Payday Ransomware Removal Guide

Payday Ransomware got this name from its displayed ransom note that apparently has pictures of characters from a video game called “Payday.” Despite its fun appearance, the note demands users to pay a ransom if they want to decrypt the files affected by the malware. The sum is not so small, and if you do not want to risk losing it, we advise you to eliminate the malicious program and ignore the cyber criminal’s demands. No need to worry if you do not know how to delete the threat, because we will not only discuss the ways you could erase it in the text, but also place a removal guide just below the article. However, if you still have any doubts or simply want to know more about Payday Ransomware, we would advise you to read the article as we will present all the material our specialists were able to gather.

For starters, we would like to mention that Payday Ransomware is most likely distributed via suspicious email attachments. Moreover, the reports reveal that the infected files might have the appearance of PDF documents, although we do not know what the letter it comes with could claim to make users open the file. Nevertheless, this situation shows how it is crucial to be careful even with those files you do not believe to be harmful.

Thus, the next time you receive an email from an unknown source, take a minute and think about why was it sent to you and if the sender can be trusted. Of course, it is hard to decide if the attachment is infected just like that, so it would be best to check it with a reliable security tool. If you do not have such software yet, it might be worth to consider it since a trustworthy antimalware tool could help you protect the computer both from similar infections and other threats in the future.

Furthermore, the malware should not create any Registry entries or any other data on the system, except the ransom note written in Portuguese (!!!!!ATENÇÃO!!!!!.html). Payday Ransomware works from the directory where users save the infected file, for example, Downloads, Desktop, Temporary Files, etc. Also, the malware encrypts only those files that are located in the %USERPROFILE% directory and the folders within. It means all other data except files in the mentioned directories should remain unaffected.

This is another reason we advise against paying the ransom. If there are not so many files in your %USERPROFILE% folder, it just does not seem worth paying such an amount of money. The asked ransom is 950 Brazilian reals (around $280 at the moment of writing), so it not such a small sum. Not to mention that paying the ransom is a risky thing to do as you may not get the decryptor even after paying. Therefore, we would advise you not to take any chances and get rid of the malicious program.

If you want to delete Payday Ransomware manually, you should have a look at the removal guide located just a little below the text. It will tell you what data to look for and where it might be placed. Once you erase the malware, our specialists recommend scanning the system with antimalware software. With threats as these, you cannot be too careful and scanning the system with a reliable security tool could be beneficial for the system. At the same time, you could check if you successfully eliminated the malicious applications and get rid of other possible threats too.

Remove Payday Ransomware from system

1. Press Win+E to access your Explorer.
2. Go to a folder where you download data from the Internet, e.g. Desktop, Downloads, Temporary Files, and so on.
3. Look for an infected file that was opened before the computer got infected.
4. Select the malicious file and press Shift+Delete.
5. Search for the ransom note, select it and also press Shift+Delete to remove it from the computer permanently.