Paradise Ransomware (+File Recovery)

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

Paradise Ransomware is a very dangerous cryptovirus that takes a special place among Ransomware viruses. It is considered one of the most destructive and dangerous cyber threats that one can encounter. Paradise Ransomware Rasnomware is definitely difficult to deal with, because it secretly applies a very complex encryption to all the files, found on the infected device. Ransomware threats like this one have made millions of dollars for their criminal creators thanks to a simple blackmail scheme which prevents the users from accessing their files by encrypting them and then asking the victims to pay ransom to decrypt them.

Unfortunately, cyber criminals constantly update their threats, so there is no doubt that this one will try to infect as many computers as possible and blackmail as many users as possible. Its target files are usually photos, videos, documents, music files and other commonly used types of data, which become locked with a very complex cryptography. If you have been attacked by this threat, a scary ransom note is probably asking you to pay a certain amount of money. However, instead of fulfilling the hackers’ demands, you should better find a way to remove the infection and deal with its malicious consequences in an alternative way. The removal guide below contains some instructions on that, so we invite you to take a look at them and try to solve the problem without paying a cent in ransom.

How Paradise Ransomware works

Once the Ransomware virus encrypts the valuable files, it may attach different file extensions to the affected data just to ensure that they are unrecognizable by the system. To inform the victims about the infection, the malware usually automatically changes the desktop background and opens a text file that notifies you about the effects of the encryption. The ransom notification says that the ransom payment is the only way to recover the affected files and prompts you to follow precise instructions and deadlines in order to receive a secret decryption key. In most of the cases, the victims are asked to visit an anonymous domain and then follow the instructions for transferring the ransom money. Such a course of action, however, may only put you in danger and may not release your data from the malicious encryption. Security experts advise that even if the information is vital, one should not pay the ransom because there is no guarantee that the Paradise Ransomware decryption service will help them return the locked information. In fact, there is a huge risk for victims to lose their money and never get a decryption key or hear from the hackers again.

The best way to restore the information is to use your own file backups. This way, once you remove the virus and all of its traces, they can simply copy the files on the computer. If backups are not available, there are not many ways of saving the files, but still, checking out external storage, cloud storage, and other non-infected devices may help them extract some of them. In addition, there are some instructions below, which our “How to remove” team has prepared to help the victims in retrieving some of their data. You can find them at the end of the article, but in general, you should first start by removing Paradise Ransomware with the help of the removal guide, scan for its traces with the professional removal tool and then proceed with your attempts to decrypt your files.

Preferred ways to distribute Paradise Ransomware

An Paradise Ransomware attack can mostly happen after you’ve downloaded an infected attachment from a malicious email message. Such emails may often contain a .zip file that includes the infected file, or some well camouflaged Trojan horse infection. Once you open it, it automatically releases the Ransomware virus into your computer. Later, the virus spreads across all disks and encrypts all of your files. Paradise Ransomware is specialized in its ability to disguise itself as a legitimate file. To be able to find it, it is of utmost importance to scan your system with a reliable malware removal tool, or strictly follow the instructions of a professional removal guide like the one below.

It is also very important to remove Paradise Ransomware because the hackers, who control it, may try to insert even nastier threats, modify the operating system’s settings and manage it remotely or spy on you. Collecting data about the victim can help them decide what amount of money they may want in return for the decryption key. They may also change the ransom notification according to the individual victim as soon as they understand what threats they can use against the particular user. This is a very dangerous technique and the users should take immediate actions to remove the infection and protect their computers from such malware in the future.

Paradise 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.