REDPROTECTION Virus 🔐 — How to Remove?

The Redprotection virus belongs with the ransomware type of infection. Ransomware of such sort encrypts all user’s data on the PC (images, documents, excel tables, audio files, videos, etc) and adds its extra extension to every file, leaving the read_it.txt files in every folder containing encrypted files.

Redprotection virus: what is known so far?

Redprotection will add an extra 4-character extension to the name of every encrypted file. For instance, an image entitled “photo.jpg” will be changed to “photo.jpg.kx84”. Just like the Excel file with the name “table.xlsx” will be changed to “table.xlsx.b16s”, and so on.

In each directory that contains the encrypted files, a read_it.txt text document 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 instructions on how to purchase the decryption tool from the Redprotection developers. You can obtain this tool after contacting Telegram contact by email. That is it.

Redprotection Overview:

The read_it.txt document accompanying the Redprotection ransomware provides the following frustrating information:

Warning! All your files have been encrypted. To regain access to your data, you must pay a ransom of 0.0061 btc (negotiable) in this wallet (17CqMQFeuB3NTzJ2X28tfRmWaPyPQgvoHV) within the next 24 hours.
If you don\'t pay on time, the decryption key will be destroyed, and your files will be lost forever.
Follow the instructions below to make the payment and recover your data:
contact me on Telegram: hxxps://t.me/RedProtection


Your ID is XXXX


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Attention ! Tous vos fichiers ont été cryptés.
Pour récupérer l\'accès à vos données, vous devez payer une rançon de 0,0061 btc (négociable) dans l\'addresse Bitcoin suivante(17CqMQFeuB3NTzJ2X28tfRmWaPyPQgvoHV) dans dans les prochaines 24 heures.
Si vous ne payez pas à temps, la clé de décryptage sera détruite, et vos fichiers seront perdus à jamais.
Suivez les instructions ci-dessous pour effectuer le paiement et récupérer vos données :
contacte-moi sur Telegram : hxxps://t.me/RedProtection


Votre ID est -

In the picture below, you can see what a folder with files encrypted by the Redprotection looks like. Each filename has the random extension appended to it.

How did my computer get infected with Redprotection ransomware?

There are many possible ways of ransomware infiltration.

There are currently three most popular ways for evil-doers to have ransomware planted in your system. These are email spam, Trojan injection and peer networks.

• If you open your inbox and see letters that look just like notifications from utility services providers, delivery agencies like FedEx, Internet providers, and whatnot, but whose “from” field is unknown to you, be wary of opening those letters. They are most likely to have a malicious file attached to them. Thus it is even more dangerous to open any attachments that come with emails like these.
• Another thing the hackers might try is a Trojan file model. A Trojan is a program that gets into your PC pretending to be something legal. For instance, you download an installer for some program you need or an update for some software. However, what is unpacked reveals itself a harmful agent that compromises your data. Since the update package can have any title and any icon, you’d better be sure that you can trust the resource of the things you’re downloading. The best way is to use the software companies’ official websites.
• As for the peer-to-peer file transfer protocols like BitTorrent or eMule, the danger is that they are even more trust-based than the rest of the Internet. You can never guess what you download until you get it. Our suggestion is that you use trustworthy websites. Also, it is a good idea to scan the directory containing the downloaded items with the antivirus as soon as the downloading is finished.

How to remove ransomware?

It is crucial to inform you that besides encrypting your data, the Redprotection virus will probably deploy Vidar Stealer on your PC to get access to credentials to various accounts (including cryptocurrency wallets). The mentioned program can extract your logins and passwords from your browser’s auto-filling cardfile.

How to avoid ransomware infiltration?

Redprotection ransomware doesn’t have a endless power, neither does any similar malware.

You can protect yourself from ransomware injection taking several easy steps:

• Never open any letters from unknown senders with strange addresses, or with content that has nothing to do with something you are waiting for (can you win in a lottery without participating in it?). If the email subject is likely something you are expecting, scrutinize all elements of the suspicious email carefully. A fake email will surely have mistakes.
• Avoid using cracked or unknown software. Trojans are often spreaded as an element of cracked software, most likely as a “patch” to prevent the license check. But potentially dangerous programs are very hard to tell from trustworthy software, as trojans may also have the functionality you need. You can try searching for information on this software product on the anti-malware message boards, but the optimal way is not to use such software.

FAQ

🤔 How can I open encrypted files? Can I somehow access them?

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

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

Hopefully, you have made a copy of those important files. If not, there is still a function of System Restore but it needs a Restore Point to be previously saved. All other solutions require time.

🤔 What to do if the Redprotection malware has blocked my PC and I can’t get the activation code.

🤔 What could help the situation right now?

Many of the blocked files might still be at your disposal

• If you sent or received your critical 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 send those images back to you.
• If you have initially got any of your files from the Internet, you can try to do it again.
• Your messengers, social media pages, and cloud drives might have all those files as well.
• It might be that you still have the needed files on your old computer, a notebook, phone, external storage, etc.

HINT: You can use file recovery programs¹ to get your lost data back since ransomware encrypts the copies of your files, deleting the original ones. In the video below, you can learn how to recover your files with PhotoRec, but remember: you can do it only after you remove the virus with an anti-malware program.

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