In the text below we strive to help you learn all you need to know about a particular Ransomware-like product: Thunder Crypt Virus. This encryption-invoking program is among the most awful threats you will ever come across while surfing the web. Not only is it extremely malicious, but it’s also incredibly hard to remove. Consequently, lots of professionals find it difficult to deal with the virus and cure the victim computer, or to recover the files that it blocks. In the following paragraphs we will be sharing some removal tips, as well as some prevention advice. It’s possible that our Removal Guide below and the information we are sharing here will be the assistance you need to successfully counteract this horrible piece of malware.

Thunder Crypt Virus – an exemplary Data-Encryption Ransomware version. All about its characteristics:

The specific program we are talking about here is named Thunder Crypt Virus. It’s an ideal example of data-affecting Ransomware. The main consequences it results into are:

• A complete scan of your hard drives and all other storage spaces;
• A compilation of a list with all the data, which has currently been in use;
• The process of locking up every single file from the pre-compiled list with a difficult-to-crack key;
• A generation of an awfully frightening ransom notification;
• Additional threats to further harass you into paying the requested ransom; several payment details and a possible deadline.

Typically, Ransomware divides into the data-encoding, desktop-encrypting and mobile-affecting categories. We have described what the file-encrypting type normally does above. What the viruses from the other two subcategories do is to deprive you of the access to the desktop of your computers/laptops; or to the screen of your mobile device (phone/tablet). No files get really affected by the virus in this case. The truth is that you simply get prevented from using your apps, shortcuts, programs and data, and you are then again harassed into paying an amount of money for the removal of this malware.

The proper way of behaving after getting the ransom-demanding alert:

Most importantly, the best you can do and HAVE to do is to simply wait before completing the payment of the ransom. In no way is giving your money to the hackers anywhere near being a good idea, and we are going to tell you the actual reason why. It’s just that you will get no real guarantee for the restoration of your encrypted files, even if you have paid the demanded amount of money. Don’t fall into that trap and wait to see how the other methods for getting rid of this Ransomware will work out.

Is there a successful way to once and for all get rid of an Thunder Crypt Virus-caused contamination?

In fact, it is very hard for us to advise you what to do in case of such a terrible infection. Actually, there is probably no correct answer at all. Nonetheless, you can always see whether the Removal Guide we have included in this article will help you. We have designed it for the purpose of solving cases like yours, and it could indeed work out. However, we can’t give you any guarantees about the future of your encrypted data. Just explore the available potential solutions and hope for the best possible outcome.

The realistic point of view is that only prevention can guarantee good results against Ransomware-based programs:

Furthermore, it is always sensible and logical to simply avoid the potential sources of such malware, which we have tried to gather below:

• Some of the emails, which you have received and whose senders you are unable to recognize. Be very careful with the ones with strange titles or the ones, written in an illiterate way. They tend to result in malware infections.
• Some email attachments: even images and text documents could be carriers of file-locking malware.
• Any links on websites, or inside chat messages, which do not seem trustworthy.
• Almost all the pop-ups, banners and ad boxes, which you might happen to see on the web. There are indeed no visual differences between the ones, which are not harmful, and the ones, which are malicious As you cannot recognize the good from the bad, consider staying away from them all.
• At times you might receive some strange desktop notifications, which may state that you are supposed to update a part of your PC – stay away from such messages.

Thunder Crypt Virus Removal

Reveal Hidden Files. If you don’t know how to do this, ask us in the comments.

 => Search=> Copy/Paste “notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts” => Enter.

If you notice other IPs different from the localhost IPs – you might be in danger!

Ask for additional help in the comments.

Right click on the Taskbar => Start Task Manager.

Navigate to Processes.

Locate any suspicious processes associated with Thunder Crypt Virus Virus. Right click on the process = > Open File Location => End Process = > Delete the directories with the suspicious files.

 => Search => Type:

• %AppData%
• %LocalAppData%
• %ProgramData%
• %WinDir%
• %Temp%

Hit Enter after each new search. Check each Folder and delete recent entries.

Get Your Files Back!

The only way you can do that is by backpedaling to a moment when you were not infected. You can achieve this in one of two ways:

• System Restore.=> Search field => Type System Restore => Enter.
  Choose a Restore Point.
  
  Click Next until the process has been completed.
• Google and Download a Program called ShadowExplorer. Install and open it => Choose the Drive letter (C:, D:, F:, etc.) and date you want to restore information from => Right click on the files you want restored => Export.

If you run into any trouble – ask us for help in the comments section!