CIPHBIT Virus 🔐 (.AEFA Files) — How to Remove?

The Ciphbit virus belongs with the ransomware type of infection. A harmful program of such sort encrypts all the data on your computer (photos, text files, excel sheets, audio files, videos, etc) and appends its specific extension to every file, creating the ____CiphBit____!.txt text files in every folder with the encrypted files.

What is Ciphbit virus?

The scheme of renaming is the following: [ID=xxxxxx]-[E-Mail=xxxxxx].aefA. During the encryption, a file named, for instance, “report.docx” will be altered to “report.docx.jpg[ID=13AADE]-[[email protected]].aefA”.

In every folder containing the encrypted files, a ____CiphBit____!.txt text file will appear. It is a ransom money memo. Therein you can find information on the ways of contacting the racketeers and some other remarks. The ransom note usually contains a description of how to buy the decryption tool from the racketeers. You can get this decoding tool after contacting [email protected] through email. That is basically the scheme of the crime.

Ciphbit Summary:

The ____CiphBit____!.txt document coming in package with the Ciphbit malware states the following:

Network of your company has got CiphBit ransomware due to security weakness or system design flaw


So by this way all the files and documents have been locked in strongest encryption algorithm and also downloaded


But there is no need to worry, you can get all your files back if you do it right


What guarantee is there that you will get your files back?


You should attach a couple of unimportant encrypted files for a free decryption test

 

Contact us at the email below by subject your personal ID and attach the files


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Your Personal ID: -


Your Decryption Code: -


Email Address: [email protected]


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The CiphBit TOR data leak blog links is for those who do not pay:


********


********

 

How to download and install TOR Browser in order to visit the CiphBit blog?


hxxp://www.torproject.org/download


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-> WARNING <-


Do not try to rename or edit files


Do not tell anyone that your company has been attacked


Do not waste your time, your data will leak at our blog if we do not receive your text

In the screenshot below, you can see what a directory with files encrypted by the Ciphbit looks like. Each filename has the ".aefA" extension appended to it.

How did my computer get infected with Ciphbit ransomware?

There are plenty of possible ways of ransomware infiltration.

There are currently three most exploited methods for malefactors to have the Ciphbit virus planted in your digital environment. These are email spam, Trojan injection and peer file transfer.

• Another thing the hackers might try is a Trojan file model. A Trojan is an object that gets into your machine pretending to be something different. For instance, you download an installer for some program you want or an update for some service. But what is unboxed reveals itself a harmful agent that encrypts your data. As the update package can have any title and any icon, you'd better be sure that you can trust the source of the things you're downloading. The best way is to trust the software companies' official websites.
• As for the peer file transfer protocols like torrent trackers or eMule, the threat is that they are even more trust-based than the rest of the Internet. You can never know what you download until you get it. Our suggestion is that you use trustworthy resources. Also, it is a good idea to scan the directory containing the downloaded objects with the antivirus as soon as the downloading is complete.

How do I get rid of ransomware?

It is crucial to inform you that besides encrypting your data, the Ciphbit virus will probably install Vidar Stealer on your PC to get access to credentials to different accounts (including cryptocurrency wallets). That program can derive your credentials from your browser's auto-filling cardfile.

How сan I avert ransomware infection?

Ciphbit ransomware has no superpower, so as any similar malware.

You can defend yourself from its injection taking several easy steps:

• Never open any letters from unknown mailboxes with unknown addresses, or with content that has likely no connection to something you are waiting for (how can you win in a money prize draw without participating in it?). In case the email subject is more or less something you are waiting for, check all elements of the suspicious email carefully. A fake letter will always have a mistake.
• Never use cracked or untrusted programs. Trojan viruses are often spreaded as a part of cracked software, most likely under the guise of “patch” to prevent the license check. But dubious programs are very hard to tell from reliable ones, as trojans sometimes have the functionality you seek. Try searching for information on this software product on the anti-malware message boards, but the best way is not to use such software.

Frequently Asked Questions

🤔 Can I somehow access ".aefA" files?

Negative. That is why ransomware is so frustrating. Until you decode the ".aefA" files you will not be able to access them.

🤔 I really need to decrypt those “.aefA” files ASAP. How can I do that?

Hopefully, you have made a copy of those important files. Otherwise, you might try to employ System Restore. The only question is whether you have saved any Restore Points that would be helpful now. All other solutions require time.

🤔 What should I do if the Ciphbit malware has blocked my computer and I can't get the activation code.

🤔 And what should I do now?

Some of the encrypted files can be located elsewhere.

• If you sent or received your important files via email, you could still download them from your online mail server.
• You might have shared images or videos with your friends or relatives. Just ask them to send those images back to you.
• If you have initially got any of your files from the Internet, you can try doing it again.
• Your messengers, social media pages, and cloud drives might have all those files too.
• It might be that you still have the needed files on your old PC, a notebook, mobile, flash memory, etc.

HINT: You can use data recovery programs¹ to get your lost data back since ransomware blocks the copies of your files, removing the authentic ones. In the video below, you can learn how to recover your files with PhotoRec, but be advised: you can do it only after you eradicate the virus with an anti-malware program.

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