Remove .exx extension virus – .exx extension Removal Solutions

Unfortunately infected by .exx extension but have no idea to remove it? Please read the following post, here we’ll provide an effective way to help you get rid of .exx extension completely and safely.

.exx extension Description

.exx extension is a nasty ransomware which recently has victimized lots of PC users all around the world. Ways to be infected by .exx extension vary from people’s online behaviors. You may have visited porn websites recently or accidentally clicked on some hacked links which you were not aware of; you may have downloaded and installed some free download but unknown programs; or you might have received spam emails from unknown contacts.
Once .exx extension successfully sneaks on users’ PC, it executes malicious codes to encrypt or damage all files including system files, exe files, image files, video files, Office files and so on, then it will communicate with the users via a fabricated popup alert claiming that the users have been accused for violating the local law since they watched and spread forbidden material via internet such as porn video, and it tell the users that have to pay penalty via P to unlock their files and escape themselves from being prosecuted. What’s more, .exx extension may come with other severe treats such as worm, trojan, and malware which may completely compromise the infected PC. Undoubtedly, .exx extension is a highly risky threat to your PC and your confidential information, hence it should be removed from the system immediately

Harmful Properties of .exx extension

• .exx extension encrypts all of your files and demands ransom money.
• .exx extension locks your PC and make it unusable to ransom your money.
• .exx extension drops malicious files onto your PC to completely compromise it.
• .exx extension may communicate with hackers.
• .exx extension may come with other threats.
• .exx extension may steal your confidential information.

Steps for Removing .exx extension and Recovering Files

This tutorial contains two Parts. Part One will guide you to get rid of codes of .exx extension 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 .exx extension 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 .exx extension

Step 2. Search and remove harmful files related with .exx extension

Step 3. Search and delete .exx extension related registry files

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

Step 1. Run SpyHunter to detect and remove malicious codes of .exx extension infection.

Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by .exx extension.

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 .exx extension Virus Manually or Automatically

Manual Removal Steps

Step 1. Show all hidden files to find out malicious files of .exx extension

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 .exx extension

(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 .exx extension 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 .exx extension 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 .exx extension 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 .exx extension 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 .exx extension related threats:

5. Once SpyHunter completes the scan, please click Fix Threats to get rid of .exx extension.

Step 2. Run RegHunter to fix registry files and security bugs caused by .exx extension.

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 .exx extension:

5. Once RegHunter completes the scan, please click Repair All Errors to solve security bugs related with .exx extension.

With the manual and automatic removal steps above, the codes and executive files of .exx extension can be removed completely, that means this ransomware cannot encrypt more files of your PC. However, removal of .exx extension virus does not mean that you can open your infected files normally. All the encrypted files corrupted by .exx extension 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 .exx extension, 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

PDF Files Recovery

Outlook Express Recovery

Notes: As we all know, .exx extension is the most dangerous ransomware made by top hacker, and it is extremely difficult to recover all the files encrypted by .exx extension. 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.