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Ransomware WannaCry has infected more than 200,000 PCs in 150 countries. Many variations havebeen detected and they are more advanced than the original version. If unfortunately, your files havebeen encrypted by ransomware, paying the ransom is not the only option because thereare 4 methods that you can recover ransomware encrypted files.
Defend your Crypt is a strategy and puzzle game where the aim is to defend your treasure from a group of thieves. As the Pharaoh, you can use different traps to defeat those who are profaning your tomb. Let the invaders fall into the void, or use a variety of deterrents to ward them off. Do everything in your power to keep them at bay!
Method 1: Use ransomware decrypt tool
Many computers infected with ransomware WannaCry (also called WannaCrypt, WannaDecrypt) hassuccessfully unlocked encrypted files without paying a dime. If you have reboot yourcomputer since the day you got hit by the ransomware.
As you probably know, Windows applications generated keys for encrypting and decrypting fileswill be stored in computer memory. The keys to decrypt virus WannaCry encrypted files arealso saved there. Therefore, you can decrypt virus locked files as long as the memorylocation that saved the keys has not been overwritten.
You can just download the free ransomware decrypt tool called wanakiwi,which was released recently, and start to decrypt virus encrypted files. It has been testedin Windows XP and 7, and 2003, Vista, and Server 2008(R2).
Method 2: Recover from shadow copies
By default, Windows has enabled system protection and it will createrestore points in Windows 7 when need be. Windows will create a volume backup containingshadow copies when it takes a restore point. It actually creates many shadow copies and youjust don’t aware of them. Therefore, you recover encrypted file through shadow copies.
You can download a free tool, ShadowExplorer to make the steps easier.
To recover files encrypted by ransomware:
1. In the main interface of Shadow Explorer, select the volume and date to restore the files.In my case, I choose D: drive. To my surprise, I have 46 shadow copies of D: drive.
2. All the files in that time being are listed. Then you can right click on the file you wantto recover and select Export.
3. Select a location to receive the file and then click OK. Then the file will berestored.
Method 3: restore from the previous backup
If you have created a system backup including personal files, you can easily restore yourfiles back and remove the virus. Therefore, having a right backup strategy is the bestdefense against ransomware. In Windows 10/87, Windows always reminds you to Backup yourfiles.
You can navigate to Control PanelSystem and SecurityBackup and Restore. In the Backup andRestore screen, click Restore my files and follow the wizard to restore your files.
Method 4: recover files with data recovery software
If the previous 3 methods will not work, there is still hope to recover files fromransomware. WannaCry first saved the original files into ram, deleted the original files,and then created the encrypted files. Therefore, data recovery tools can recover youroriginal files from the hard drive.
You can download a file undelete or data recovery tool like Disk Drill.
Backup encrypted files
If you worry about the ransomware virus delete your encrypted files before you can recoverit, you can create a backup to prevent it. If you did not remove the ransomwarevirus, then you should perform an offline backup (boot from bootable media tobackup) to exclude the virus in the backup.
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Anyway, the ransomware may not be gone in a short time. If the ransomware concerns you, youshould start backing up your valuable data right now. If you are not familiar with WindowsBackup and Restore, then you can choose another backup tool which is much easier tounderstand.
A special version AOMEI Backupper Standard may bejust suitable for you. With only a few clicks, you can create a system backup or filebackup.
It allows you to specify the backup source and backup target location on the same screen.Then you can start the backup.
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In conclusion, if your files are encrypted by ransomware, paying the ransom is your lastoption. You can give these 4 methods a try. New decryption tools are probably on its way tobeing tested and verified.