Remove Kraken 2.0 Ransomware (Tips to Protect System from Ransomware)

What is Kraken 2.0 Ransomware?

Kraken 2.0 Ransomware is a malicious program which is still under development but is highly dangerous. It's out in the wild with a very high distribution rate.

This ransomware is being distributed through various third-party websites and can directly infect your system if you visit certain websites.

While it may not be difficult to eliminate Kraken 2.0 Ransomware from the system, but on the other hand, the files encrypted by the ransomware is nearly impossible to decrypt or recover.

Therefore, it is always critical to maintain a system backup, where you could keep copies of your most important files.

Ransomware still under development:

As said earlier Kraken 2.0 Ransomware is not an entirely contracted malware, so it lacks few specific features of ransomware.

Usually, when ransomware infects a system, it encrypts the files by adding a specific file extension. Whereas this ransomware does no such thing, hence, you will not realize which section of your hard drive is encrypted.

The only thing it can do successfully is encrypting user’s files. This ransomware uses RSA and AES encryption algorithms to lock down the files. This way, nothing is surprising about it as it is the most frequently used encryption algorithms.

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It will try to scare you…

It scares the victims by saying that without the decryption key chances of restoring your files are pretty slim. And still does not offer you an opportunity to restore your files, so anyways you are not getting your files back

Also, with most of the system files encrypted, the probability of losing your system is high. And it doesn't look like the developers care about it because the ransomware does not leave any traces behind.

How to deal with the encrypted data?

Now that you are concerned about the encrypted files, the best thing you could do, for the time being, is to copy them to an external device. And then use the system restore to get your system back or just format the hard drive and reinstall the windows following the installation of a good malware removal tool

Shockingly, it does not even leave a ransom note. Instead, it will send you a pop-up where you will see two buttons saying “make payment” and “free decryption.”

But, remember!

Do not to make any harsh decisions in panic. Follow the simple steps below to delete the ransomware and secure your system.

The pop-up will not explain what happens after the payment, it asks for ransom in PlayStation Store Gift cards or Paysafecard, worth $50.

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Thinking to pay the ransom?

We highly suggest not paying the ransom. Although $50 is not much, despite this fact, we understand that a few organizations would not have the capacity to get away without the data that has been put away on the infected computers.

So, unfortunately, in such cases, paying the ransom will be the only option to advance the business.

Also, we can just advice you to not pay the demanded amount. Remember that you can never be sure whether the criminals would give you a working decryption key. You could be paying for nothing.

What should be your next move?

By any chance, if you believe that your computer could be infected with this infection, do not hesitate to eliminate Kraken 2.0 ransomware

This is the most straightforward approach to end its movement on your operating system. If you let this malware remain on your PC, this ransomware can cause significantly more harm by encoding another bit of your documents.

Since quite possibly this infection is back online, we highly recommend you to run a full system scan with free malware removal tool.

Things you must know about every ransomware attack

There have been incidents showing the users were hit by the same ransomware for the second time, even though they have already paid the ransom. From here, all that we can say is if you don’t act quickly and the right way, you might not get a second chance.

So, the best solution for this is by getting rid of this ransomware using the steps below and then instantly activating a firewall on your system by using an anti-malware software.

Delete Kraken 2.0 ransomware in Safe Mode with Command Prompt

Step – 1 (enter safe mode)

Steps to be followed to enter the safe mode Win XP/Vista/7

1. Click start, then shutdown, then restart.
2. While the computer is booting up at the very first screen start tapping F8 until you see the advanced boot options.
3. In the advanced boot option’s, you need to select safe mode with Command prompt from the list of given options.

Steps to be followed to enter safe mode in Win 8/10.

1. On the windows login screen, you need to press the power option.
2. Now, press and hold the shift key on the keyboard, and then click Restart.
3. Now, among the list of options you need to select Troubleshoot, and then advanced options, then startup settings and finally press restart.
4.  Once your computer restarts and gives you the list of startup options you need to select Enable Safe Mode with Command prompt. 

Step – 2 (Restore system)

1. Once you see the command prompt windows, type in cd restore and hit enter on the keyboard.
2. Now, type rstrui.exe and hit Enter again.
3. Then you would see new windows, click on next over there and select a restore point that is before the date of infection.
4. Then, click next and followed by yes.

Now that your system is restored, we need to work on the firewall, create a strong one which will help you fight against any such intrusions and prevent them in future.

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