Uninstall .Osiris Ransomware with Simple Steps

.Osiris Ransomware is another iteration of “Locky Ransomware” which is named after Egyptian God of “Dead”. In the past, “.Thor and .Aesir” were its previous versions which have infected large number of work-station. However, cyber-criminals has come up with more powerful encrypting algorithm and programming logics and in order to targeted the files and locks in such a way that it cannot be accessed without decryption key. It was first coined on 5th of Dec, 2016 and in a small period; it has infected thousands of Windows PC. Its intrusion is secret and it is capable to bypass the security application very easily.

Technical Details of .Osiris Ransomware

.Osiris Ransomware follows the traditional way of intrusion and functionality. It invades the targeted work-station secretly and begins a deep scanning of entire System in order to encrypt the targeted files. Now, it can lock more types of files including personal MS Office docs, multimedia files, and System files as well as most used programs. It uses a combination of AES-128 and RSA-2048 encryption ciphers which is by far most powerful technique to encrypt any files types. The name of the original file is replicated with [8 symbols]–[4 symbols]–[4 symbols]–[8 random symbols]–[12 random symbols] format. In the encrypted fie container, it drops a file named as OSIRIS-9b28.html as well as on the desktop shortcut. This is the ransom note file which contains description about .Osiris Ransomware and confirms that your PC has been infected with a severe data-encrypting malware. This note tries to create panic because it says that the access of encrypted files is only possible through decryption key and it asks to pay heavy amount in exchange of it. You will be asked to download “Tor” browser and visit the payment website. It ask the victim to make payment in Bitcoin method so that the actually identity of cyber-criminals remains hidden. Generally, you can negotiate the ransom amount for about 0.5 to 4 Bitcoins. However, it is strongly recommended to never pay any amount of money to cyber-criminal because they will totally ignore you once they get the money. They will not provide the original key and you will feel cheated. The personal data including bank account details that you share with them can also be used illegally for additional financial benefits. Hence, if you PC get infected with .Osiris Ransomware then you need to choose alternate ways to access the locked files. You can access the “Backup files” or “Virtual Copy. Scan your work-station with a powerful anti-malware tool to scan the work-station in order to remove every files and entries associated with .Osiris Ransomware.

Protection Guide from .Osiris Ransomware

First of all, you need to be extremely careful from junk and spam emails that contain .zip file attachments with them. There could be payload of this ransomware that gets executed in the backdoor. It will never provide any notification or approval request for its installation so be careful. Don’t visit suspicious websites and don’t download of update program from unofficial sources. Choose custom/advance download and installation steps so that additional files gets detected and can be removed.

Eliminate .Osiris Ransomware from System in few clicks

.Osiris Ransomware is a new variant of locky Ransomware infection which has been created by some bunch of Cyber Crooks. This file encryption virus has been created with the main intention to illegally make some money from regular Users. As Ransomware virus, this vermin will take lock PC, take victim’s personal as well as valuable files as hostage and demands for some ransom in exchange for restore them back. It is firstly discovered in December 5, 2016. However back there it is not too much powerful but the new variant of this threat is significantly improved with powerful encryption chippers. This vermin has been featured with encrypted extension AES-128 and RSA-2048 encryption chipper which is supposed to very powerful locking techniques in current Cyber World.

.Osiris Ransomware (Locky Ransomware) will set up itself on particular Computer by getting combine and downloaded with some third party’s freeware as well as shareware program files. This vermin will silently merge with those program files so as they got downloaded this threat will also get installed inside PC. This phenomenon is also well known as bundling method. Besides that, it can also installed on PC through unsecured peer to peer file sharing method, using pirated disks, injecting infected external drives, etc.

Once .Osiris Ransomware will get installed, it will start running malicious functions inside PC. It has been mentioned earlier this vermin is featured with powerful encryption algorithm based extension named as “.Osiris”. As after making installation, this Ransomware infection will start making multiple copies of the extension and attach them with each of the System allocated files in order to take control and encrypts them. Once this vermin will completed its own encryption process it will put whole System including victim’s personal and valuable data into encryption mode and put and drop out a ransom note on desktop named as “OSIRIS-9b28.html”. According to ransom note, this vermin demands for 0.5-4 bit-coins in order to restore the files back.

However, you should not trust this vermin’s ransom note and it is recommended to not pay this vermin ransom as money in any circumstances. It may not encrypt you files after taking money. Therefore, it is suggested to recover your files and remove .Osiris Ransomware by installing expert’s effective Automatic Removal Tool inside PC.

Technical details of .Osiris Ransomware

• Name: .Osiris Ransomware
• Infection type: Ransomware (File encryption virus)
• Danger level: High
• Extension used: “.Osiris”
• Ransom rate: 0.5 to4 Bit-Coins (ransom varies according to encryption file size).
• Infected files: .flv, .mkv, .mov, .avi, .asf, .mpeg, .vob, .mpg, .jar, .java, .xlm, .DOC, .pdf, .XLS and so on.
• Installation method: bundled with freeware, installed with some malicious malware, spam emails, etc.