Havoc Ransomware Removal Guide

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Havoc Ransomware is a recently developed infection targeting files located on Desktop and its subfolders. It has been developed by curious guys who wanted to see for themselves whether or not it is hard to create a ransomware infection. In other words, this threat has not been programmed to cause trouble to users, and it should not be spread, so it is not very likely that it will ever end up on your computer. Of course, there is a small possibility that the source code of Havoc Ransomware will be stolen by bad people. If this happens, Havoc Ransomware might become prevalent and sneak onto your computer too. If you ever find files you keep on your PC all encrypted by this computer infection, you should go to delete it fully immediately because launching its malicious file again will result in the encryption of newly created files. We cannot promise that it will be an easy task to erase this computer infection because it blocks the Task Manager. Of course, there is still a way to delete it manually and decrypt files it has touched at the same time – users only need to click 5 times on the Decrypt My Files button. As can be seen, there is no need to pay money to cyber criminals when it is possible to decrypt files for free.

It is not likely at all that you will find Havoc Ransomware one day on your computer; however, if it happens that it starts spreading, you should know what to expect from it. Researchers working at 411-spyware.com have tested this ransomware infection and found that it does not differ much from similar threats. It has been noticed that it also encrypts files using the AES encryption algorithm immediately after it enters computers. All encrypted files receive a new filename extension HavocCrypt. On top of that, the existing dot between the name of the file and its original extension is changed to an underscore character, for instance, mypicture.jpg becomes mypicture_jpg.HavocCrypt. After encrypting files it can find on the affected computer, Havoc Ransomware then opens a window with a ransom note. It is clearly stated there that files have been encrypted using an advanced encryption algorithm. Also, users are informed that they can recover their files only by transferring $150 in Bitcoins. If the source code of Havoc Ransomware is stolen by bad people, this threat might, of course, be modified and start acting slightly differently, but the version created by guys who have no intentions of causing problems to users deletes itself and decrypts files when a user clicks Decrypt My Files 5 times (this button can be found on the ransom note left by the infection). Users should never transfer money to cyber criminals if they encounter ransomware because by doing that they encourage cyber criminals to continue creating malicious applications. Also, cyber criminals might not even have the decryption key, so, consequently, they might not receive anything from them.

Even though Havoc Ransomware acts like other older ransomware infections, it still slightly differs from them. First of all, it does not create a point of execution (PoE) like those older threats, and it does not drop any of its files on computers, meaning that users have to remove only the malicious file they have opened to get rid of it. Also, it has been revealed that Havoc Ransomware only works on computers with .NET Framework v4.5. Evidently, this file-encrypting threat is not very sophisticated, but it is, of course, still dangerous, so delete it immediately from your PC if you ever encounter it.

As has already been told, Havoc Ransomware blocks the Task Manager, so users will have to download third-party software that will allow them to manage and kill processes so that it would be possible to remove this computer infection manually. Instructions for the manual removal of this threat are provided below this article. Of course, users can delete Havoc Ransomware automatically too. Users who choose this method should install a tool for the deletion of this infection only if they are sure that it can be fully trusted. People should be extremely careful with security software promoted on third-party websites because, in most cases, it is unreliable and can cause harm, not to mention that it will not remove malware from the system.

Remove Havoc Ransomware

  1. Download third-party software for managing processes from the web.
  2. Install and launch it.
  3. Find the malicious process of the ransomware infection and kill it.
  4. Find the malicious .exe file you have recently opened, e.g. downloaded as an attachment from a spam email and opened it.
  5. Delete it.
  6. Empty the Recycle bin.
Download Remover for Havoc Ransomware *
*SpyHunter scanner, published on this site, is intended to be used only as a detection tool. To use the removal functionality, you will need to purchase the full version of SpyHunter.

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Havoc Ransomware

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