Hermes666 Ransomware Removal Guide

Hermes666 Ransomware employs a robust cryptosystem that ensures a victim would be unable to access his files without decryption tools. As you can imagine, the ones who may have the needed decryption application are the malware’s developers. Needless to say, they want something in return for providing such a tool, which is probably a particular amount of Bitcoins. Many cyber criminals choose this cryptocurrency to remain anonymous. We will talk more about their demands and the threat's working manner further, in this article, so we invite you to keep reading our report if you wish to know more about it. At the end of this article, you can find instructions showing how to remove Hermes666 Ransomware. If this process looks too complicated, keep in mind that you can leave the task of erasing the malware to a reliable antimalware tool of your choice. Also, we can offer our comments section if you have any questions or need more help with the malicious application’s deletion.

To start with, we should explain to you where Hermes666 Ransomware might come from. Reports say that the malware might be distributed with malicious software installers or email attachments. It means its victims might be tricked into opening the malicious application’s launcher. To make sure this does not happen to you in the future, we advise being extra cautious with all files received from unreliable sources. It is best not to open files if you are not one hundred percent sure they are safe to interact with. However, if you have doubts and want to open untrustworthy data, you should scan it with a chosen security tool before launching it. In case your antimalware tool detects malicious content, it should alert you about it and help you get rid of the infected file safely. On the other hand, if you open a harmful file without scanning it first, your system could get infected immediately. There are sophisticated threats that can disable security tools, so it is best to take extra precautions if you want to keep your system clean.

After sneaking in, Hermes666 Ransomware should start looking for files it was programmed to encrypt. Our specialists say the malware should be after data that could have value to a victim, for example, photos, documents, archives, etc. During the encryption process, the threat should add a second extension to each locked file. To give you an example, a file called sunrise.jpg would turn into sunrise.jpg.Hermes666. Afterward, such data should become unrecognizable, and it ought to be impossible to launch it. Nonetheless, before noticing that something is wrong with your files, you might get to see a ransom note, which should be opened automatically right after the threat encrypts all targeted files. According to the note, victims cannot restore files on their own as the only way to decrypt them is to purchase a decryptor from the malicious application’s creators or in other words pay a ransom.

Hermes666 Ransomware’s ransom note called HOW TO BACK YOUR FILES.txt should not mention how much a user is supposed to pay or how to transfer the money. That is because the cybercriminals want to be contacted by their victims via email so they could give these details. No matter what the price is, we do not recommend paying a ransom if you do not want to risk losing your money. Hackers can promise anything to convince you to pay, but you should realize that there are no reassurances they will do as they say.

Should you decide you wish to delete Hermes666 Ransomware instead of paying ransom to its creators, we recommend having a look at the instructions located below. They show how to get rid of the malware manually. If you do not feel up to this task, you can install a reliable antimalware tool instead. Scan your system with it and click the deletion button it ought to provide after performing the scan to remove Hermes666 Ransomware and all other potential threats at once.

Get rid of Hermes666 Ransomware

1. Tap Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Pick Task Manager.
3. Select the Processes tab.
4. Look for a process associated with the malware.
5. Select the process and click End Task.
6. Leave Task Manager.
7. Tap Win+E.
8. Go to these locations:
   %TEMP%
   %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
   %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
9. Find the malicious file opened before the system got infected, right-click it, and select Delete.
10. Search for files named HOW TO BACK YOUR FILES.txt, right-click them, and select Delete.
11. Close File Explorer.
12. Empty Recycle Bin.
13. Restart the computer.