Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware Removal Guide

It looks like Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware is a recently released malicious application that is most likely oriented to users who speak the Russian language. We can only assume this since the threat drops a ransom note written in Russian. The infection gets its name from the email address which is mentioned in the dropped text document. The message also says that users have to pay a ransom, although it does not tell how much it is. Probably, the only way to find out is to contact the cyber criminals behind this malware. However, instead of putting up with their demands, we advise you to eliminate Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware. The malware’s developers may not necessary keep up to their promises, so you might be risking your savings. If you do not want to do that, you could use our prepared removal steps available below and remove the malicious program.

If your computer is infected with Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware, you probably already realized that this malware encrypts almost all data on the system. To be more precise, it might lock both private files (e.g. photographs, videos, various documents, and other) and program data. According to our researchers, the malicious application should encrypt all program data that does not belong to the Windows operating system or was not released by Microsoft.

Right after the encryption the infection drops a text file titled !!!README!!!{uniqueuserid}.rtf. It claims that your data was locked with a cryptosystem called AES-256. Also, it tries to convince you that the only way to decrypt your data is to purchase a unique decryption key. This is only true if the user does not have any copies of locked files safely stored on another device. Nevertheless, if there are any copies, then the encrypted data could be easily recovered. Moreover, in some cases, volunteer IT specialists create free decryption tools, although at the moment it does not seem that anyone created such software, so Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware is still not decryptable.

As we already said in the beginning, the ransom note does not say how much you would have to pay to get the decryption key, although it explains how to make the payment. The instructions say that users need to email Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware’s creators the unique ID number mentioned in the same document. Then users are supposed to get demanded amount of Bitcoins and for this, the cyber criminals recommend using services of the following website bestchange.ru. It might seem otherwise, but this is a risky deal. You would not have any guarantees or refunds, and if the cyber criminals do not deliver the decryptor, you lose the transferred money.

If after considering all possible options you choose to eliminate the threat we can offer you the removal steps placed at the end of this article. They will list files and their locations that users would need to find and delete. Nonetheless, if you are an inexperienced user and find these instructions too complicated, you could install a reliable security tool. This option might be even better as it would allow the user to check the system for other possible threats and erase them as well. All that is needed to be done is to install the tool, perform a full system scan and click the removal button.

Erase Raa-consult1@keemail.me Ransomware

1. Launch the Explorer by simultaneously pressing the Windows Key+E.
2. Find the following directories one by one:
   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   %USERPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
   %WINDIR%\Syswow64
   %WINDIR%\System32
3. Look for executable files with random titles and right-click each of it separately to delete.
4. Close the Explorer and press Win+R to open the RUN.
5. Type regedit and select OK to launch the Registry Editor.
6. Navigate to these locations:
   HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
   HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
7. Look for value names with random titles, right-click them separately and select Delete.
8. Close the Explorer.