therefore, to receive a key and a decryption tool, victims must pay a ransom of $650 in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Furthermore, ransomware developers often ignore victims, after the ransoms are paid. Therefore, paying doesn’t help the victim and gives no positive result and users might be scammed. As well as losing their money, users will support cyber criminals' malicious businesses. For these reasons, never attempt to contact these people or pay any ransom. Regrettably, there are no tools capable of file decryption compromised by BlackRuby ransomware. Therefore, your files and system can only be restored using a backup.

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How does this BlackRuby Ransomware infect your system?

1. Bundling: Through third party installers by concealing itself in freeware installation. It comes bundled with free application hosted from unreliable site. When user install those free application then this infection also gets installed automatically.  
2. It can also get attached with on your PC, if you frequently visit unsafe site like Porn sites or betting sites which contain illegal stuff. In addition, user should also avoid clicking on misleading ads and random links which redirects the victim to social media site.   
3. It gets inside your system along with the installation of any new software applications which the user does without completely reading license agreements or reading without terms and condition. Most of these cases are sharing files like music, photos and many more in networking environment, visiting various adult websites are also liable behind the insertion of this threat inside your system.
4. Attachments send via emails or Facebook, Skype messages. This trap is genuinely old, however it is always getting enhanced. The most recent hit is to influence it to look an associate sent you that email and it will also incorporate what seem, by all accounts, to be business related documents inside. Make sure to search for the file attachment before you take a gander at the document name. If it closes with .exe or it is .exe file then it’s most likely an infection!
5. Spam emails: This browser hijacker gets into your computer through malicious email attachments in the spam emails tab. malicious infected attachments and download links in an unknown email.
6. Carelessness-It gets installed when you click unintentionally on any infected link. Always pay attention while clicking on unsafe links or unknown links.
7. Torrents & P2P File Sharing: Online Ads are another common culprit. Torrent sites especially are well known for their tricks involving multiple fake download buttons. If you click on the wrong button you’ll get a file to download that is named exactly like the file you want. Unfortunately, what’s inside is actually the virus.
8. Fake download websites are another wellspring of hijacker programs. These websites have worked in calculations, which enable them to duplicate your search queries and influence the search engines to trust they have an ideal match for your search. When you endeavor to download a file from such a webpage the name will fit, but the file that you have downloaded are really going to be loaded with infections, viruses, malwares and other threats. So, it is never a smart thought to open documents got from arbitrary sources without scanning them for infections first. Always keep an anti-virus program on your machine.

Common symptoms of BlackRuby Ransomware:

1. Unstable behavior of the browser, frequent crashes.
2. This hazardous threat can also change the desktop background with a ransom image.
3. Your web browsers are now equipped with all new add-ons toolbars and extensions.
4. Every time you go online searching your something you get redirected to the target portal or to fake security warning which would want you to download a program to fix your computer.
5. Poor system performance, slow response time as the advertisement would pop out of nowhere on the screen even when the browser is disabled.
6. Slow internet browsing speed or internet would stop unexpectedly.
7. The operating system would crash now and then, or computer would boot up for no reason.
8. New icons are added or suspicious programs appear on the desktop screen out of nowhere.
9. Certain system setting and browser settings are disabled or changed.
10. New tabs open in browser to display ads or search results would always end up with displaying advertisement banners.

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