.Onyon Virus Ransomware Removal

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Welcome to our .Onyon Virus removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC for free.

Did you land on this page because your files have been encrypted by Ransomware called .Onyon Virus? Then don’t leave because in the next lines we are going to show you how to remove this nasty cryptovirus from your system. If an irritating ransom note has placed itself on your screen, asking you to pay ransom to some hackers to decrypt your data, you would probably like to know that there is an alternative way to counteract the infection without paying even a cent. The removal guide below contains some very useful instructions on that, as well as some tips that can help you protect your PC from Ransomware threats in the future.

Here is what you should be concerned about if .Onyon Virus attacks you:

Without a doubt, not being able to access your data due to some strange encryption is a very shocking experience. It is even more traumatic to be ruthlessly blackmailed by some anonymous hackers to pay ransom if you want to ever access your files again. Typical Ransomware like .Onyon Virus is developed to operate this way and to deprive the users from using the data they keep on their computers, for the purposes of this criminal blackmail scheme. The hackers, who control the malware, use various social engineering techniques to mask the harmful payload and infect as many people as possible. For that, they usually spread the infection in massive targeted campaigns such as spam email distribution, malicious attachments, misleading links, infected PDFs or .exe files, torrents, different installers, sketchy ads and even compromised web pages. A major share of the infections with .Onyon Virus happens thanks to a Trojan horse or some exploit kit, which takes advantage of some system vulnerability and delivers the Ransomware inside the computer. Due to these advanced methods, it is really hard to detect the threat in the moment of infection without a reputed antivirus program.

Once the malware is inside, it tries to remain unnoticed until it applies its secret encryption algorithm to each and every file, which it can find. Images, work files, documents, and even system files may all fall prey of its complex encoding and become impossible to open with any program or device. Usually, the Ransomware applies a change also to the file extension just to make sure that they are really unreadable. There are very few and almost unnoticeable indications that the cryptovirus is operating inside the machine, but if you are very observant you may notice some unusual RAM and CPU usage. In most of the cases, however, all the encryption is done without visible symptoms. The victims realize the damage only after the encryption process has locked up all the data on the machine and a ransom note has placed itself on their monitor. A certain amount of money, usually in Bitcoins, is asked to be paid if they want to regain access to their files. The criminals offer a secret decryption key in exchange for the ransom but they give a very short deadline for the payment and threaten the victims to destroy the key if they don’t fulfill their demands.

Empty pockets and locked files is what you will most probably end up with if you agree to pay the ransom!

If you behave like a victim of the Ransomware, the criminals won’t hesitate to threaten and manipulate you as they want. A typical tactic they may use is to post a ransom note, which resembles a notice from the authorities and claims that you have committed an online crime and have to pay a fine. There are many other similar scenarios where the victims may get tricked but one should not get panicked about them. Under no circumstances should you get impulsive and act out of fear and frustration. Such course of action may cost you a lot of money in ransom and may never bring back your encrypted files.

The security experts alarm that fulfilling the criminals’ demands not only encourages them to continue with their blackmail scheme but does not guarantee they will send you a decryption key. It is more likely that they may disappear with the money rather than deal with you and your misery. With active malware on your PC, however, you are an open gate for all sorts of harmful hacker attacks. That’s why our advice is to remove .Onyon Virus and clean your system from all of its traces. All the steps for that are carefully explained in the removal guide below. Only when your system is Ransomware-free, you can begin with your attempts to restore your data. If you keep file backups, you can safely copy them on your machine and forget that .Onyon Virus has ever attacked you. If you don’t have any source from where you can restore your files, you can try the file-restoration instructions below. They may not work flawlessly in each and every case, but they may eventually help you get back at least some of your encrypted files if you give them a try. 

.Onyon Virus Ransomware 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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• Make sure that the hidden files and folders on your PC are visible, else you might not be able to see everything.

5. 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

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.

• 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.