0000 Ransomware Removal Guide

You can determine whether or not 0000 Ransomware has slithered into your operating system by looking at the extension attached to the files you can no longer open and read. The extension is, of course, “.0000”, and you are likely to find it appended to all kinds of personal files, including photos, documents, or archives. Unfortunately, identifying the corrupted files might be extremely difficult because the threat also renames them. Instead of seeing the original names, you will see a combination of random numbers and letters. According to our research team, this combination should always consist of 32 characters. Whether you rename the corrupted files, or delete 0000 Ransomware, your files will remain encrypted. Unfortunately, there is little doubt that your files will remain locked even if you fulfill all of the demands that the creator of the ransomware might have for you. Although they are the only ones who can free your files, they do not need to do it.

Our research team has found that 0000 Ransomware is a variant of the CryptoMix Ransomware that is already represented in a guide on this website. Both infections create ransom note files to inform victims what is expected of them. The file created by the threat discussed in this report is called “_HELP_INSTRUCTION.TXT”, and it informs that more information can be provided if you communicate with cyber crooks via these email addresses: y0000@tuta.io, y0000@protonmail.com, y0000z@yandex.com, and y0000s@yandex.com. You are asked to send an ID number to all of these addresses, and this number should be found at the bottom of the ransom note. As you can see, not a lot of information is offered, which is why the victims of the ransomware are likely to do as told. First of all, emailing cyber crooks is dangerous because they can record your email address and send you unreliable links or files to, potentially, spread other infections. Our research team advises focusing on the removal of the ransomware instead of the demands made by cyber criminals.

When 0000 Ransomware enters the operating system, it creates a point of execution to ensure that the threat starts along with the operating system. That means that the ransomware starts running as soon as you start the system. That could be dangerous if any new files are created or downloaded because the infection, most likely, will encrypt them as well. Basically, the encryption process does not stop until you delete the malicious threat from your operating system. Before we discuss the removal of 0000 Ransomware, we need to talk about the protection. Clearly, you have done something to let this malware in. Most likely, you executed the launcher of the threat by opening a seemingly harmless spam email attachment. If your operating system was protected, the malicious file would be quarantined and deleted before the encryption occurred. This is why you need to think carefully about installing security software. Even if you do not face ransomware in the future – which is what we hope – you need to remember that there are hundreds and thousands of other kinds of threats that could invade your operating system. If you do not want to worry about these threats causing security problems or damaging your system and personal data, and you do not want to have to delete them, secure your system.

The manual removal guide below might help some users eliminate the malicious 0000 Ransomware. Although the steps are pretty simple, and there are not many of them, your success depends on how you handle the first step, and how well you can identify malicious components. First and foremost, you need to eliminate the launcher file, and since it can be downloaded to any folder, and its name could be random, we really cannot help you find it. The components of the threat could also use random names. The good news is that you do not need to remove 0000 Ransomware manually. You can install anti-malware software to have this threat erased from your system automatically. As discussed already, you need to protect your operating system; otherwise, you are likely to face malware again. By installing anti-malware software, you can take care of the protection and the removal of existing infections.

How to delete 0000 Ransomware

1. Find the {unknown name}.exe file that is the launcher of the ransomware.
2. Right-click the file and select Delete.
3. Simultaneously tap Win+R keys to launch RUN.
4. Enter regedit.exe into the dialog box and click OK to launch Registry Editor.
5. In the pane on the left move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
6. Right-click and Delete the {unknown name} value linked to the launcher.
7. Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
8. Right-click and Delete the value named BC0EBCF2F2.
9. Move to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce.
10. Right-click and Delete the value named *BC0EBCF2F2.
11. Simultaneously tap Win+E keys to launch Windows Explorer.
12. Enter %ALLUSERSPROFILE% into the bar at the top to access the directory.
13. Right-click and Delete the file named BC0EBCF2F2.exe.
14. Enter %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application  Data into the bar at the top.
15. Right-click and Delete the file named BC0EBCF2F2.exe
16. Empty Recycle Bin and then immediately perform a full system scan.