Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware Removal Guide

Sometimes it happens that a relatively harmless ransomware like Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware appears spreading on the web before it is finished. In other words, if you are hit by this malware infection, you should know that it is more like an unfinished program still under construction. Due to this fact, we cannot call this ransomware either vicious or dangerous because we have found that it does not even encrypt your precious files, even though it certainly claims so. Still, there are most likely a number of unsuspecting and inexperienced users who would fall for this attack and believe that they would lose their files unless they pay the ransom fee these crooks demand. But this is why we are here to warn you that there is no need for you to even think about paying since this particular version appears to be harmless. Of course, this does not mean that there will not be a finished version following. Therefore, you need to be extra careful not to infect your machine with that one or any other serious malware in the future. But right now we should focus on this infection and we need to tell you that you should remove Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware immediately despite of the possibility that your files are all intact.

As a matter of fact, this ransomware program is a new version of last year’s Jigsaw Ransomware, which provided a base for other variants as well, including Anonymous Ransomware and Payms Ransomware. This version seems to follow the predecessors’ distribution method and mostly spreads via spamming campaigns. Many users live in the false belief that if they have a spam filter on their mail server, they cannot be infected through or exposed to spam e-mails. We are sorry to burst this pink bubble but the truth is that cyber criminals always seem to be at least one step ahead. This means that more sophisticated spam mails can actually avoid detection and instead of ending up in your spam folder they might land in your inbox.

But either way, when you are introduced to such a spam, there is a good chance that you will not be able to resist temptation to check it out. Of course in some cases you may not even feel related to the subject matter claimed by such a mail and yet, your curiosity will probably prevail by nudging you with a silent “Ok, let us just quickly see what this might be about.” So let us tell you now why it is the wrong attitude when it comes to doubtful e-mails. This spam has a file attachment that you will feel to be sort of pushed to save and run. This attachment could be claimed to be the photo of a problematic or unsettled invoice, a document proving that you used the wrong credit card details while booking a room online, and so on. Do you see now how easy it is to feel curiosity even when you know that it cannot be meant for you? Unfortunately, when you finally manage to delete Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware you would not be able to stop the encryption in the case of a working version. In this case though, you are seriously lucky because we can help you with removing this annoying threat quite easily.

After you download and run the attached file, this ransomware starts up but instead of actually encrypting your photos, videos, documents, archives, and third-party program files, it drops three files in your %TEMP% folder named: appmodel.exe, SPEAK.VBS, and TEXT.VBS. Then, it blocks your screen with its typical ransom note window, which has changed a bit since the last version came out. The text of the ransom note is typed out as it was written in real time; however, this time it is also read out loud by a robotic female voice. This note tells you that your files have been encrypted and you have to pay 150 dollars or 0.4 BTC to a given Bitcoin address, which, by the way, seems to be invalid. But this is not the only “problem” with this ransomware apart from the fact that it does not encrypt.

You are given 24 hours to transfer the fee but the counter does not start. You can find two buttons on this note window labeled “View encrypted files" and "I made payment! Give me back my files" but they also seem to fail to function. The truth is, as we have already mentioned, that this has to be a trial version that is still in development phase and somehow hit the web. However, without a proper Bitcoin wallet, it is quite hard to gain anything out of this. So our suggestion is that you forget about these baseless threats and the ransom fee, and you delete Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware right now.

If you want to eliminate this semi-dangerous threat manually, first you should end the malicious processes this ransomware is operating through ("Jigsaw Ransomware" and "wscript.exe"). Then, you can locate and delete all related files, and reboot your system. Since there are perfectly working ransomware infections out there on the web waiting for their next victims, this could be a good lesson for you to think about making regular backups on a removable drive of some sort and protecting your PC more effectively. If you do not want to experience further malicious attacks, we recommend that you become a more cautious web surfer or install a proper anti-malware program, such as SpyHunter.

Remove Jigsaw 4.6 Ransomware from Windows

1. Tap Ctrl+Shift+Esc to start up Task Manager.
2. Kill the malicious process named "Jigsaw Ransomware" by selecting it and clicking End task.
3. End the other malicious process named "wscript.exe" by selecting it and clicking End task.
4. Exit the Task Manager.
5. Tap Win+E.
6. Locate and bin the malicious executable file you downloaded from the spam.
7. Open the %TEMP% folder and bin appmodel.exe, SPEAK.VBS, and TEXT.VBS
8. Empty the Recycle Bin and reboot your system.