Suddenly find that your files has been infected by CTB locker while you can to do nothing about it? Reading this post, you can to remove the malware completely to prevent more of your files from encryption.
CTB locker Description
CTB locker is a high-risk ransom Trojan which locks the files on infected PC and extorts money from the victims. Once infiltrating your PC, CTB locker encrypts all files in the hard drive causing the compromised PC to malfunction to lock your PC and displays you a pop up claiming that you have been accused for copyright infringement by loading free music files which are shared without observing the rights of their respected owners, and you have you pay money as penalty to unlock your files as well as prevent you from being prosecuted, which is completely a trap set by cyber criminal. Besides, It may keep dropping malicious codes into the infected PC and execute them to make your PC become more vulnerable to virus, and these malicious codes may also disable the firewall and antivirus program to defend itself, making itself a hard nut for your PC to crack. Undoubtedly, CTB locker is a hoax for treating you for money, please be smart and have eyes on your wallet. It’s highly recommended to be removed immediately to avoid other damages to your system and protect your precious data.
CTB locker is Extremely Dangerous
- CTB locker locks up the infected PC for ransoming money.
- CTB locker lurks infects your files silently.
- CTB locker may steal your confidential information.
- CTB locker drops malicious files onto your PC to completely compromise it.
Steps for Removing CTB locker and Recovering Files
This tutorial contains two Parts. Part One will guide you to get rid of codes of CTB locker 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 CTB locker 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 CTB locker
Step 2. Search and remove harmful files related with CTB locker
Step 3. Search and delete CTB locker related registry files
Automatic Removal Steps (Easy Method Applies to All PC Users)
Step 1. Run SpyHunter to detect and remove malicious codes of CTB locker infection.
Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by CTB locker.
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 CTB locker Virus Manually or Automatically
Manual Removal Steps
Step 1. Show all hidden files to find out malicious files of CTB locker
On Windows 7 / Vista Computer
- Right-click the Windows Logo button and choose Open Windows Explorer.
- Click Organize and choose Folder and Search Options.
- Click the View tab, select Show hidden files and folders and then clear the checkbox for Hide protected system operating files.
- Click Yes on the warning and then click OK.
On Windows 8 Computer
- On your keyboard press the Windows + E keys.
- Click the View tab.
- Check File name extensions and Hidden items
Step 2. Search and remove harmful files related with CTB locker
(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 CTB locker 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 CTB locker 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 CTB locker 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 CTB locker 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 CTB locker related threats:
5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of CTB locker.
Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by CTB locker.
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 CTB locker:
5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with CTB locker.
With the manual and automatic removal steps above, the codes and executive files of CTB locker can be removed completely, that means this ransomware cannot encrypt more files of your PC. However, removal of CTB locker virus does not mean that you can open your infected files normally. All the encrypted files corrupted by CTB locker 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 CTB locker, 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
Notes: As we all know, CTB locker is the most dangerous ransomware made by top hacker, and it is extremely difficult to recover all the files encrypted by CTB locker. 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.
