Black Kingdom Ransomware — How to remove virus?

The Black Kingdom belongs to the ransomware locker type infection. This ransomware encrypts all user’s data on the PC (photos, documents, excel tables, music, videos, etc), adds its specific extension to every file, and creates the decrypt_file.TxT files in every folder which contains encrypted files.

‘Black Kingdom’ is exploiting the Microsoft Exchange Server ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to encrypt servers.

Black Kingdom Ransomware

☝️ It can be correctly identify as a ransomware-locker infection.

Black kingdom adds its specific random name extension to the name of every file. For example, your photo named as “my_photo.jpeg” will be transformed into “my_photo.jpeg.AhixzE“, report in Excel tables named “report.xlsx” – to “report.xlsx.KdjPa“, and so on.

decrypt_file.TxT file, which can be found in every folder that contains the encrypted files, is a ransom money note. You can find information about ways of contacting Black kingdom ransomware developers and some other info inside of it. Inside of the ransom note, there is usually an instruction saying about purchasing the decryption tool. This decryption tool is created by ransomware developers and can be obtained through email, contacting [email protected].

Here is a summary for the Black kingdom:

How did I get “Black Kingdom”?

The Black Kingdom is exploiting the Microsoft Exchange Server ProxyLogon vulnerabilities to encrypt servers. Threat actors used the vulnerability to execute a PowerShell script that downloads the ransomware executable from ‘yuuuuu44.com’ and then pushes it out to other computers on the network.

How to remove Black Kingdom Ransomware?

In addition to encode a victim’s files, the Black Kingdom ransomware has also started to install the Azorult Spyware on computer to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, desktop files, and more.

To ensure the user that ransomware distributors really have the decryption tool, they may offer to decrypt several encrypted files. And they are the single owners of this decryption program: Black kingdom ransomware is a completely new type, so there is no legit program from anti-malware vendors, which can decrypt your files. But such a situation is in momentum: decryption tools are updating every month.

However, paying the ransom is a bad decision, too. There is no guarantee that Black kingdom ransomware developers will send you the decryption tool and a proper decryption key. There are many cases when ransomware distributors deceived their victims, sending the wrong key or even nothing. In the majority of cases, there is a way to recover your files for free. Search for available backups, and restore your system using it. Of course, there is a chance that the backup you found is too old and does not contain a lot of files you need. But, at least you will be sure that there is no malware in your system. However, to ensure that there are no malicious programs in your system after the backup, you need to scan your PC with anti-malware software.

Black kingdom ransomware is not unique. There are more ransomware of this type: Acuna, Ncovid, Ghost. These ransomware examples act similarly: encrypting your files, adding a specific extension, and leaving many ransom money notes in every folder. But two things make a difference between these ransomware – cryptography algorithm, which is used for file encryption, and ransom amount. In some cases, victims can decrypt their files without any payments, just using free solutions produced by several anti-malware vendors, or even with the decryption tool that ransomware creators offer. The last scenario is possible when ransomware distributors have typed your decryption key inside a ransom money note. However, as you can already guess, such luck is a scarce thing. Ransomware is created for money gaining, not for jokes or scaring.

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Download Removal Tool.

Run the setup file.

Press “Install” button.

Once installed, Anti-Malware will automatically run.

Wait for the Anti-Malware scan to complete.

Click on “Clean Now”.

Frequently Asked Questions

How сan I avoid ransomware attack?

Black kingdom ransomware doesn’t have a superpower.

You can easily protect yourself from its injection in several easy steps :

• Ignore all emails from unknown mailboxes with a strange unknown address or with content that has likely no connection to something you are waiting for (can you win in a lottery without taking part in it?). If the email subject is likely something you are waiting for, check all suspicious letter elements carefully. A fake email will surely contain a mistake.
• Do not use cracked or untrusted programs. Trojans are often distributed as a part of cracked software, possibly under the guise of “patch” which prevents the license check. But untrusted programs are very hard to distinguish from trustworthy software because trojans may also have the functionality you need. You can try to find information about this program on the anti-malware forums, but the best solution is not to use such programs.