Masterlock@india.com Ransomware Removal Guide

Even if you have been vaguely familiar with ransomware applications, you will definitely recognize them when you see one. Take Masterlock@india.com Ransomware, for example. This malicious infection belongs to a huge family of similar programs, and all of them are there to steal your money. Of course, these programs do not steal your banking logins and passwords. They threaten you into transferring your money to their creators. However, no matter what tactics Masterlock@india.com Ransomware may apply to scare you, you have to suck it up and remove it from your system following the removal instructions you will find below this description.

We always provide manual removal instructions for users who want to deal with these infections individually. Sometimes manual removal may be a little bit too challenging, especially if you are not used to Window Registry editor, and other system utilities. What’s more, searching for the malware-related .exe files may be difficult, considering these files usually have random names. Sometimes these files could have the word “payload” in the title, like Payload_c.exe or Payload1.exe. However, if you think that weeding these malicious files one by one is a bit too much for you, you can always get yourself a powerful antispyware tool and terminate the infection automatically.

Most of these malicious programs come via spam email messages. Masterlock@india.com Ransomware simply follows the path of Ecovector3@aol.com Ransomware, Vegclass@aol.com Ransomware, Green_ray Ransomware, Alex.vlasov@aol.com Ransomware, Meldonii@india.com ransomware, and many other applications that have been torturing computer users for quite some time now. Dealing with a ransomware program might feel exasperating, but unless you remove it from your computer, you will not be able to restore your files. Of course, the infection itself wants to make you think that paying the ransom fee is the only way to get your files back. However, we are not so sure about that.

You see, this infection wants you to send an email message to the given address. This is how the criminals count all the infections and identify them. Supposedly, they should give you further instructions on what you should do to acquire a decryption key, but paying for it is definitely not an option. Think about it: you would be giving your money away to these hackers, thus funding their further endeavors. What’s more, the connection with the hacker’s server may die in the middle of the ransom fee transaction, and that would be the end of it.

As you can see, engaging with these criminals is very risky, and there is no guarantee they would give you the decryption key to restore your files. You should remove Masterlock@india.com Ransomware right now, and then transfer healthy copies of your files back into your clean computer.

Should you encounter any obstacles while trying to terminate this ransomware infection, please feel free to contact us. Our team is always ready to assist you, and we will guide you through the removal process. Also, do not forget to invest in a legitimate security application to safeguard your PC from other threats. And finally, please employ safe web browsing habits as your behavior online is just as important in protecting your PC from harm.

How to Delete Masterlock@india.com Ransomware

1. Press Win+R and the Run prompt will open.
2. Type %APPDATA% into the Open box and click OK.
3. Navigate to Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup.
4. Find and delete the random name .exe file and press Win+R.
5. Enter %ALLUSERPROFILE% into the Open box and press OK.
6. Go to Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and find the random name .exe file.
7. Delete the file and press Win+R again. Enter %WINDIR% and press OK.
8. Go to the Syswow64 folder and delete the random name .exe file.
9. Go back to the WINDOWS folder again and open System32.
10. Find and remove the random name .exe file.
11. Press Win+R once more and type regedit. Hit Enter.
12. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop.
13. On the right pane, right-click the Wallpaper value.
14. Delete the value or modify the wallpaper path. Press OK.
15. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers.
16. Delete the value C:\Users\user\Decryption instructions.jpg on the right.
17. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run.
18. Right-click and delete and the following values on the right:
    %WINDIR%\Syswow64\*.exe
    %WINDIR%\System32\*.exe