Voldemort Ransomware Removal Guide

If you find that your screen is covered with an image of Voldemort from Harry Potter, there is a great chance that Voldemort Ransomware has invaded your operating system. Although this infection is not encrypting files at the time of research, the situation might have changed by the time you are reading this. Our researchers believe that this devious ransomware might be in the development stages still. That would explain why this threat performs the way it does. It is also possible that the server linked to this infection is temporarily down, and it might be a matter of time before it is back up again. In general, although the ransomware is relatively harmless at this moment, it could become very dangerous very fast. Keep in mind that this infection was designed to encrypt your files, and so you cannot underestimate it. Instead, you should delete Voldemort Ransomware as soon as you can.

Ransomware infections are created to extort money from users, and most ransomware threats that we have analyzed, including the latest, ODIN Ransomware, Taka Ransomware, and Donald Trump Ransomware, encrypt files. If personal files are encrypted successfully, cyber criminals have leverage when demanding crazy sums of money (a.k.a., ransom payments). Considering that, in most cases, decryption keys are created along with the encryption keys, cyber criminals should be able to decrypt the files of their victims; however, that does not happen in all cases. Even if the demanded ransom fees are paid, cyber criminals can take the money and fail to provide victims with the promised decryption keys. This is something you have to remember if you face a file-encrypting version of Voldemort Ransomware. As mentioned already, the current version of this infection is unable to do that, but that could change with time. If your files were encrypted, please post a comment below as soon as possible. We will try to help you as soon as possible. Just do not remove Voldemort Ransomware right off the bat, as this might limit your options.

The version of Voldemort Ransomware that we have tested in our internal lab has allowed us to take a glimpse at how this infection can work. At first, when this ransomware is executed, it displays a picture of Voldemort. This image disappears very quickly, but this is all the time that the infection needs to encrypt your personal files. You can rest assured that it will target your most sensitive files, such as documents and personal photos, because these are the files that most users are likely to try and save. When the Voldemort picture disappears from the screen, explorer.exe is killed. This process represents Windows Explorer, and its termination makes your Desktop completely vacant. Do not panic; this infection does not delete the files and shortcuts placed on the Desktop. All you need to do is start explorer.exe to make things go back to normal. Check out the guide below to learn how to restart Explorer. One last thing to mention is that the malicious ransomware is likely to enter your PC via spam emails. The launcher of this threat could be introduced to you as a regular file. Needless to say, you need to beware of spam emails.

The removal of Voldemort Ransomware is not too complicated if you know where to find the malicious launcher. Considering that you might have downloaded it yourself, it is possible that it is located in the Downloads folder or on the Desktop. If you cannot find it, maybe a malware scanner will help you out. Needless to say, the best decision you can make is to download an anti-malware tool that can guarantee the complete elimination of all malicious threats. Even better, this tool can keep your system guarded against infections in the future, and that is very important if you want to keep malware away. Of course, you can start thinking about the removal of the ransomware only after you revive Windows Explorer. Whether you choose to erase existing malware manually or using anti-malware software, restore explorer.exe first.

How to delete Voldemort Ransomware

1. Tap keys Ctrl+Alt+Delete at the same time to open a menu.
2. Click Start Task Manager and the utility will pop up.
3. Move to the top of the windows and click File.
4. Click New Task and enter explorer.exe.
5. Once Explorer is restored, right-click and Delete the malicious launcher .exe.
6. Click the Download button below to acquire a free malware scanner.