Telecrypt Ransomware Removal Guide

Telecrypt Ransomware is a Russian malicious application that, just like older ransomware infections, enters computers illegally seeking to extort money from people. Judging from the language of this threat, it targets people living in the region of Russia primarily; however, it might affect any computer because it arrives inside attachments of spam emails. It is not hard to tell whether or not Telecrypt Ransomware has successfully infiltrated the computer. If you have encountered this particular infection, you will see a window (it has a sky-blue side) with a ransom note. It informs users about the encryption of personal files, and offers a solution to the problem. Also, you will notice that you could not open files having the following filename extensions: .cd, .dbf, .docx, .dt, .jpeg, .jpg, .pdf, .png, .xls, and .xlsx. Even though the ransom note tells you that paying a ransom is the only way to get files back, it would be smart not to spend money on the decryption tool because cyber criminals cannot be trusted. What we want to say here is that you might not get the tool for unlocking files. If you have the opinion that it is too risky to transfer money as well, hurry to delete Telecrypt Ransomware from your system so that you could use your computer without fear of losing files once again.

Since Telecrypt Ransomware affects only computers connected to the Internet, it is evident that it needs the Internet connection to work properly. Researchers working at 411-spyware.com have found this quite surprising, so they have decided to carry out research. It has revealed that Telecrypt Ransomware keeps connecting to Telegram (telegram.org) channels which work as the C&C server. On top of that, it is evident that the Telegram API is used, generally speaking, to host the client-server communication. Once the Telegram API link is validated, the information about the victim is sent to the developer of ransomware. This makes this ransomware infection quite unique because there are not many threats using Telegram.

When Telecrypt Ransomware is all set, it starts looking for files to encrypt. Judging from the filename extensions it targets, you will no longer be able to access documents, pictures, and other valuable data. All encrypted files should have a new filename extension .Xcri; however, if it is not appended to any of your files but you still cannot open them, there is no doubt that there is Telecrypt Ransomware inside the system. It encrypts users’ files so that it could easily extort money from them. As it is written in the ransom note opened on Desktop, the price of the decryption key is 5000 rubles (~ 80 dollars) at the time of writing. The price is not very high if compared to amounts of money asked by other ransomware infections; however, you should still not make a payment because you might not even get the decryption tool. What you can do instead of supporting cyber criminals is to recover files from a backup after the deletion of this malicious application.

Even though Telecrypt Ransomware does not create several new registry keys and a bunch of files upon entrance, users who get infected with it still notice the changes. As you already know, it encrypts files with a strong encryption algorithm. Secondly, it downloads the file Xhelp.exe responsible for showing the ransom note on a user’s screen from a compromised web page and then puts it in %TEMP% and its copy on Desktop. Last but not least, you will find the text file (База зашифр файлов.txt) on Desktop as well. It contains paths of all the encrypted files.

As you have probably already understood, ransomware infections are dangerous threats that can cause many problems. Unfortunately, the removal of Telecrypt Ransomware does not guarantee that a similar threat will never enter the system again. According to security specialists, users often allow ransomware infections to enter their computers themselves by opening the malicious attachment from a spam email. Stop doing that if you do not wish to lose your personal files again. It is also highly recommended to install security software on the system to keep it safe.

Telecrypt Ransomware does not lock the screen and system utilities, so it should not be extremely hard to delete it. Of course, encrypted data will not be unlocked for you, but you should make sure that this threat leaves your system in the near future. It can be erased manually or automatically. Instructions for those employing the manual method are provided below this article, whereas people who decide to delete Telecrypt Ransomware in an automatic way should acquire the malware remover, such as SpyHunter, first and then launch it.

Remove Telecrypt Ransomware

1. Find and remove the malicious file you have opened before the appearance of Telecrypt Ransomware.
2. Tap Win+E.
3. Type %TEMP% in the box at the top. Tap Enter.
4. Locate the file Xhelp.exe.
5. Remove it.
6. Delete База зашифр файлов.txt from Desktop.
7. Empty the Recycle bin.