XData Virus Ransomware Removal (+File Recovery)

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

A brand new cryptovirus from the Ransomware type is spreading online and is attacking the computers of online users with a harmful file encryption. The name of this threat is XData Virus and the hackers, who have created it, are using it to take the files inside the infected computer hostage and blackmail the victims to pay a ransom. Unfortunately, this is a very lucrative criminal scheme, which implements various tricky methods to infect as many people as possible and to bring money for the cyber criminals, who stand behind it. There are very few options, which may counteract such an attack, but in the next lines, our “How to remove” team will do its best to give you an alternative to the ransom payment. Indeed, it is not a good idea to pay to the crooks, so if you are up to try everything possible to avoid such a course of action, the removal guide below may be helpful for you. It is designed to help you remove XData Virus from your system as well as to give you some ideas on how to regain access to some of your encrypted files. Before you follow its instructions, though, let us tell you more about the way this Ransomware operates and how serious its attack can be.

How serious can an infection with XData Virus be?

If we take all the known online threats, Ransomware is probably one of the nastiest. It doesn’t do any actual harm to your files, however, the encryption it applies sometimes is so complex, that it may not be able to be reversed even if you remove the infection from your system. This means that there is a great chance that the files, which have been encrypted, may remain inaccessible if there is no proper decryption solution for them. This makes a cryptovirus like XData Virus a real disaster for the victims, who have been attacked, because they may lose all the valuable data that they keep on the infected machine. When faced with such a perspective, most people are ready to do almost anything, just to save their files.

The criminals, who control the Ransomware, don’t need a second invitation to take advantage of that and usually offer a special secret decryption key. The problem is that they trade it only for a fat amount of money in ransom. In theory, this key is supposed to reverse the encryption that keeps your files hostage and bring them back to normal. However, in practice, reversing such a complex decryption like the one used in a Ransomware attack not always works flawlessly and, as every hacker knows, it doesn’t guarantee that everything will be as it was before. The only sure thing is that the ransom may cost you up to a couple of thousand without you even being sure that you will get a decryption solution! That’s why risking your money for a key that may not work is not a good idea and most security experts would advise you to seek for other options to deal with XData Virus and its consequences.

What are the options?

No matter how you look at it, dealing with unscrupulous hackers is risky. Paying the ransom is a very uneven deal where the criminals are always on the “win-win” side that controls both your files and the key for them, and you have no option but to submit to their demands. The only thing you can hope for is that they would have some mercy and will really send you the code for the decryption of your files when they get the money. No one can tell you what will happen if you enter into negotiation with them and the risk is all yours to take.

If you don’t want to risk your money and get fooled by the crooks, though, you have the option to remove XData Virus. This will not automatically bring everything back to normal but it will do two things – it will clean your system from a nasty infection and will let you safely proceed with your file restoration attempts. The removal guide below contains some good instructions on how to try to get back some of your data. You can also use an external drive or a cloud to copy some of your files from there if you have backed them up earlier. Hopefully, this will help you minimize the effects of the attack to some extent and save your money.

XData 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.