KawaiiLocker Ransomware Removal Guide

KawaiiLocker Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts personal files. Judging from the language this threat uses, it is targeted at Russian-speaking Internet users mainly; however, it might enter your computer if you have no command of Russian too because it spreads through malicious spam email attachments. The main reason KawaiiLocker Ransomware why KawaiiLocker Ransomware tries to encrypt files is to make users pay money for cyber criminals. Even though cyber criminals who have developed KawaiiLocker Ransomware expect that you will buy the decryptor from them, you will not need to do that because the free decryptor is available. It is your only chance to decrypt files for free because other tools might be ineffective, and KawaiiLocker Ransomware deletes shadow copies of files by silently typing the command vssadmin delete shadows /for=C:\/all in the Command Prompt in order not to allow users to recover their files. Before you use the free decryptor to unlock files, you should take care of KawaiiLocker Ransomware first. You should not keep it on your computer because it might encrypt your decryptor or those files you unlock once again.

It has been found that KawaiiLocker Ransomware does not change the names of those files it locks. Also, their original extensions will not be altered too; however, you will quickly notice that you cannot access any of your files. KawaiiLocker Ransomware uses the AES encryption algorithm and encrypts the first 192 bytes of personal files. Specialists at 411-spyware.com have managed to reveal that this infection locks a bunch of personal files. To be more specific, files having the following filename extensions will be encrypted:

.lcd, .120, .3gp, .72, .aa, .aac, .ac3, .ace, .aff, .amr, .arj, .avi, .cab, .cda, .cdn, .cf, .cfg, .cfu, .chm, .csv, .doc, .docx, .dt, .epf, .erf, .efd, .elf, .epub, .fb2, .flac, .flv, .geo, .gif, .grs, .ha, .html, .imolody , .imy, .iso, .jpeg, .Iit, .Igf, .Igp, .Ihq, .Iog, .m4a, .mft, .mhtml, .mobi,. mp4, .mpeg, .mov, .mts, .mxl, .odt, .099, .pdf, .pff, .php, .png, .ppt, .pptx, .ppx, .qcp, .rar, .rtf, .st, .sxc, .tar, .tif, .txt, .vob, .vrp, .wma, .xhtml, .xls, .xmf, .xml, .xsl, and .wmv

Once it finishes encrypting these files, a pop-up window telling that all the files have been encrypted is displayed. It also instructs to check the HOW DECRYPT FILES.txt file placed on Desktop. This file informs users that they have to pay the ransom of 6000 rubles (approximately $100) for the decryption tool. The victims of this ransomware will get further instructions only if they write an email to decrypt2016@yahoo.com. Cyber criminals even promise to decrypt one file for free to show that they really have a tool for decrypting files. As you already know, the free decryptor exists, so you should not even bother contacting cyber crooks. Your only concern now should be how to delete KawaiiLocker Ransomware from the system fully.

Of course, the main reason why we suggest getting rid of KawaiiLocker Ransomware is because we want to prevent this ransomware from encrypting your files again; however, another reason exists too. According to specialists at 411-spyware.com, this threat will keep connecting to the Internet. It connects to the domain 7476357288-0.myjino.ru which has IP address 81.177.139.161. It is very likely that it will use your Internet connection unless you fully erase it from the system, so we suggest getting rid of it right now.

KawaiiLocker Ransomware is distributed like any other ransomware infection, i.e. it comes as an attachment in spam emails. If a user opens such an attachment, the encryption process starts immediately. Unfortunately, there are still many users who do not know that spam email attachments are dangerous. Stay away from these spam emails in order not to infect your PC with malware. On top of that, you should install a security tool and let it protect the system for you if you feel that you could not do that yourself.

Even though KawaiiLocker Ransomware is quite a dangerous infection, it should not be very hard for you to remove it because it does not create copies of its executable file in different directories like other ransomware infections. Of course, you should still use our manual removal guide, if it is your first time. We know that the pace of life is very fast these days, so if you do not have time to erase KawaiiLocker Ransomware yourself, you should acquire SpyHunter and launch its scanner. This tool will erase other threats from your computer too.

Delete KawaiiLocker Ransomware

1. Open Explorer.
2. Go to C:\Users\[your username]\Downloads and delete the malicious file launched (it might be in a different place, e.g. on your Desktop).
3. Delete crypt_list and HOW DECRYPT FILES.txt from Desktop.
4. Empty the Recycle bin.