Hi Buddy Ransomware Removal Guide

Hi Buddy Ransomware is a ransomware infection that might sneak onto your system without permission. If it does that, you will notice quickly that you cannot access any of your files and use your computer. It is mainly because this ransomware infection will place a screen-sized message on the screen after encrypting all the files stored on the computer. Unfortunately, it will also block browsers and programs in order to prevent users from accessing their computers. Generally speaking, this threat does that in order to be able to stay on the system. In other words, it does not want to be removed. As it blocks .exe files, browsers, and puts a warning message, it is a really challenging task to eliminate this ransomware infection. Unfortunately, it seems that this will not help users to gain access to their files. Luckily, there is still a way to restore them after the Hi Buddy Ransomware removal. More information on that is provided further in this article.

All ransomware infections seek to extort money from users, so it is not surprising that they encrypt all the files immediately after they manage to sneak onto computers. In case of Hi Buddy Ransomware, it uses the AES encryption in order to lock pictures, music, and other files stored on the computer. To be more specific, this infection will encrypt files with the following filename extensions: .mp3, .js, .txt, .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, .odt, .jpg, .png, .csv, .sql, .mdb, .sln, .php, .asp, .aspx, .html, .xml, .psd, and .pdf. At the time of writing, a free tool for decrypting files does not exist. It means that users have to pay a ransom in order to get a decryptor or they can simply restore their files from a backup after their remove Hi Buddy Ransomware completely from their systems. If you decide to pay money, you should know that nobody can guarantee that files will be decrypted.

As you already know, Hi Buddy Ransomware will put a message on the screen too after slithering onto the computer. First of all, it informs users that their files have been encrypted and what they can do about that:

Hello Buddy! if you see this message all your important files are been crypted:) What can you do? You can pay with bitcoin and wait 10min for decryption! It’s very easy!

In most cases, users are asked to transfer 0.40347888 Bitcoin but, of course, the sum might slightly change. Users who do not know much about the system of Bitcoins can click on the What are bitcoins? button for more information. Users will find other buttons, e.g. Search google, HELP ME, and Buy on Localbitcoin there too. As can be seen, the creators of this ransomware infection seek to keep computer users informed.

Ransomware infections are rather prevalent these days because there are so many cyber criminals who want to steal money from users. According to security specialists working at 411-spyware.com, Hi Buddy Ransomware and similar threats usually sneak onto computers together with other unreliable software. Users usually download these software bundles from unreliable third-party web pages. Unfortunately, people might infect their systems with ransomware by simply surfing the corrupted web page too. Last but not least, such a threat might have slithered onto the computer after you have opened an infectious email attachment. We highly recommend that you take care of your system’s safety in order not to allow other threats to sneak onto your computer. We do not expect you to protect your PC from ransomware, but you can definitely install a security tool on your PC. An automatic tool will protect the system for you.

As you already know, it is really difficult to remove this ransomware infection because it places a message on the screen, blocks browsers, and does not allow to access different programs. Of course, it is still possible to erase this ransomware infection manually – start your Windows in Safe Mode with Networking and then try to find a suspicious file, e.g. picture.jpg.exe. You can also download SpyHunter and let it do this job for you. In such a case, you still need to boot your Windows in Safe Mode with Networking.

Delete Hi Buddy Ransomware

Start Windows in Safe Mode with Networking

Windows XP

1. Restart the computer.
2. Start tapping F8 before Windows launches.
3. Select Safe Mode with Networking using arrow keys and tap Enter.
4. Click Yes.

Windows 7/Vista

1. Restart your computer and start tapping F8.
2. Select Safe Mode with Networking using arrow keys.
3. Tap Enter.

Windows 8/8.1

1. Click on the Power button.
2. Press and hold down the Shift key and select Restart.
3. Select Troubleshoot and go to Advanced options.
4. Click Startup Settings.
5. Click Restart.
6. Tap F5.

Windows 10

1. Click on the Start button in the lower-left corner and click Settings.
2. Select Update & security and then go to Recovery.
3. Select Restart now under Advanced startup.
4. Select Troubleshoot and go to Advanced options.
5. Click Startup Settings.
6. Click Restart.
7. Tap F5.

Delete ransomware

1. Open the Windows Explorer (Windows key + E).
2. Check %TEMP%, %APPDATA%, and %USERPROFILE%\downloads directories (copy and paste the directory into the address bar to open it) for suspicious files.
3. Delete files that belong to ransomware yourself OR
4. Download SpyHunter from http://www.411-spyware.com/download-sph , install it, and scan your system.