Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Note! Your computer might be affected by BitCoinrush and other threats.
Threats such as BitCoinrush may be persistent on your system. They tend to re-appear if not fully deleted. A malware removal tool like SpyHunter will help you to remove malicious programs, saving you the time and the struggle of tracking down numerous malicious files. SpyHunter’s scanner is free but the paid version is needed to remove the malware threats. Read SpyHunter’s EULA and Privacy Policy
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ransomware variant belonging to the notorious ID kind has been detected out in the wild by security experts. The virus is associated with the e-mail [email protected] since it uses it as the extension and the only mean of communicating with the victims, since BitCoinrush does not drop any what so ever ransom notes or instructions, leaving contacting the e-mail address the only option for victims. No matter how bad the situation may be, it is strongly advised not to pay any ransom money to cyber-criminals behind the BitCoinrush ransomware virus, since researchers are working on a free decrypter for this family of ransomware viruses. Instead of paying we strongly advise you to read this article, learn more about BitCoinrush Ransomware, remove it and try to restore the “id” encoded files.
Threat Summary
Name
BitCoinrush
Type
Ransomware
Short Description
The BitCoinRush ransomware uses strong cipher to encrypt files and separate them in two parts.
Symptoms
BitCoinrush will lock all of the files with a custom file extension which contains the e-mail [email protected] and unique ID of the victim. Encrypted files can no longer be accessed.
Distribution Method
Spam Emails, Email Attachments, Suspicious Sites
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by BitCoinrush
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.
How Does BitCoinrush Ransom Virus Replicate
In order to infect victim PCs, this virus may choose amongst several different tools:
Malware obfuscators otherwise known as cryptors that hide the malware from AntiVirus software.
Manual spamming methods (e-mail, comments, forums, social media).
The cyber-criminals behind BitCoinrush tend to spend a lot of money to conceal themselves and to purchase malware of the highest quality. Here comes the term RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) which means that this virus may be sold on the deep web for prices ranging from hundreds to the thousands of dollars.
The malware is then modified, and its payload is obfuscated via the above-mentioned tools. The most often method of spreading it is via spam e-mails which resemble a product, service or a person, the user may be familiar with, like PayPal, FedEx or others.
BitCoinrush Ransomware In Details
As soon as the dropper or drive-by download is activated on the computer, the ransomware may drop its payload In several key Windows folders under different names, for example:
Then, BitCoinrush may get straight to the file encryption point. This ransomware directly begins to encipher files of different file formats. The files it may encrypt are Videos, Databases, Archives and other file extensions, for example:
After it encrypts the files, BitCoinrush interestingly enough conceals the original file after which leaves a “part” type of file whose hex is full of zeroes, which is a mystery to malware researchers since you cannot decrypt a partial file. The encoded files look like the following:
Interestingly enough there are no new ransom notes added by BitCoinrush Ransomware, only the e-mail address in which upon contact, the cyber-crooks behind it may initiate negotiations for the ransom payoff with the victim. The payoff is usually conducted in the cryptocurrency BitCoins to which the cyber-criminals may provide instructions on how to use websites to convert money in BTC and send them to their unique BitCoin account. Despite this, users are strongly advised not to make any type of payment to criminals and try and negotiate the free decryption of at least one file under the pretext it is a guarantee. This file may then be used in combination with decryptor developed by malware researchers which can revert your files for free.
Remove BitCoinrush Ransomware and Restore Encoded Files
To delete this virus in full, we strongly suggest you guide yourself by the removal instructions which we have kindly provided below. They also include photos to simplify the task of finding malicious objects created by BitCoinrush Ransomware on your computer.
To try and restore files encrypted by BitCoinrush ransomware, direct encryption may not be your best bet. This is because this virus has .part files similar to .PLC Ransomware. This is a new tendency which is a defensive mechanism against file decryption software. This is why we suggest trying alternative methods like the ones we suggested in step “3. Restore files encrypted by BitCoinrush” below to try and go around the riskier direct decryption path.
Note! Your computer system may be affected by BitCoinrush and other threats. Scan Your PC with SpyHunter SpyHunter is a powerful malware removal tool designed to help users with in-depth system security analysis, detection and removal of threats such as BitCoinrush. Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
To remove BitCoinrush follow these steps:
1. Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove BitCoinrush files and objects
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Manual Removal Usually Takes Time and You Risk Damaging Your Files If Not Careful!
We Recommend To Scan Your PC with SpyHunter
Keep in mind, that SpyHunter’s scanner is only for malware detection. If SpyHunter detects malware on your PC, you will need to purchase SpyHunter’s malware removal tool to remove the malware threats. Read our SpyHunter 5 review. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria
Boot Your PC Into Safe Mode
1. For Windows XP, Vista and 7. 2. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. Fix registry entries created by malware and PUPs on your PC.
For Windows XP, Vista and 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 up the Start Menu.
Step 2: Click on the Power button (for Windows 8 it is the little arrow next to the “Shut Down” button) and whilst holding down “Shift” click on Restart.
Step 3: After reboot, a blue menu with options will appear. From them you should choose Troubleshoot.
Step 4: You will see the Troubleshoot menu. From this menu choose Advanced Options.
Step 5: After the Advanced Options menu appears, click on Startup Settings.
Step 6: From the Startup Settings menu, click on Restart.
Step 7: A menu will appear upon reboot. You can choose any of the three Safe Mode options by pressing its corresponding number and the machine will restart.
Some malicious scripts may modify the registry entries on your computer to change different settings. This is why cleaning your Windows Registry Database is recommended. Since the tutorial on how to do this is a bit long and tampering with registries could damage your computer if not done properly you should refer and follow our instructive article about fixing registry entries, especially if you are unexperienced in that area.
2. Find files created by BitCoinrush on your PC
Find files created by BitCoinrush
1. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10. 2. For Windows XP, Vista, and 7.
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.
Use SpyHunter to scan for malware and unwanted programs
3. Scan for malware and unwanted programs with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool
Scan your PC and Remove BitCoinrush with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for BitCoinrush and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove BitCoinrush. Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
Step 1: Click on the “Download” button to proceed to SpyHunter’s download page.
It is 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. Click on the corresponding links to check SpyHunter’s EULA, Privacy Policy and Threat Assessment Criteria.
Step 2: Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.
Step 3: After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for it to update automatically.
Step 1: After the update process has finished, click on the ‘Malware/PC Scan’ tab. A new window will appear. Click on ‘Start Scan’.
Step 2: After SpyHunter has finished scanning your PC for any files of the associated threat and found them, you can try to get them removed automatically and permanently by clicking on the ‘Next’ button.
Step 3: If any threats have been removed, it is highly recommended to restart your PC.
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 with a cloud backup solution and insure your files against any type of loss, even from the most severe threats. We recommend you to read more about it and to download SOS Online Backup.
4. Try to Restore files encrypted by BitCoinrush
Try to Restore Files Encrypted by BitCoinrush
Ransomware infections and BitCoinrush aim to encrypt your files using an encryption algorithm which may be very difficult to 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 these methods may not be 100% effective but may also help you a little or a lot in different situations.
Method 1: Scanning your drive’s sectors by using Data Recovery software. Another method for 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:
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:
To restore your data in case you have backup set up, it is important to check for Volume Shadow Copies, if ransomware has not deleted them, in Windows using the below software:
Method 4: Finding the decryption key while the cryptovirus sends it over a network via a sniffing tool.
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:
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ventsislav has been covering the latest malware, software and newest tech developments at SensorsTechForum for 3 years now. He started out as a network administrator. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for discovery of new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management and then Network Administration, he found his passion within cybersecrurity and is a strong believer in basic education of every user towards online safety.
Ransomware variant belonging to the notorious ID kind has been detected out in the wild by security experts. The virus is associated with the e-mail [email protected] since it uses it as the extension and the only mean of communicating with the victims, since BitCoinrush does not drop any what so ever ransom notes or instructions, leaving contacting the e-mail address the only option for victims. No matter how bad the situation may be, it is strongly advised not to pay any ransom money to cyber-criminals behind the BitCoinrush ransomware virus, since researchers are working on a free decrypter for this family of ransomware viruses. Instead of paying we strongly advise you to read this article, learn more about BitCoinrush Ransomware, remove it and try to restore the “id” encoded files.
1. For Windows XP, Vista and 7.
2. For Windows 8, 8.1 and 10.
Fix registry entries created by malware and PUPs on your PC.
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for BitCoinrush and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
