Nakw Virus File (.nakw) – Remove + Restore Data (Update Jan 2020)

This article is made to explain to you what is Nakw virus and show you ways via which you can remove it and try restoring your files. Updated October 2019!

If your computer was recently infected by Nakw virus, then you have come to the right place. The Nakw virus ransomware virus is from the cryptovirus kind, meaning that it aims to encrypt the files on your computer in order to make them seem corrupt at least until you pay ransom to get them back. The ransomware then adds the .nakw file extension to the files of the computers encrypted by it and also drops a ransom note. If your computer has suffered and infection by the .nakw files virus we suggest that you read this article thoroughly. It aims to show you ways via which you can remove the Nakw virus ransomware and try to recover your encoded files.

Nakw Virus – How Were Your Infected With It

In most cases, ransomware such as Nakw virus enter your PC automatically when you visit an infected website or malicious website. That is why it’s important to watch out what websites you visit and what links you open. Recent reports indicate that the virus uses pirated software to infect your computer via fake cracks or other forms of software activators.

This interesting variant of this malware has the ability to infect user PCs via either a malicious web link or an e-mail attachment that has a malicious character. Not only this, but the malware also has the ability to spread in social media, on suspicious websites and posing as a fake key generator or other fake software posted on download websites.

What May Follow the Infection of Nakw Virus?

After you have opened the malicious files belonging to Nakw Virus ransomware, the infection may proceed, depending on how the virus is programmed. This type of malware has a heavily hidden intermediary malicious file that has the ability to be executed without you even noticing it. Once the file has been executed, it begins to immediately either extract the malicious payload files of Nakw Virus or download the payload from a distribution website.

After the payload files have been downloaded, they may be located in one of the below-mentioned directories:

• %Roaming%
• %Common%
• %Startup%
• %AppData%
• %Local%

Then, Nakw Virus allegedly also deletes the shadow copies(Windows Backups) of the infected computer and it may perform that without the you even noticing by executing the vssadmin command in “/quiet” mode, for example:

In addition to this, the Nakw Virus ransomware also has support for widely used file types which if it detects and encrypts immediately. The exact number of file types it may encrypt is huge, but most likely the following often used files are encrypted:

• Videos.
• Microsoft Word Files.
• Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
• Images.
• Databases.
• Power Point presentations.

When the Nakw virus infects your computer, it drops the following ransom note, called _readme.txt:

Don’t worry my friend, you can return all your files!
All your files like photos, databases, documents and other important are encrypted with strongest encryption and unique key.
The only method of recovering files is to purchase decrypt tool and unique key for you.
This software will decrypt all your encrypted files.
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Cyber criminals use ransomware to infect users’ computers, lock their files, and demand payment in order to provide a decryption key.

Nakw virus is no exception. Once in your system, it will encrypt your files so you will have no access to them. In order to look legitimate, Nakw virus will be disguised as some sort of legitimate file and once you open it, there Is no way to stop the virus, if you don’t have malware protection.

In order to fix the problem you will have to pay a fee and only then you will be granted access to your files. The message also provides instructions on how to make the payment: you need to go to Torn and pay the money via BitCoin.

Unexperienced users could easily be scared into making the payment, but that will not fix the problem. The cyber criminals behind the infection will collect the money from you, but Nakw virus will remain in your system and may display the same message again and again, demanding more money from you.

What to Do If Nakw virus Is Already in Your PC

As explained above, making the payment as instructed will do no good to you and your system. Nakw virus will remain on your PC and might lock your files again. That is why the only solution is to remove the ransomware from your system completely. You can do that with a trustworthy anti-malware tool that will fully scan your computer, detect all the malicious pieces and remove them permanently.

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Preparation before removal of Nakw virus:

1.Make sure to backup your files.
2.Make sure to have this instructions page always open so that you can follow the steps.
3.Be patient as the removal may take some time.

Step 1: Reboot your computer in Safe Mode:

Step 2: Cut out Nakw virus in Task Manager

Step 3: Eliminate Nakw virus‘s Malicious Registries.

For most Windows variants:

Step 4: Scan for and remove all virus files, related to Nakw virus and secure your system.

If you are in Safe Mode, boot back into normal mode and follow the steps below

2) Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.

6) Once your computer is clean, it is advisable to restart it.

Step 5:Recover files encrypted by the Nakw virus 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. Most of the currently available decryptors for ransomware viruses can be seen if you visit the NoMoreRansom project – a project that is the result of combined efforts of researchers worldwide to create decryption software for all ransomware viruses. Simply go there by clicking on the following LINK and find your ransomware version decrypter and try it, but always remember to do a BACKUP first.

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: