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Welcome to our .Matrix Virus File Ransomware removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC for free.
We will begin this article with the text of the scary alert, which you have already seen: “Your computer has been contaminated by a Ransomware program named .Matrix Virus. All of the data you value most has been encrypted. In case you need those files and want to recover your access to them, ransom needs to be paid.”. Such a frightening alert may also include a deadline, before which you are supposed to pay the required ransom amount, as well as the preferred payment methods, and the exact amount of money the hackers are demanding from you. The most terrible aspect of such threats is the fact that they DO encode data for real and you can never know what will happen to the blocked files.
Characteristic features of .Matrix Virus
As a program, classified as Ransomware, the mere purpose of .Matrix is to seek the data, which appears essential to you, and to lock it up. Despite that, there is one more characteristic, which is raising even more concerns than the infection itself, and this is the fact that in most of the cases all the Ransomware programs get distributed bundled with another awfully scary virus – a Trojan. Actually, Trojans normally act as the tools most ransom-requiring programs use to invade your system. Trojans are characterized by their ability to seek, find and benefit from even the slightest vulnerability, which your computer may have. For example, in case no updates have recently been made of your anti-virus program, any Trojan version may find a way to use this against you. After such a weak spot has been exploited for infiltrating your computer, the Trojan normally hides and does whatever it has been set to do stealthily. .Matrix will do the same – it will continue acting in accordance with its plan. First of all, it will explore all your hard drives to determine which files you tend to use most. Second of all, after creating a detailed list of all such data, the Ransomware will go on with the actual infection process, which involves encrypting the predetermined data. Once the virus has completed the contamination process, it will let you know about all the damage it has caused by displaying a frightening ransom notification on your screen.
The question no one knows the answer to: “To pay or nor to pay”?
An ultimate aspect to understanding this malware is the point when you realize you have been bullied by some cheeky cyber criminals. Surely, they showed no scruples when they unleashed this cyber danger upon you and your files. How could you know for sure that they will show some mercy when you send them your money? Really, you get no guarantee. We are trying to be as unprejudiced as possible, and we are also going to note that by not paying, you will also put your encrypted files in danger. No matter what you decide to do, there will still be a risk. However, you are the one to choose what exactly to put in danger – either only the encoded data, or your money as well as the blocked files. We sincerely advise you to try all the available options before you decide to pay the requested ransom.
Only prevention can indeed guarantee the safety of your PC and the encrypted data on it
No removal tricks and hacks will be as effective as the prevention tips you are going to read, when it comes to Ransomware. What we will first recommend that you do is to be wise while you browse. This means simply staying away from webpages with a bad reputation, torrents, bundles, spam and online ads. What’s more, restrain from loading any emails, which you haven’t expected. They and their attachments may contain various sorts of malware. Nevertheless, what has proven most efficient against .Matrix is to just back up all the data, which is important to you. In this way you will be as safe as possible from all cyber threats that may be waiting for you on the Internet.
If you want to try to successfully counteract .Matrix
Our Removal guide might be just what you need. It is vital that you implement all the instructions carefully and see what will happen. Hopefully, they will help you remove .Matrix from your PC and restore at least some of your encrypted data.
.Matrix 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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- 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.
- Open the Start Menu and in the search field type Task Manager.
- Open the first result and in the Processes tab, carefully look through the list of Processes.
- 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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- Make sure that the hidden files and folders on your PC are visible, else you might not be able to see everything.
- Go back to the Task Manager and end the shady process.
II – Boot to Safe Mode
- Boot your PC into Safe Mode. If you do not know how to do it, use this guide/linked/.
III – Identify the threat
- Go to the ID Ransomware website. Here is a direct link.
- Follow there in order to identify the specific virus you are dealing with.
IV – Decrypt your files
- Once you have identified the virus that has encrypted your files, you must acquire the respective tool to unlock your data.
- Open your browser and search for how to decrypt ransomware, look for the name of the one that has infected your system.
- 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
- Download the Recuva tool. This will help you restore your original files so that you won’t need to actually decrypt the locked ones.
- Once you’ve downloaded the program, open it and select Next.
- Now choose the type of files you are seeking to restore and continue to the next page.
- 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.
- Click on Next and for best results, enable the Deep Scan option (note that this might take some time).
- Wait for the search to finish and then select which of the listed files you want to restore.
- Keep in mind it is possible that not all files might be fully recovered. You can check in what condition the files are from the State column in the list of deleted files.
