.Srpx Virus Ransomware Removal (+File Recovery)

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

Ransomware cryptoviruses and .Srpx Virus Ransomware

If all of a sudden your personal files that have been stored on your computer’s hard drive have become inaccessible due to being encrypted, then you are most certainly dealing with a malware virus such as .Srpx Virus Ransomware. This particular malicious piece of software is what researchers normally refer to as Ransomware. The whole idea behind this sort of viruses is that once the nasty program has infected your machine and locked your private data through the method of encryption, you would be forced to pay a ransom if you wish to re-gain access to the sealed software documents. The truth is that the number of Ransomware victims has been steadily increasing throughout the past few years and recently it struck a new all time high. Within the lines below, you will be able to learn more about one of the newest and most advanced Ransomware programs, namely, the noxious .Srpx Virus Ransomware. In case the nasty virus has already invaded your system and enforced its encryption upon your files, you can try using our Ransomware removal guide located down on this page. Just remember to first read the actual article so as to obtain a better understanding of what exactly Ransomware viruses are and what specific characteristics they normally possess so that you know what you are dealing with.

The issue with encryption

Few other forms of malware are as sneaky and as stealthy as Ransomware programs are. A lot of their ability to remain unnoticed and undetected comes from the method they use to lock the files of their victims. As we already noted above, the technique used by most Ransomware viruses is none other than the so-called encryption. What’s important to know with regards to this sort of process is that it is actually a non-harmful one. As a matter of fact, encryption’s original purpose is to help people protect their personal files by making them inaccessible to anyone who does not have a special key to unlock them. However, hackers have obviously found a way to revert this and turn it against the users. Once Ransomware gets inside your PC and encrypts your data, the only one who would have the key for the decryption would be the hacker who’s trying to blackmail you. However, what’s important here is that, due to the otherwise harmless nature of the encryption process, the vast majority of anti-malware programs will not see that as a security threat or as something unwanted. Because of this, there wouldn’t be anything to stop the virus from completing its task and sealing your files. Furthermore, in most instances, users do not realize that there’s Ransomware on their computers until the malware’s job has been completed and the data has been locked-up.

What makes matters even worse is the fact that the chances of you manually spotting an infection by .Srpx Virus Ransomware or any other similar cryptovirus are rather slim due to the overall lack of significant infection signs. If your machine is less powerful, it might be possible to spot the virus’ invasion via certain symptoms like increased RAM and CPU use or general slow-down of your computer productivity but even then, detecting Ransomware would still be rather unlikely.

One other thing that we should note about encryption is that even in the event that you manage to get rid of the virus program, the files that it has managed do lock would still remain that way until further actions towards recovering the data are undertaken. The issue here is that file restoration might not always be possible due to the highly-advanced nature of the encryption codes used by most such cryptoviruses. We can offer you several potential methods for regaining access to your data without paying the ransom, but we cannot guarantee that they will be successful in all cases. However, on the flip side, it is highly inadvisable to opt for the ransom payment option. Remember that even if you do pay the money, the hacker might still refuse to give you the key for your data and there’s absolutely nothing that anyone would be able to do about that.

System defense

In order to ensure that your machine stays safe in the future and doesn’t get invaded by a Ransomware virus ever again, you should from now on be extremely considerate with regards to what you do on the internet. The main cause for most cryptovirus infections is the lack of care among users and their irresponsible online behavior. To stay away from potential security threats you should make sure to avoid any sites and pages which might not be reliable. Additionally, it is essential that you never interact with the contents of any messages and e-mails which might turn out to be spam. If you see that some sketchy online message contains some form of link or an attached file, you’d better not click on it if you wish to keep your PC safe. One other key rule to protecting your machine is always having your Firewall and antivirus program on. Even if this fails to stop an actual Ransomware, it would still provide your system with protection against Trojan horses and those are yet another very popular method for getting cryptoviruses within users’ computers. And finally, be sure to always keep a safe copy of each and every data file that you consider valuable and important on a separate backup location/device – this is probably the best and easiest to execute precaution against potential Ransomware infections.

.Srpx 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.