Smash Ransomware Removal Guide

Smash Ransomware is a malicious application that should encrypt your files, only that it does not encrypt anything due to an unknown reason. Nevertheless, removing it is recommended because while it does not encrypt anything, it was also designed to block the Task Manager and Registry Editor. The current state of this application is unknown, but it does not look like a beta. The sample we have acquired and tested seemed broken, but in other cases, it might work. However, we are obliged to present you with as much information about it as possible and help you delete it if your PC happens to get infected with it.

Unfortunately, its dissemination methods are unknown, but we suspect that, like many other ransomware-type infections, it is distributed using email spam. Indeed email spam is a ransomware developer favorite as it can get the most computers infected. It is likely that its developer has set up a dedicated email server that that spams the inboxes of unwary people with a fake business-related email that can masquerade as an invoice, receipt or another kind of document. This distribution method involves having the malicious file sent as an attachment. While we do not know the nature of the attachment, in most cases it is a self-extracting file archive that drops the main executable when opened, a JavaScript file that runs a malicious script to download it from a remote server or a Windows Script File that is executed through Windows Script Host and also downloads the malicious file. However, Smash Ransomware can also be distributed using an entirely different method, but the ones mentioned in this paragraph are the most common.

Ransomware is a type of malware that is either designed to lock the computer’s screen or encrypt the files and demand the victim to pay a ransom to unlock the screen or decrypt the files. As mentioned in the introduction, Smash Ransomware was designed to encrypt files, but the good news is that it is unable to do this. If your computer becomes infected with it, it will launch a dialog box with a progress bar that goes from 0 to 100 % but after the bar fills up — nothing happens. However, the dialog box states “Welcome. If you don’t pay us for a key within the progressbar is 100% we will delete ALL of your files forever.” Apparently, its developers mean business, but thankfully their creation does not work, so it will not encrypt any of your files. Nevertheless, it can cause you some problems because it was designed to block Task Manager and Registry Editor and this can be a real problem for power users. Whatever the case may be, the changes made by this ransomware have to be overturned.

Even though Smash Ransomware currently does not work, there is no guarantee that it will stay this way. Its developers may resolve the issues they might have and get this application to encrypt files and then demand that the victims pay money for the decryption key. Therefore, we recommend that you take action against this malicious application. We have composed a manual removal guide that involves using SpyHunter’s free scan feature to detect where Smash Ransomware’s main executable is set to drop because it can vary with each case. Furthermore, the name of the executable can be randomized, so identifying it manually can prove difficult. Nevertheless, the guide will help you delete this ransomware for free.

Removal Guide

1. Open your browser.
2. Go to http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph
3. Download SpyHunter-Installer.exe
4. Install the application and run it.
5. Click Scan Computer Now!
6. Copy the file path of the malicious file.
7. Press Windows+E keys.
8. Enter the file path in the File Explorer’s address box and hit Enter.
9. Right-click the malicious file(s) and click Delete.
10. Empty the Recycle Bin.