CRYPTBIT 2.0 Ransomware 🔐 (.CRYPTBIT File) — Removal Guide

The Cryptbit 2.0 virus belongs with the ransomware type of malicious agent. A harmful program of such sort encrypts all the data on your computer (images, text files, excel sheets, music, videos, etc) and adds its specific extension to every file, leaving the CryptBIT2.0-restore-files.txt text files in each folder which contains the encrypted files.

What is known about the Cryptbit 2.0virus?

☝️ A strictly accurate description for the Cryptbit 2.0 would be “a ransomware infection”.

Cryptbit 2.0 appends its own .cryptbit extension to every file’s title. For example, a file named “photo.jpg” will be changed to “photo.jpg.cryptbit”. In the same manner, the Excel sheet named “table.xlsx” will end up as “table.xlsx.cryptbit”, and so on.

In every folder that contains the encrypted files, a CryptBIT2.0-restore-files.txt text file will be created. It is a ransom money note. Therein you can find information about the ways of contacting the racketeers and some other remarks. The ransom note most probably contains instructions on how to purchase the decryption tool from the racketeers. You can get this decoding tool after contacting [email protected] by email. That is pretty much the scheme of the crime.

Cryptbit 2.0 summary:

The CryptBIT2.0-restore-files.txt file accompanying the Cryptbit 2.0 ransomware states the following:

Hello!

Now your files are crypted with the strongest millitary algorithms RSA4096 and AES-256.
In addition, all encrypted files have been sent to our server
and in the event of non-payment within 7 days,they will be made public.

Warning!
Do not rename encrypted files.
Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software.
You can only do damage to your files, lose your money and time.

In order to confirm that we are not scammers, you can send 2-3 files to the email address below.
Files should be less than 5 MB and contain no valuable data (Databases, backups, large excel sheets, etc.).
Please don\'t forget to write the name of your company in the subject of your e-mail.
You will receive decrypted samples.

To recover all files you must contact us for a private quote by the contact email.
You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins.

P.S. Remember, we are not scammers.
We don\'t need your data or information but after 7 days all files and keys will be deleted automatically.
Write to us immediately after infection
All your files will be restored. We guarantee.


Contact email:
[email protected]

BTC wallet:
17CqMQFeuB3NTzJ2X28tfRmWaPyPQgvoHV

Have a nice day
CryptBIT 2.0 ransomware group

In the screenshot below, you can see what a folder with files encrypted by the Cryptbit 2.0 looks like. Each filename has the “.cryptbit” extension appended to it.

How did my machine catch Cryptbit 2.0 ransomware?

There is a huge number of possible ways of ransomware injection.

Nowadays, there are three most exploited ways for criminals to have ransomware acting in your digital environment. These are email spam, Trojan injection and peer-to-peer networks.

If you open your mailbox and see emails that look just like notifications from utility services companies, delivery agencies like FedEx, Internet providers, and whatnot, but whose sender is strange to you, beware of opening those letters. They are very likely to have a harmful item enclosed in them. Thus it is even more dangerous to open any attachments that come with letters like these.

As for the peer file transfer protocols like torrents 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. So you’d better be using trustworthy resources. Also, it is a good idea to scan the folder containing the downloaded objects with the antivirus as soon as the downloading is complete.

How to remove the Cryptbit 2.0 virus?

It is important to note that besides encrypting your files, the Cryptbit 2.0 virus will probably deploy the Azorult Spyware on your PC to seize your credentials to various accounts (including cryptocurrency wallets). The mentioned program can derive your logins and passwords from your browser’s auto-filling cardfile.

Often racketeers would decrypt some of your files so you know that they do have the decryption tool. Since Cryptbit 2.0 virus is a relatively new ransomware, security software designers have not yet found a method to undo its work. However, the anti-ransomware instruments are constantly upgraded, so the effective countermeasure may soon arrive.

Of course, if the malefactors do the job of encrypting victim’s critical files, the desperate person will most likely fulfill their demands. Despite that, paying to racketeers does not necessarily mean that you’re getting your files back. It is still dangerous. After obtaining the ransom, the racketeers may deliver a wrong decryption key to the injured party. There were reports about racketeers just vanishing after getting the money without even bothering to reply.

The best countermeasure to ransomware is to have aan OS restore point or the copies of your essential files in the cloud disk or at least on an external drive. Of course, that might be insufficient. The most important thing could be that file you were working upon when it all happened. But at least it is something. It is also advisable to scan your PC for viruses with the anti-malware utility after the OS restoration.

There are other ransomware products, besides Cryptbit 2.0, that work similarly. Examples of those are Fatp, Powd, Bowd, and some others. The two main differences between them and the Cryptbit 2.0 are the ransom amount and the encoding method. The rest is almost identical: files become inaccessible, their extensions altered, ransom notes are created in every folder containing encoded files.

Some lucky users were able to decrypt the arrested files with the help of the free tools provided by anti-malware experts. Sometimes the racketeers mistakenly send the decryption key to the victims in the ransom note. Such an epic fail allows the user to restore the files. But naturally, one should never expect such a chance. Make no mistake, ransomware is a tamperers’ technology to pull the money out of their victims.

How сan I avert ransomware attack?

Cryptbit 2.0 ransomware doesn’t have a endless power, so as any similar malware.

You can protect your computer from ransomware attack taking several easy steps:

• Never open any emails from unknown mailboxes with unknown addresses, or with content that has likely no connection to something you are expecting (how can you win in a lottery without even taking part in it?). In case the email subject is more or less something you are waiting for, scrutinize all elements of the suspicious letter carefully. A hoax email will surely have mistakes.
• Avoid using cracked or unknown software. Trojan viruses are often distributed as a part of cracked software, most likely under the guise of “patch” to prevent the license check. But potentially dangerous programs are difficult to tell from trustworthy ones, as trojans sometimes have the functionality you seek. Try searching for information about this program on the anti-malware forums, but the optimal way is not to use such software.

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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 can I open “.cryptbit” files?Are the “.cryptbit” files accessible?

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

🤔 What should I do to make my files accessible as fast as possible?

It’s good if you have fаr-sightedly saved copies of these important files elsewhere. Otherwise, you might try to employ System Restore. The only question is whether you have saved any Restore Points that would be helpful now. The rest of the methods require patience.

🤔 What actions should I take if the Cryptbit 2.0 ransomware has blocked my computer and I can’t get the activation code.

🤔 What could help the situation right now?

Many of the blocked files might still be within your reach

• If you exchanged your important files by email, you could still download them from your online mail server.
• You may have shared photographs or videos with your friends or relatives. Simply ask them to give those images back to you.
• If you have initially downloaded any of your files from the Web, you can try doing it again.
• Your messengers, social media pages, and cloud storage might have all those files too.
• Maybe you still have the needed files on your old PC, a notebook, cellphone, memory stick, etc.

HINT: You can use file recovery utilities⁴ to retrieve your lost information since ransomware encodes the copies of your files, removing the original ones. In the video below, you can see how to use PhotoRec for such a recovery, but be advised: you won’t be able to do it before you remove the ransomware itself with an anti-malware program.

Also, you can contact the following governmental fraud and scam sites to report this attack:

• In the United States: On Guard Online;
• In Canada: Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre;
• In the United Kingdom: Action Fraud;
• In Australia: SCAMwatch;
• In New Zealand: Consumer Affairs Scams;
• In France: Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information;
• In Germany: Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik;
• In Ireland: An Garda Síochána;

To report the attack, you can contact local executive boards. For instance, if you live in USA, you can have a talk with FBI Local field office, IC3 or Secret Service.

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