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“All your documents” Virus File Removal (+File Recovery)

Edmend Stewart
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Welcome to our “All your documents” Virus File removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC for free.

Nowadays, the web is full of tricky and malicious threats, which may make your entire online experience a real nightmare in just a few seconds. One of these malicious threats is the infamous Ransomware and specifically, one of its latest variants named “All your documents” Virus. This threat is a very dangerous cryptovirus that is able to encrypt all of your files and then blackmail you for ransom if you want them back. Its harmful consequences are oftentimes irreversible and if you want to deal with it effectively, you may need some serious assistance from a professional, or very detailed instructions that can help you remove it. More about the options of eliminating “All your documents” and recovering from its attack you can learn in the next lines, so spend the needed time to familiarize yourself with the threat and make the best decision.

What makes “All your documents” Virus such a dangerous threat?

“All your documents” is a file-encrypting virus (cryptovirus) from the Ransomware type and what makes it really a threat you don’t want to have on your machine is its malicious encryption. Basically, this harmful cryptovirus has a very cunning nature and has been created by a group of criminal hackers with one specific goal – to block the access to your most valuable data, which could be found on the infected computer, with the help of a very complex encryption algorithm, and then, ask you to pay money (as ransom) to restore your access. This is a very cunning and harassing criminal scheme, which is very popular among the criminal circles nowadays and is evolving with fast temps. Online users, small businesses and even big corporations all around the world are becoming victims of Ransomware and newer and more sophisticated threats ensure that their number grows rapidly. 

This is how the infection mechanism works:

Firstly, “All your documents” tries to infect you and sneak inside your system undetected. This could happen if you unknowingly click on some contaminated web content such as ads, links, web pages, installers, torrents, pop-ups, malicious attachments and spam emails or you get infected with a Trojan horse, which is usually used as an effective transmitter of the Ransomware threat to your computer. It practically gives the cryptovirus a cover, under which it can peacefully perform its harmful deeds without being detected. Once inside the machine, the Ransomware immediately starts to scan your disks and drives for targeted data such as images, documents, work files, projects, music, videos, and all sorts of commonly used stuff that you keep on your PC. Then, it begins to encrypt each and every file, this way making it inaccessible in any way. The encryption process usually happens without any visible symptoms, which makes it extremely hard for the user to detect and stop the malware before it has done its damage. When all the data is encrypted, however, the Ransomware doesn’t need to hide anymore. It reveals itself with a ransom message on the victim’s screen. There, the hackers who stand behind the threat, announce the requested ransom and set their deadlines. A decryption key is promised to the infected people, with the help of which they can decrypt their files. However, they may get it only if they fulfill the hackers’ demands.

What can you do if your data has been encrypted with “All your documents” Virus?

Frankly speaking, with a threat like “All your documents” on your PC, you are literally blackmailed and your entire system is vulnerable. So this is not a pleasant situation to be in at all. The dilemma is whether to submit to the criminals with the hope that you might get your files back or to combat the malware by other means. In both cases, your encrypted data is put at risk, since you may not be able to get it back no matter what you do. Let’s say you decide to pay the ransom. What gives you a guarantee that you will get a decryption key once you pay the ransom? The promise of some anonymous criminal hackers? Really? You can always put your hard earned money to that risk, but the truth is that you may not get anything in return. You will only encourage such unscrupulous hackers to keep blackmailing you and other online users with their nasty Ransomware versions.

Removing “All your documents”, on the other hand, may also not guarantee you will get your files back to normal. However, it is still better to remove the nasty infection from your system rather than keeping it there and leaving your PC vulnerable to even worse criminal deeds. You can seek a professional’s help for that but that may also cost you a fortune. Or you can try to remove “All your documents” all by yourself using the instructions in the removal guide below. They are available to you for free and you can even try to restore some of your data with the steps shown below. We can’t promise you miracles, but giving them a try is still an alternative to the ransom.

“All your documents” Virus File Removal

 Here is what you need to do in order to remove a Ransomware virus from you computer.

I – Reveal Hidden files and folders and utilize the task manager

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  1. Use the Folder Options in order to reveal the hidden files and folders on your PC. If you do not know how to do that, follow this link.
  2. Open the Start Menu and in the search field type Task Manager.
  3. Open the first result and in the Processes tab, carefully look through the list of Processes.
  4. If you notice with the virus name or any other suspicious-looking or that seems to consume large amounts of memory, right-click on it and open its file location. Delete everything in there.

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  1. Go back to the Task Manager and end the shady process.

II – Boot to Safe Mode

III – Identify the threat

  1. Go to the ID Ransomware website. Here is a direct link.
  2. Follow there in order to identify the specific virus you are dealing with.

IV – Decrypt your files

  1. Once you have identified the virus that has encrypted your files, you must acquire the respective tool to unlock your data.
  2. Open your browser and search for how to decrypt ransomware, look for the name of the one that has infected your system.
  3. With any luck, you’d be able to find a decryptor tool for your ransomware. If that doesn’t happen try Step V as a last ditch effort to save your files.

V – Use Recuva to restore files deleted by the virus

  1. Download the Recuva tool. This will help you restore your original files so that you won’t need to actually decrypt the locked ones.
  2. Once you’ve downloaded the program, open it and select Next.
  3. Now choose the type of files you are seeking to restore and continue to the next page.
  4. When asked where your files were, before they got deleted, either use the option In a specific location and provide that location or choose the opt for the I am not sure alternative – this will make the program look everywhere on your PC.
  5. Click on Next and for best results, enable the Deep Scan option (note that this might take some time).
  6. Wait for the search to finish and then select which of the listed files you want to restore.
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