Loveserver Ransomware Removal Guide

Loveserver Ransomware is the type of malicious attack you do not want to experience if possible. This ransomware can infiltrate your system and encrypt your most important files, including your photos, videos, documents, and third-party program files, with a not yet known encryption algorithm. As a matter of fact, our research suggests that this campaign could actually be over, but it is still important that we share with you what we have found out about this vicious ransomware. Once the damage is done, you are informed in a short ransom note about your option to contact the cyber criminals behind this attack for further information. Obviously, you have to pay a certain amount of Bitcoins in order to get your files decrypted. We do not advise you to even think about paying these crooks because it rarely ends well to contact criminals in any way. It is one thing that you would simply support online crimes by paying and another that there is little chance for you to get the key or a tool to recover your files. If you want to use your computer again, we recommend that you remove Loveserver Ransomware immediately.

The most widely used method to spread ransomware infections like this one is spamming campaigns. This means that a malicious executable file is attached to a spam mail that initiates the attack once saved and run. However, in this case, reports suggest that it could be enough for you to simply open the mail and this could already infect your system. Therefore, in order to convince you about its urgency, this spam needs to be very important-looking. This is accomplished by using authentic-looking names and e-mail addresses posing as senders; ones that would not raise the red flag at first sight even if you found such a mail in your spam folder. What makes it even more believable is the subject matter this spam claims to be about. Most often such a spam poses as a notification to settle a certain invoice, a speeding ticket, or an issue regarding your credit card or banking details.

Unfortunately, many computer users fall for this trick and they are too curious to see what could be in this mail. Usually it takes around three clicks to get infected with ransomware programs because you need to open the e-mail, save the attachment, and run it to view it. However, in the case of Loveserver Ransomware, it is possible that opening this spam could be enough to trigger the drop of this devastating infection. If you delete Loveserver Ransomware from your system, you may not be able to use your encrypted files again. This is why you need to make sure that you prevent such a threat from entering your computer. If you think that you may not be able to spot similar spam mails and you have started to doubt your spam filter, it would be best to install a decent malware removal application.

Our research has finished with only a few technical details about this ransomware. It is possible that this threat is no longer actively spreading. It uses an unknown encryption algorithm to attack your most important files. The main difference from other ransomware infection is that not only are your targeted files encrypted in this case but they are also added to one gigantic file without any extension called "BACKUP DONT DELETE." We assume that this file could be a .rar or .zip archive, but we cannot confirm this. Since all the infected files are deleted from their original folders, your system looks quite empty after this attack if you happen to go through your folders.

The ransom note text file is called "R-E-A-D-M-E.txt" and it is most likely dropped onto your desktop. When the attack is over, this is the file that shows up on your screen. The information in this ransom note is rather limited and even that is with broken English like “If you want to become your date back,” which probably means “If you want to get your data back” referring to the encrypted files. All you learn from this note is that you are to write an e-mail to love.server@mail.ru – hence the name of this threat – and send your IP address. You are supposed to get a reply with further instructions about the money transfer. We do not know how much these crooks demand, but the usual rate is between 0.1 to 1 BTC, which is around 80 to 800 dollars at current exchange rates. The best chance at getting your files back is to have a backup copy on a removable drive. But even that you should not use before you remove Loveserver Ransomware from your system. Let us help you with the necessary steps if you want to clean your computer of this vicious ransomware.

To be quite frank, in this case it is very difficult for us to offer you an effective manual solution. If you still want to try to delete Loveserver Ransomware manually from your computer, you can use our guide below. Of course, it would be safer to use a reliable malware removal application, such as SpyHunter. Such security software can automatically detect this and any other known malware infections and eliminate them from your system. If you want to keep your PC secure, this is the best you can do. If you still need help with the removal of Loveserver Ransomware, please leave us a comment below.

How to remove Loveserver Ransomware from Windows

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch Task Manager.
2. Identify the malicious process that could have a random name. Click End task.
3. Close Task Manager.
4. Press Win+E to launch File Explorer.
5. Locate the downloaded malicious file and delete it. It could be in default folders, such as your Desktop, Downloads, and %Temp%.
6. Bin the ransom note file from your desktop ("R-E-A-D-M-E.txt").
7. Delete all suspicious programs that have been recently installed.
8. Empty your Recycle Bin.
9. Restart your PC.