Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Note! Your computer might be affected by Donald Trump Virus and other threats.
Threats such as Donald Trump Virus 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
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
A new ransomware cryptovirus claims that Donald Trump encrypted your files. This virus will encrypt your files and display a ransom message in a window with a picture of Donald Trump. The sum of 10 US dollars is asked as payment for the decryption of your files. To see how to remove the ransomware and how you can try to restore your data, read the whole article.
Threat Summary
Name
Donald Trump Virus
Type
Ransomware, Cryptovirus
Short Description
The ransomware will lock your files, making them inaccessible and ask payment for unlocking them.
Symptoms
The ransomware will encrypt your files and show a ransom message window with a picture of Donald Trump.
Distribution Method
Spam Emails, Email Attachments
Detection Tool
See If Your System Has Been Affected by Donald Trump Virus
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.
Donald Trump Virus – Infection
Donald Trump ransomware could spread its infection in different ways. A popular way for the infection spread of the ransomware includes it being masked as the svchost.exe process of Windows. You can view the analysis of the executable on the VirusTotal website, from the screenshot displayed below:
Donald Trump ransomware might be spreading files with its payload on social media networks and file-sharing platforms. That malicious script might be hidden as the setup of trusted applications and presented as useful. Refrain from opening files from suspicious links and emails that have unknown origins. You should always perform a scan with a security program, first, and check their size and signatures for anything inconspicuous. You should read the preventing ransomware tips from the corresponding forum topic.
Donald Trump Virus – Technical Information
Donald Trump is the chosen theme for this new ransomware virus. The virus was discovered by the malware researcher Jasen Sumalapao, who saw it in the wild.
When your files get encrypted with this Donald Trump ransomware, the virus could create entries inside the Windows Registry to achieve a bigger level of persistence. Those registry entries will make this virus launch automatically along with each boot of the Windows operating system.
When your files get encrypted, the payment instructions and demands of the cybercriminals for the decryption of your files will be displayed in a window. In the window, the ransom message can be seen. Right here you can view a screenshot of it:
The ransom note reads the following:
You Have Been Fucked Mate
Hello User all your files have been encrypted by Donald J. Trump Pay 10$ in Bitcoin to the adress in the textbox to Decrypt your PC, you can Buy Bitcoins on https://localbitcoins.com Now You have 72 Hours left to pay or your Decrypt Key will be Deleted and you Cant get your files Back.
The ransom price that this cryptovirus demands as payment for decrypting your files is only 10 US dollars and is demanded to pay it in Bitcoin. However, you should NOT even consider paying anything to the extortionists. That will just support them financially and probably motivate them further into creating another variant of the ransomware or a completely new cryptovirus. Besides, no one can guarantee that your data will be restored back to normal if you pay the ransom.
The Donald Trump ransomware will encrypt most of your files. The encryption algorithm that is used is not currently known. For the moment, an official list with file extensions that the virus searches to encrypt is not out yet, but it might prove to be the same as the first variant of the ransomware. You can see the list and picture of the first variant right here:
The Donald Trump cryptovirus is very likely to delete the Shadow Volume Copies from the Windows operating system by using the following command:
→vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /Quiet
Continue to read and find out what kinds of methods you can try to restore at least some of your files.
Remove Donald Trump Virus and Restore Your Files
If your computer got infected with the Donald Trump ransomware virus, you should have some experience in removing malware. You should get rid of this ransomware as fast as possible before it can have the chance to spread further and infect more computers. You should remove the ransomware and follow the step-by-step instructions guide given below. To see ways that you can try to recover your data, see the step titled 2. Restore files encrypted by Donald Trump Virus.
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To remove Donald Trump Virus follow these steps:
1. Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove Donald Trump Virus 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 Donald Trump Virus on your PC
Find files created by Donald Trump Virus
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.
IMPORTANT! Before starting the Automatic Removal below, please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode. This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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 Donald Trump Virus with SpyHunter Anti-Malware Tool and back up your data
1. Install SpyHunter to scan for Donald Trump Virus and remove them.2. Scan with SpyHunter, Detect and Remove Donald Trump Virus. 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 Donald Trump Virus
Try to Restore Files Encrypted by Donald Trump Virus
Ransomware infections and Donald Trump Virus 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:
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
Berta is a dedicated malware researcher, dreaming for a more secure cyber space. Her fascination with IT security began a few years ago when a malware locked her out of her own computer.
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 Donald Trump Virus and remove them.
Back up your data to secure it from malware in the future.
