A new ransomware CryptoTorLocker2015 has been recently detected, and it proves that ransomware doesn’t have to look realistic in order to scare users into paying the ransom fee.
How Is CryptoTorLocker2015 Different from Other Ransomware?
CryptoTorLocker2015 is a typical ransomware that, once installed, will scan your system and lock your data files and shortcuts.
What is specific about CryptoTorLocker2015 is that it is not designed intelligibly. In fact, it generates a quite sloppy message that states:
→Your important files strong encryption RSA-2048 produces on this computer:Photos,Videos,documents,usb disks etc.Here is a complete list of encrypted files,and you can personally verify this.CryptoTorLocker2015! which is allow to decrypt and return control to all your encrypted files.To get the key to decrypt files you have to pay 0.5 Bitcoin 100$ USD/EUR.
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WE GIVE YOU DETAILS! Contact ME if you need help My Email = [email protected] AFTER YOU MAKE PAYMENT BITCOIN YOUR COMPUTER AUTOMATIC DECRYPT PROCEDURE START! YOU MUST PAY Send 0.5 BTC To Bitcoin Address: 1KpP1YGGxPHKTLgET82JBngcsBuifp3noW
It also displays a wallpaper unskillfully put together along with payment address and XOR encryption.
Apparently, users still fall for the message and bluntly proceed into paying the requested ransom in order to gain access to their files instead of looking for alternatives.
Nathan Scott, a malware analyst from Florida, US, has discovered that you could bypass the password in order to decrypt your files.
How to Remove CryptoTorLocker2015
Ransomware is specifically designed to steal money from users by locking their files, displaying warning messages to scare the users and trick them into paying. And, although some ransomware such as CryptoTorLocker2015 is quite incompetently presented, they still manage to trick the users and receive the requested ransom from them.
Regardless, you should keep in mind that when it comes to ransomware, in most cases there are alternatives allowing you to get rid of the virus, without fulfilling the request.
So, to remove CryptoTorLocker2015 safely and surely, make sure you use a legit anti-malware tool that will clean up your system.
Remove CryptoTorLocker2015 and Restore the Encrypted Files
Stage One: Remove CryptoTorLocker2015
1. First and most important – download and install a legitimate and trustworthy anti-malware scanner, which will help you run a full system scan and eliminate all threats. 
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2. Run a second scan to make sure that there are no malicious software programs running on your PC. For that purpose, it’s recommended to download ESET Online Scanner.
Your PC should be clean now.
Stage Two: Restore the Encrypted Files
Option 1: Best case scenario – You have backed up your data on a regular basis, and now you can use the most recent backup to restore your files.
Option 2: Try to decrypt your files with the help of Kaspersky’s RectorDecryptor.exe and RakhniDecryptor.exe. They might help you in the process but keep in mind that they were not specially designed to encrypt information that was decrypted by this particular ransomware.
Option 3: Shadow Volume Copies
1. Install the Shadow Explorer, which is available with Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows XP Service Pack 2.
2. From Shadow Explorer’s drop down menu choose a drive and the latest date you would like to restore information from.
3. Right-click on a random encrypted file or folder then select “Export”. Select a location to restore the content of the selected file or folder.
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