Pedro Ransomware Removal Guide

If you receive Pedro Ransomware, you might find yourself at a crossroads. As you see, the malware encrypts files and gives its victims a choice: to pay a ransom and get files decrypted or refuse to pay and never access them again. The problem is that paying does not necessarily guarantee you will receive decryption tools promised by the malicious application’s developers. Meaning, you could either get your data back or lose your money along with encrypted files. Usually, we advise not to pay for those who do not want to take any chance. If you cannot decide what to do yet, we invite you to read the rest of this article and find out more details about the threat. At the end of the text, we also present deletion instructions that show how to remove Pedro Ransomware manually.

For starters, you might want to know how Pedro Ransomware might be spread and what to do to avoid similar threats in the future. Our specialists say that the malicious application is most likely spread through Spam emails. To be more precise, a victim could receive a message saying he has to open an attached file or click a particular link leading to some website. In most cases, hackers’ messages either try to scare their victims into interacting with malicious content or try to convince them to launch such material out of curiosity. For example, the email could say you have to click a link to change your password on some site or open a document to view some information. While the messages meant to raise your curiosity could claim the attached files and links hide something shocking like huge news or something about yourself.

Thus, to avoid threats like Pedro Ransomware, you should never lose your guard. We highly recommend that you scan all files received via unreliable sources with a reputable antimalware tool. As for links you should always take a look at the URL address before clicking on a link to verify that it leads to the same website the email says it should redirect you to. Another thing we could suggest is keeping your browser, antimalware tool, operating system, and other software up to date. Outdated appliances can have vulnerabilities, and some threats can exploit them to gain access to systems. Besides, it is always a good idea to make backup copies of all of your files or at least data that is most important to you. With a backup placed on a chosen cloud storage or a removable media device, you can restore lost, damaged, or encrypted data at any time.

If a victim is tricked into opening Pedro Ransomware’s installer, the malware should enter a system and start encrypting various personal files located on it. In other words, all data except files associated with the computer’s operating system or other software should get encrypted. Consequently, it should become impossible to open them as they ought to become unreadable. There are only two ways to get such files back, one of it is getting backup copies, and the other option is to use special decryption tools. Sadly, the decryption tools one might need to restore data encrypted by Pedro Ransomware are quite expensive. Hackers wish to receive almost 500 US dollars. The worst part is that there are no guarantees you will receive them even if you pay the ransom.

If you do not want to put your money at risk, we advise ignoring the malware’s ransom note. Also, our specialists recommend deleting Pedro Ransomware since leaving it on the system could be dangerous. You can try to remove it manually by following the instructions located below if you wish. In case the process seems complicated, or you prefer using automatic features, we encourage you to get a reliable security tool instead. Use your chosen antimalware tool to perform a full system scan and erase Pedro Ransomware and all other threats the tool might detect by pressing its given deletion button.

Get rid of Pedro Ransomware

1. Tap Ctrl+Alt+Delete.
2. Pick Task Manager.
3. Select the Processes tab.
4. Look for a process associated with the malware.
5. Select the process and click End Task.
6. Leave Task Manager.
7. Tap Win+E.
8. Go to these locations:
   %TEMP%
   %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
   %USERPROFILE%\Desktop
9. Find the malicious file opened before the system got infected, right-click it, and select Delete.
10. Go to C:\SystemID, right-click a file titled PersonalID.txt and choose Delete.
11. Check this location: %LOCALAPPDATA%
12. See if you can find the malware’s folder with a random name, e.g., 0215171b-ba55-7xal-a49s-c2fk4162159c, right-click it and choose Delete.
13. Then search for files named _readme.txt, right-click them, and select Delete.
14. Close File Explorer.
15. Empty Recycle Bin.
16. Restart the computer.