Vurten Ransomware Removal Guide

Vurten Ransomware is a regular ransomware infection that might slither into your system unexpectedly. This program is not wide-spread, so it is very likely that you will not find a lot of information about it. However, we know for sure that getting infected with this ransomware application is as frustrating as it could get, so you should do everything you can to avoid this infection.

At the bottom of this description, you will find the instructions for Vurten Ransomware’s manual removal. Please be aware of the fact that the original decryption key may not be available, so you may need to restore your files from a backup.

As mentioned, it is better to invest in prevention rather than deal with a ransomware program first hand. You should be able to avoid the likes of Vurten Ransomware if you knew how it spreads around. Although the program is not particularly “hot” at the moment, our research team suggests that it must get distributed through the usual ransomware distribution networks.

The most common ransomware distribution method is spam emails. It refers to spam email campaigns that carry attached files with ransomware installers. Here you might think that no one in their right mind would ever install Vurten Ransomware willingly, and you are absolutely right. However, spam emails that carry ransomware installers often look like reliable notifications from official sites. For example, it may look as though you have received a report from a bank or maybe an invoice from an online store.

If you see that you did not order anything from a particular store or if you do not have an account in a particular bank, it is more than obvious that the messages are false, and they only want to download the malicious file. If you have a security tool installed on your computer, you will do yourself a favor by scanning the attached file before opening it.

Users who open the downloaded attachments eventually get infected with Vurten Ransomware and other malware infections. In the case of a ransomware infection, their files get encrypted, and then the ransomware program demands that users pay a ransom fee.

To recover your data, Vurten Ransomware expects you to pay $10,000 in Bitcoin within seven days since the moment of infection. Needless to say, the ransom amount is preposterous, and you must never consider paying it. Instead of doing what this program wants you to do; you need to terminate it immediately.

It is not complicated to remove Vurten Ransomware from your computer. For the most part, ransomware removal is never a difficult task. It is far more challenging to restore the encrypted files. The easiest way to do it is to delete the affected files, and then transfer healthy copies of your data from an external hard drive (if you happen to have one). On the other hand, perhaps you have copies of your files saved on a cloud drive or your mobile device.

You should also consider the possibility that you may need to start anew if you do not have copies of your files saved outside of your computer. Unfortunately, that is the main downside of a ransomware infection.

How to Remove Vurten Ransomware

1. Go to your Downloads folder.
2. Locate all the recently downloaded files.
3. Delete those files.
4. Scan your PC with SpyHunter.