The article will help you remove Fadesoft ransomware in full. Follow the ransomware removal instructions provided at the end of the article.

Fadesoft is a ransomware cryptovirus. Over 320 different file extensions will become encrypted and a ransom message will be displayed afterward in a window. From there, you can see the demands for payment of the cybercriminals that made the Fadesoft cryptovirus. The TOR network is used to contact one of four C&C (Command and Control) servers. Read on below to see how you could try to potentially restore some of your data.

Threat Summary

Name	Fadesoft
Type	Ransomware
Short Description	The ransomware will encrypt files with over 320 different extensions on a compromised computer.
Symptoms	The ransomware encrypts files on your computer and displays a ransom message on a graphical interface afterward.
Distribution Method	Spam Emails, Email Attachments
Detection Tool	See If Your System Has Been Affected by Fadesoft Download Malware Removal Tool
User Experience	Join Our Forum to Discuss Fadesoft.
Data Recovery Tool	Windows Data Recovery by Stellar Phoenix Notice! This product scans your drive sectors to recover lost files and it may not recover 100% of the encrypted files, but only few of them, depending on the situation and whether or not you have reformatted your drive.

Fadesoft Ransomware – Infection Spread

Fadesoft ransomware could spread its infection via different methods. The payload file that initiates the malicious script for this ransomware, which in turn infects your computer machine, could be circling the Internet at the moment of writing of this article.

Fadesoft ransomware might also distribute its payload file on social media sites and file-sharing services. Freeware found on the Web can be presented as useful but could also hide the malicious script for the cryptovirus. Refrain from opening files right after you have downloaded them, especially if they come from suspicious sources like links and e-mails. Instead, you should scan them beforehand with a security tool, while also checking their size and signatures for anything that seems out of ordinary. You should read the ransomware prevention tips topic in our forum.

Fadesoft Ransomware – Technical Analysis

Fadesoft is a ransomware virus that was dubbed that way by malware researchers. The reason for the name is that inside of the malware’s code, there are lots of instances of the phrase Fadesoft. The virus encrypts files with a little over than 320 different extensions.

Fadesoft ransomware could make entries in the Windows Registry to achieve persistence, launch and repress processes in Windows. Some entries are designed in a way that will start the virus automatically with each launch of the Windows Operating System. Inside the code of the Fadesoft virus is seen that it will try to connect to one out of four different C&C (Command and Control) servers on the TOR network.

The ransom note will appear when the encryption process ends. The note is written in English and gives details about what the ransom price is, along with other demands for paying. You can view the ransom message that loads after the file encryption process right here:

That ransom note reads the following:

YOUR PERSONAL FILES ARE ENCRYPTED !
All your important files stored on this computer and attached drives have been encrypted using strong AES-256 + RSA-2048 cryptography algorithms.
Click on [SHOW LOCKED FILES] button to see which files have been encrypted.
The only way to recover your files is to obtain a unique private decryption key stored on our server. There is no other way to decrypt your data without the private key.

To receive the private key, you have to buy Bitcoins and send 0.33 BTC to our address.

You can buy bitcoins on www.localbitcoins.com or use GOOGLE to find out how to buy and send bitcoin in your region.

YOU HAVE 96 HOURS (4 DAYS) TO PAY BEFORE THE DECRYPTION KEY I DESTROYED ON OUR SERVER. AFTER THIS TIME YOUR DATA WILL BE LOST FOREVER!
Dont try to delete me if you want your files back. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
Click on [DECRYPT MY FILES] button if you have already paid.
Decryption process is fully automated.

send 0.33 Bitcoin to this address:
[REDACTED] Check address balance and transaction progress

The note of the Fadesoft ransomware states that your files are encrypted with a combination of military-grade encryption algorithms, AES and RSA. A ransom sum of 0.33 Bitcoins is asked as payment for unlocking your data by the cyber crooks. The equivalent of that sum in US dollars is currently around 322 dollars. You are given 96 hours or four days’ time by the ransom criminals to pay up and unlock your files. You should NOT under any circumstances pay these cybercriminals. Your files may not get restored, and nobody could guarantee you that. Moreover, giving money to these criminals will likely motivate them to create more ransomware or do other criminal activities.

Fadesoft ransomware seeks to encrypt files with a little over than 320 different extensions, which you can see in the following list:

→.indl, .gdb, .xls, .odb, .xlt, .cas, .apk, .nsf, .cdr, .wav, .mpg, .xlam, .epk, .dxf, .mcmeta, .wb2, .py, .tex, .pmd, .dwk, .litemod, .mp4, .rm, .kdc, .prel, .nv2, .erf, .x3f, .arj, .rgss3a, .mpa, .xltm, .mdf, .nbf, .qic, .sko, .mov, .mpeg, .accdb, .iwi, .vcxproj, .upk, .4db, .tar, .dwfx, .xml, .saj, .potm, .ofx, .m2, .sum, .qbb, .mpqge, .db0, .sid, .dotm, .vfs0, .slm, .docx, .bc7, .sldm, .zip, .gif, .vdf, .lua, .ps, .3gp, .asf, .vpk, .wps, .snx, .pak, .pfx, .srw, .dbx, .sidn, .txt, .ntl, .gif, .psw, .raf, .gho, .rar, .bak, .doc, .wdb, .php, .swf, .ifx, .sql, .mef, .w3x, .bkf, .pef, .pst, .vcf, .xla, .t13, .fla, .re4, .png, .kf, .flv, .mpd, .mlx, .m3u8, .bc6, .m4u, .odm, .efx, .msg, .xlsx, .tax, .ppj, .rtf, .aep, .ppt, .jpeg, .key, .iff, .3fr, .ff, .pdf, .7zip, .dat, .bsa, .ltx, .bay, .m, .hvpl, .dmp, .aet, .pgp, .max, .docb, .bar, .mddata, .fpx, .big, .class, .der, .ibank, .7z, .jpg, .p12, .bpw, .crw, .odt, .ztmp, .syncdb, .sb, .layout, .idx, .idml, .rw2, .mpp, .xf, .bkp, .aepx, .c, .fsh, .nba, .ppam, .p7c, .ncf, .odp, .kdb, .dcr, .ava, .menu, .qba, .sis, .xlm, .jar, .dtd, .itl, .dxg, .fos, .aaf, .dot, .arw, .cs, .pdd, .as3, .gpg, .map, .ai, .dbf, .desc, .forge, .tor, .mdb, .srf, .xltx, .icxs, .qfx, .fdb, .asp, .vtf, .cfr, .vob, .dotx, .sdf, .crp, .asset, .potx, .sie, .m3u, .sdc, .lbf, .pptm, .bmp, .nrw, .ses, .kdbx, .docm, .3ds, .wotreplay, .tif, .hplg, .aes, .xlw, .csv, .as, .vpp_pc, .psd, .sav, .sldx, .itm, .pps, .wallet, .indb, .hpp, .rwl, .psk, .r3d, .ppsx, .gxk, .inx, .dazip, .arch00, .PAS, .qbo, .hkdb, .pot, .pl, .d3dbsp, .ra, .qbw, .cpp, .iso, .prproj, .pem, .raw, .orf, .plb, .lrf, .ptx, .dng, .indt, .db, .svg, .mrwref, .indd, .esm, .das, .xll, .bik, .xlk, .odc, .obj, .avi, .blob, .t12, .xqx, .wma, .java, .tib, .p7b, .sxc, .pkpass, .h, .accdt, .ksd, .3dm, .qdf, .asx, .dwg, .crt, .ppsm, .backup, .wpd, .wmv, .4dd, .xlsm, .mdbackup, .rb, .jpe, .cer, .mid, .tbl, .pptx, .3g2, .aif, .hkx, .pdb, .ass, .itdb, .xxx, .cr2, .sr2, .rim, .js, .dba, .iwd, .myo, .eml, .eps, .ods, .sidd, .mp3, .lvl, .xlsb

Each file that has one of the extensions from the list above will get encrypted. Interestingly enough, there is also a “Whitelist” with directories, which to be excluded from the encryption process. You can view that list down here:

• Windows
• Appdata
• Programdata
• Program files
• Recycle.bin
• System volume
• Cookies
• Temporary internet files
• Games
• nVidia
• Intel
• pagefile

The Fadesoft cryptovirus is more than likely to delete the Shadow Volume Copies from the Windows Operating System by utilizing the following command:

→vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet

Continue reading and check out what ways you could try to potentially restore some of your data.

Remove Fadesoft Ransomware and Restore Your Files

If your computer got infected with the Fadesoft ransomware virus, you should have a bit of experience in removing malware. You should get rid of this ransomware as quickly as possible before it can have the chance to spread further and infect other computers. You should remove the ransomware and follow the step-by-step instructions guide provided below.

Manually delete Fadesoft from your computer

Note! Substantial notification about the Fadesoft threat: Manual removal of Fadesoft requires interference with system files and registries. Thus, it can cause damage to your PC. Even if your computer skills are not at a professional level, don’t worry. You can do the removal yourself just in 5 minutes, using a malware removal tool.

1. Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Fadesoft files and objects

Boot Your PC Into Safe Mode

1. For Windows 7,XP and Vista. 2. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. Fix registry entries created by Fadesoft on your PC.

For Windows XP, Vista, 7 systems:

1. Remove all CDs and DVDs, and then Restart your PC from the “Start” menu.
2. Select one of the two options provided below:

– For PCs with a single operating system: Press “F8” repeatedly after the first boot screen shows up during the restart of your computer. In case the Windows logo appears on the screen, you have to repeat the same task again.

– For PCs with multiple operating systems: Тhe arrow keys will help you select the operating system you prefer to start in Safe Mode. Press “F8” just as described for a single operating system.

3. As the “Advanced Boot Options” screen appears, select the Safe Mode option you want using the arrow keys. As you make your selection, press “Enter“.

4. Log on to your computer using your administrator account

While your computer is in Safe Mode, the words “Safe Mode” will appear in all four corners of your screen.

Step 1: Open the Start Menu

Step 2: Whilst holding down Shift button, click on Power and then click on Restart.
Step 3: After reboot, the aftermentioned menu will appear. From there you should choose Troubleshoot.

Step 4: You will see the Troubleshoot menu. From this menu you can choose Advanced Options.

Step 5: After the Advanced Options menu appears, click on Startup Settings.

Step 6: Click on Restart.

Step 7: A menu will appear upon reboot. You should choose Safe Mode by pressing its corresponding number and the machine will restart.

Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries of your computer to change different settings. This is why manual clean up of your Windows Registry Database is strongly recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit lenghty, we recommend following our instructive article about fixing registry entries.

2.Find malicious files created by Fadesoft on your PC

Find malicious files created by Fadesoft

1. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. 2. For Windows 7,XP and Vista.

For Newer Windows Operating Systems

Step 1:

On your keyboard press  + R and write explorer.exe in the Run text box and then click on the Ok button.

Step 2:

Click on your PC from the quick access bar. This is usually an icon with a monitor and its name is either “My Computer”, “My PC” or “This PC” or whatever you have named it.

Step 3:

Navigate to the search box in the top-right of your PC’s screen and type “fileextension:” and after which type the file extension. If you are looking for malicious executables, an example may be “fileextension:exe”. After doing that, leave a space and type the file name you believe the malware has created. Here is how it may appear if your file has been found:

N.B. We recommend to wait for the green loading bar in the navination box to fill up in case the PC is looking for the file and hasn’t found it yet.

For Older Windows Operating Systems

In older Windows OS’s the conventional approach should be the effective one:

Step 1:

Click on the Start Menu icon (usually on your bottom-left) and then choose the Search preference.

Step 2:

After the search window appears, choose More Advanced Options from the search assistant box. Another way is by clicking on All Files and Folders.

Step 3:

After that type the name of the file you are looking for and click on the Search button. This might take some time after which results will appear. If you have found the malicious file, you may copy or open its location by right-clicking on it.

Now you should be able to discover any file on Windows as long as it is on your hard drive and is not concealed via special software.

Automatically remove Fadesoft by downloading an advanced anti-malware program

1. Remove Fadesoft with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data

Remove Fadesoft with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool

1. Install SpyHunter to scan for and remove Fadesoft.2. Scan with SpyHunter to Detect and Remove Fadesoft. Back up your data to secure it against infections and file encryption by Fadesoft in the future.

Step 1:Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.

Download

Malware Removal Tool

It is highly recommended to run a scan before purchasing the full version of the software to make sure that the current version of the malware can be detected by SpyHunter.

Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to automatically update.

Step1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Scan Computer Now’ button.

Step2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any Fadesoft files, click on the ‘Fix Threats’ button to remove them automatically and permanently.

Step3: Once the intrusions on your PC have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart it.

Back up your data to secure it against attacks in the future

IMPORTANT! Before reading the Windows backup instructions, we highly recommend to back up your data automatically with cloud backup and insure it against any type of data loss on your device, even the most severe. We recommend reading more about and downloading SOS Online Backup .

SOS Online Backup

2. Restore files encrypted by Fadesoft

Restore Files Encrypted by Fadesoft

Ransomware infections like Fadesoft aim to encrypt your files using an encryption algorithm which may be very difficult to directly decrypt. This is why we have suggested several alternative methods that may help you go around direct decryption and try to restore your files. Bear in mind that they may not be 100% effective but they may help you little or a lot in some situations.

Method 1: Scanning your drive’s sectors by using Data Recovery software.
Another method of restoring your files is by trying to bring back your files via data recovery software. Here are some suggestions for preferred data recovery software solutions:

• Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery Technicians License(Pro version with more features)
• Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery
• Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery

Method 2: Trying Kaspersky and EmsiSoft’s decryptors.
If the first method does not work, we suggest trying to use decryptors for other ransomware viruses, in case your virus is a variant of them. The two primary developers of decryptors are Kaspersky and EmsiSoft, links to which we have provided below:

• Kaspersky Decryptors
• Emsisoft Decryptors

Urgent! It is strongly advisable to first remove the Fadesoft threat before attempting any decryption, since it may interfere with system files and registries. You can do the removal yourself just in 5 minutes, using an advanced malware removal tool.

Method 3: Using Shadow Explorer

To restore your data in case you have backup set up, it is important to check for shadow copies in Windows using this software if ransomware has not deleted them:

• Shadow Explorer

Method 4: Finding Fadesoft decryption key while it communicates it via a network sniffing software.

Another way to decrypt the files is by using a Network Sniffer to get the encryption key, while files are encrypted on your system. A Network Sniffer is a program and/or device monitoring data traveling over a network, such as its internet traffic and internet packets. If you have a sniffer set before the attack happened you might get information about the decryption key. See how-to instructions below:

Instructions on How to Find Decryption Key for Files Encrypted By Ransowmare

Optional: Using Alternative Anti-Malware Tools

Remove Fadesoft Using Other Alternative Tools

STOPZilla Anti Malware

1. Download and Install STOPZilla Anti-malware to Scan for And Remove Fadesoft.
Step 1: Download STOPZilla by clicking here.
Step 2: A pop-up window will appear. Click on the ‘Save File’ button. If it does not, click on the Download button and save it afterwards.

Step 3: After you have downloaded the setup, simply open it.
Step 4: The installer should appear. Click on the ‘Next’ button.

Step 5: Check the ‘I accept the agreement’ check circle if not checked if you accept it and click the ‘Next’ button once again.

Step 6: Review and click on the ‘Install’ button.

Step 7: After the installation process has completed click on the ‘Finish’ button.

2. Scan your PC with STOPZilla Anti Malware to remove all Fadesoft associated files completely.
Step 1: Launch STOPZilla if you haven’t launched it after install.
Step 2: Wait for the software to automatically scan and then click on the ‘Repair Now’ button. If it does not scan automatically, click on the ‘Scan Now’ button.

Step 3: After the removal of all threats and associated objects, you should Restart your PC.

Berta Bilbao

Berta is the Editor-in-Chief of SensorsTechForum. She is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space.

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