Read this blog post to learn how to remove RedBoot ransomware from your computer and learn how to restore access to your computer and your files.

A new Trojan, very similar to the Petya ransomware virus has been reported to encrypt the Master Boot Record of the infected computer and cause multiple damages to the files, adding the .locked file extension to them. The virus then displays a ransom message asking to contact the [email protected] e-mail to make a ransom payoff and unlock your PC. Since this virus may exist in multiple different variations, it is important to learn how to remove it and try to get the files back without having to pay any ransom to cyber-criminals.

More Information about RedBoot Ransomware

Just like it’s other ransomware variants, RedBoot also uses encryption on the MBR(Master Boot Record) to render the hard or solid state drives no longer useful. But to infect users first, the malware uses sophisticated techniques. One of them is to combine several exploit kits, JavaScript tools as well as obfuscators that conceal the malware from several different real-time shields of antivirus programs. These all may be combined in a malicious macros or scripts that may replicate as the following e-mail attachments:

• .js or .wsf JavaScript files.
• Malicious Microsoft Office or Adobe Macros (.docx, .pdf, .xts, pptx, etc.)

These may be contained in an archive, for example .zip or .rar files that may be sent to the user via fake e-mails, for example:

Dear Customer,
Greetings from Amazon.com,
We are writing to let you know that the following item has been sent using Royal Mail.
For more information about delivery estimates and any open orders, please visit: {malicious web link} or {malicious attachment}

Once the user clicks this e-mail, RedBoot ransomware begins infecting his computer. It may immediately set registry entries to make the virus run on system boot. After this, RedBoot ransomware may restart the computer of the victim, displaying a ransom screen.

RedBoot Ransowmare – Conclusion, Removal and Decryption Scenario

In order to deal with RedBoot ransomware, a very specific approach should be considered. Experts strongly advise to perform the following actions:

1. Remove the drive from the infected laptop.
2. Secure another computer with an advanced anti-malware program.
3. Insert the infected drive into the other device.
4. Try to scan for the virus and remove it and restore your files using the instructions below.

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Recover files encrypted by the RedBoot Ransomware.

Method 1: Using Shadow Explorer. In case you have enabled File history on your Windows Machine one thing you can do is to use Shadow Explorer to get your files back. Unfortunately some ransomware viruses may delete those shadow volume copies with an administrative command to prevent you from doing just that.

Method 2: If you try to decrypt your files using third-party decryption tools. There are many antivirus providers who have decrypted multiple ransomware viruses the last couple of years and posted decryptors for them. Chances are if your ransomware virus uses the same encryption code used by a decryptable virus, you may get the files back. However, this is also not a guarantee, so you might want to try this method with copies of the original encrypted files, because if a third-party program tampers with their encrypted structure, they may be damaged permanently. Here are the vendors to look for:

• Kaspersky.
• Emsisoft.
• TrendMicro.

Method 3: Using Data Recovery tools. This method is suggested by multiple experts in the field. It can be used to scan your hard drive’s sectors and hence scramble the encrypted files anew as if they were deleted. Most ransomware viruses usually delete a file and create an encrypted copy to prevent such programs for restoring the files, but not all are this sophisticated. So you may have a chance of restoring some of your files with this method. Here are several data recovery programs which you can try and restore at least some of your files: