How Do I Remove “about files!.txt” Ransomware? (“about files!.txt” Virus Removal Guide )

Message from “about files!.txt” Ransomware

Hi guys! We have bad news for you.
Your files have been crypted by 2 popular alghoritms – AES and RSA. Only we have private RSA key
All crypted files now starting with “error_”:

You can buy our decryptor that will recover all your files. You need:
1) Send us 3 bitcoins on our bitcoin address 19UwLkuJfoNasSPs3NGDA5XT6CSH4E78Gi (Now 1 bitcoin approximately = 250 usd)
Only we and you know about this address, so we will understand that its your payment.
2) Send us your unique identificator on our mail [email protected]
3) Wait 1,2… or 24 hours and we will send you decryptor (it is very easy to use it – you
need only run decryptor executable file and wait 5-10 hours and all files will be decrypted)

If we dont anwser on your letter more than 1 day then make your own mail account on www.ruggedinbox.com
(This action is very simple and takes 1-2 minutes) and send us your letter again
(some mail servers (for example hotmail.com and outlook.com) blocking letters to www.ruggedinbox.com)

Your unique identificator: 264-211-178

You can use one of those sites to change your money to bitcoins:
www.btc.my
www.cryptomarket.my
https://bitx.my/market
www.bitcoinmalaysia.com
www.goldux.com
www.kraken.com
www.bitquick.co
www.howtobuybitcoins.info
www.bestchange.com

You dont need install any bitcoin software – you need only find bitcoin exchange service (also you can try find it here for your country – www.google.com)

Additional information: before payment you can send us one small file (not bigger than 300Kb).
and we will decrypt it before payment (also you need send us your unique identificator).
After that, we think that it will be evedent that we have the program that can decrypt your files.

“about files!.txt” Description

“about files!.txt” is severely nasty ransomware which has recently victimized lost of PC users and got huge benefit illegally all over world. Usually, this pest can be downloaded via malicious drive-by-download scripts from corrupted porn and shareware / freeware websites, installed through spam email attachments, media downloads and social networks or executed by other threats on system. As soon as “about files!.txt” successfully lurks into your PC, it will automatically launch itself once the Windows starts up, then it damages your programs by running lots of dangerous and unstoppable tasks in the background. After that, it uses codes to infects all your file such as media files (images, music, videos, docs, txts, etc).

“about files!.txt”

After finishing all the steps above, it will use a popup alleging that computer system was locked because you were using and/or sending illegitimate content including child pornography and copyrighted files, and so you need to pay s fine, or you may assume a deprivation of liberty for two to eight years. The victims will get easily nervous when this alert appears on their computers as it looks so legit, thus most of them have fallen in the trap and give their money to the cyber criminals to unlock their computer and get their files back. Undoubtedly, “about files!.txt” a big mine planted in your PC and a scam for treating your money, it needs to be removed immediately .

Steps for Removing “about files!.txt” and Recovering Files

This tutorial contains two Parts. Part One will guide you to get rid of codes of “about files!.txt” virus and repair registry errors, which can avoid more of your files being encrypted by the ransomware. In Part Two, we will guide you to recover some damaged files.

Part One – Get Rid of “about files!.txt” Virus Manually or Automatically

Manual Removal Steps (Complicated Method Applies to Advanced PC Users)

Step 1. Show all hidden files to find out malicious files of “about files!.txt”

Step 2. Search and remove harmful files related with “about files!.txt”

Step 3. Search and delete “about files!.txt” related registry files

Automatic Removal Steps (Easy Method Applies to All PC Users)

Step 1. Run SpyHunter to detect and remove malicious codes of “about files!.txt” infection.

Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by “about files!.txt”.

Part Two – Restore or Recover Damaged Files

• Restore all your files from your Back-up;
• Repair damaged files with Kernel Data Recovery.

Part One – Get Rid of “about files!.txt” Virus Manually or Automatically

Manual Removal Steps

Step 1. Show all hidden files to find out malicious files of “about files!.txt”

On Windows 7 / Vista Computer

1. Right-click the Windows Logo button and choose Open Windows Explorer.
2. Click Organize and choose Folder and Search Options.
3. Click the View tab, select Show hidden files and folders and then clear the checkbox for Hide protected system operating files.
4. Click Yes on the warning and then click OK.

On Windows 8 Computer

1. On your keyboard press the Windows + E keys.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Check File name extensions and Hidden items

Step 2. Search and remove harmful files related with “about files!.txt”

(The files on your computer may appear with different name, if cannot find out the files listed below, you should use the auto steps)

%Temp%\[random name]

%AppData%\[virus name]

%LocalAppData%\[virus name]

%CommonAppData%\[malware name]

%AllUsersProfile%random.exe

Step 3. Search and delete “about files!.txt” related registry files:

1. Open Registry Editor first:

On Windows 7 / Vista Computer

• Click Start button
• Select Run button
• Type: regedit
• Click OK button

On Windows 8 Computer

• Press Win [Windows key] + R on your keyboard. This can be done either while at Windows 8 Start menu/Metro screen or on Windows 8 desktop
• At the dialog box that pops open, type regedit.exe and hit OK
• Once you hit OK, Windows UAC will prompt you to confirm you want to open Register Editor — hit “Yes”

2. Find out and remove all harmful registry files related with “about files!.txt” virus listed below:

(The registry files on your computer may appear with different name, if cannot find out the files listed below, you should use auto steps.)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREsupWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesWpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftInternet ExplorerMain “Default_Page_URL”
HKEY_LOCAL_Machine\Software\Classes\[malware name]
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\[malware name]

Automatic Removal Steps

Manual removal needs advanced PC skills, if you do not have enough skills and experience to find out “about files!.txt” files accurately, you may ruin your system for removing important system files. Therefore, if you are not a user with Advanced tech skills, it’s best to use these Auto Steps to solve your problem easily and safely:

Step 1. Run SpyHunter to detect and remove malicious codes of “about files!.txt” infection.

1. Click the blue button below to open of SpyHunter.

(Notes – SpyHunter’s free version can only help you detect malware or virus. If you want to remove the malware threats detected by SpyHunter, you will need to buy license of SpyHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on SpyHunter uninstall)

2. On the SpyHunter page, please click Download Free Scanner to download SpyHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After SpyHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning ” This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Spyhunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, please double-click SpyHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of SpyHunter.

4. When SpyHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan Computer Now to detect “about files!.txt” related threats:

5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of “about files!.txt”.

Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by “about files!.txt”.

1. Click the green button below to open of RegHunter:

(Notes – RegHunter’s free version can only help you scan Registry errors or system errors. If you want to fix the errors detected by RegHunter, you will need to buy license of RegHunter. If you do not need it any more, please follow instructions on RegHunter uninstall)

2. On the RegHunter page, please click Free PC Diagnosis to download RegHunter safely and quickly.

Tips: After RegHunter is downloaded, your Chrome /Firefox /IE may display such fake security warning “This type of file can harm your computer. Do you want to keep Download_Reghunter-Installer.exe anyway?”, which is generated by virus to cheat you, please just ignore the fake warning and click “Keep” button.

3. Once downloaded, then double-click RegHunter-Installer.exe to start the installation of RegHunter.

4. When RegHunter is installed, it will be run automatically, then click Scan for Registry Errors Now! to detect files corrupted by “about files!.txt”:

5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with “about files!.txt”.

With the manual and automatic removal steps above, the codes and executive files of “about files!.txt” can be removed completely, that means this ransomware cannot encrypt more files of your PC. However, removal of “about files!.txt” virus does not mean that you can open your infected files normally. All the encrypted files corrupted by “about files!.txt” are still inaccessible, if you want get your files back, your need to complete steps in Part Two.

Part Two – Restore or Recover Damaged Files

To PC Users with Healthy Backup Files

If you have backup your personal files or documents before the invading of “about files!.txt”, now you can delete all the encrypted files on your PC, and then copy the backup files from your external devices or download them from your Cloud account. You can open these healthy files at ease now since the codes of ransomware have been removed and they cannot encrypt your files again.

To PC Users without Backup Files

If you do not have any backup of your personal files, or if your backup files have been damaged as well, you need to use Kernel Data Recovery software to recover your files. Here we provide six recover tools to help you recover diffident files, click the links below to get the recovery tool you need:

Micosoft Office Word Files Recovery

Micosoft Office Excel Files Recovery

Micosoft Office Access Files Recovery

Micosoft Office PowerPoint Files Recovery

Photo and Image Recovery

PDF Files Recovery

Outlook Express Recovery

Notes: As we all know, “about files!.txt” is the most dangerous ransomware made by top hacker, and it is extremely difficult to recover all the files encrypted by “about files!.txt”. The above Kernel tools may not be effective on all the infected PCs, some users used them to restore parts or all of their files, and some others could not recover any file. Therefore we can not 100% promise these tools will work for you, we just recommend them to you as reference. We hope that you will be the lucky one who can get your precious files back. Good luck with you.