Remove WannaRen Virus (+Decrypt .WannaRen files)

WannaRen – Ransomware

The WannaRen stands for a ransomware-type infection. WannaRen was elaborated particularly to encrypt all major file types. As soon as the file is encrypted people are not able to use them. WannaRen adds the “.WannaRen” extension for each file encrypted by it. For example, the file “myphoto.jpg“, when encrypted by WannaRen, will be renamed into “myphoto.jpg.WannaRen“. As quickly as the encryption is finished, WannaRen places a special text file into every folder containing the encrypted data.

The message given by WannaRen text file requesting the ransom is absolutely the same as the statements given by other ransomware virus representatives. It actually mentions that the info is encrypted and that the only way to bring back it is to use a a special decryption key. Regretfully, this is definitely true. The kind of cryptography mechanism applied by WannaRen is still not appropriately examined. Still, it is definitely specific that each victim may be given the specific decryption key, which is totally unique. It is impossible to restore the files without the key available.

Another technique of WannaRen is that the victims cannot get to the key. The key is kept on a specific server run by the frauds related to WannaRen ransomware. To get the key and recover the important information people have to pay the ransom.

Nevertheless, irrespective of the requested quantity, people must stay away from paying the ransom virus. Cyber frauds are not fair, so they tend to completely ignore what their victims feel about the problem, even when the payment reaches their pockets. This is why paying the ransom generally does not provide any positive result and people just lose their money for nothing.

We highly advise that you do not contact these crooks and absolutely do not transfer money into their accounts. It is said to admit that there are no utilities able to crack WannaRen ransomware and to recover the data data free of charge. Hence, the just right decision is to recover the lost information from the available backup.

Virus Summary

Name	WannaRen Ransomware
File Extension	.WannaRen
Type	Ransomware
Short Description	The ransomware encrypts all the data stored on your system and requires a ransom to be paid on your part supposedly to recover your important files.
Symptoms	File encryption by the ransomware is performed by means of the AES and RSA encryption algorithms. Once the encryption is completed, the ransomware adds its special WannaRen extension to all the files modified by it.
Distribution Method	Spam Emails, Email Attachments
Removal Tool	GridinSoft Anti-Malware

Keep in mind that the web is now overwhelmed with threats that look similar to WannaRen ransomware. Malicious programs of such kind are typically elaborated to encrypt important data and to set forth the need prior to the user to pay the ransom. The peculiarity of all such ransomware threats is that all apply a comparable algorithm to produce the special decryption key for information decryption.

Therefore, as long as the ransomware is still being developed or has some hidden bugs, by hand recovering the information is simply not feasible. The only method to avoid the loss of your crucial files is to routinely create backups of your important information.

Remember that even if you create such backups, they should be placed into a special storage utility not connect to your main computer. You may use the USB Memory Stick or external hard drive for this purpose, or refer to the help of the cloud storage. If you save your backup files on your common system they may be encrypted along with other files, so it’s absolutely not a good storage location.

How did ransomware infect my computer?

There are numerous ways used by online frauds to distribute WannaRen ransomware. Even though it doubts how exactly WannaRen injects your PC, there are some leaks through which it may infiltrate the system:

• integration with third-party apps, especially freeware;
• spam e-mails from unknown senders;
• websites rendering free hosting services;
• pirated peer-to-peer (P2P) downloads.

Typically WannaRen ransomware might exist as some genuine software application, for example, in the pop-ups instructing users to carry out some essential software updates. This is the typical technique used by online scams to persuade people into downloading and installing WannaRen infection manually, by ways of their direct participation in the installation process.

In addition, the criminals may refer to numerous email spam tactics to inject malicious codes into systems. So, they may refer to to sending unsolicited spam emails with tricky notices promoting users to download the attachments or click on certain download links, for example, the ones encouraging users to open some photos, files, tax reports or invoices.

Needless to mention, opening such files or clicking on such dangerous links may badly harm the system. Fictitious Adobe Flash Player upgrade informs may result in WannaRen ransom injection. When it comes to the cracked applications, these illegally downloaded programs may also include malicious codes resulting in WannaRen secret installation. Lastly, injection of WannaRen may take place by ways of Trojans that privately get injected into the system and set up malicious tools without the user’s consent.

Is there any method to avoid the injection of WannaRen ransomware?

Although there is no 100% guarantee to avoid your computer from getting infected, there are some pieces of guidance we wish to show with you. First of all, be very careful when you surf the web and especially while downloading totally free apps. Keep away from opening suspicious email attachments, especially when the sender of the email is not familiar to you.

Keep in mind that some freeware installers may contain other unwanted utilities in the package, so they may be malicious. Make sure that your current antivirus and your entire OS is always duly updated.

Of course, downloading pirated software is unlawful and may result in important damage to be made for your system. Hence, stay away from downloading cracked software. You are also strongly advised to reconsider your existing security software and potentially switch to another security solution that can render better services of defending your system.

Below please find the quotation from the WannaRen text file:

我的電腦出了什麽問題？
您的壹些重要文件被我加密保存了。
照片、圖片、文檔、壓縮包、音頻、視頻文件、exe文件等，幾乎所有類型的文件都被加密了，因此不能正常打開。
這和壹般文件損壞有本質上的區別。
您大可在網上找找恢復文件的方法，我敢保證，沒有我們的解密服務，就算老天爺來了也不能恢復這些文檔。

有沒有恢復這些文檔的方法？
當然有可恢復的方法。只能通過我們的解密服務才能恢復。我以人格擔保，能夠提供安全有效的恢復服務。
但這是收費的，也不能無限期的推遲。

但想要恢復全部文檔，需要付款點費用。
是否隨時都可以固定金額付款，就會恢復的嗎，當然不是，推遲付款時間越長對妳不利。
最好3天之內付款費用，過了三天費用就會翻倍。
還有，壹個禮拜之內未付款，將會永遠恢復不了。

我們只會接受比特幣。首先，您需要支付解密服務費。
請發送0.05個的比特幣到該比特幣地址：1NXTgfGprVktuokv3ZLhGCPCjcKjXbswAM
發送以後，請復制本軟件上的本機KEY和您付款給我們比特幣的時間發送到我們的郵箱地址WannaRenemal@goat.si 。
我們收到比特幣以後就會把您的解密密碼發送到您的郵箱。您拿到密碼以後，在本軟件上輸入密碼，就可以解密所有文件！

聯系方式：WannaRenemal@goat.si


我強烈建議，為了避免不必要的麻煩，恢復工作結束之前，請不要關閉或者刪除該軟件，並且暫停殺毒軟件。
不管由於什麽原因，萬壹該軟件被刪除了，

Screenshot of files with “.WannaRen” extension added by the ransomware:

Use GridinSoft Anti-Malware to remove WannaRen ransomware from your computer

1.Download GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

You can download GridinSoft Anti-Malware by clicking the button below:

  GridinSoft Anti-Malware

2. Double-click on the setup file.

When setup file has finished downloading, double-click on the setup-antimalware-ag.exe file to install GridinSoft Anti-Malware on your computer.

An User Account Control asking you about to allow GridinSoft Anti-Malware to make changes to your device. So, you should click “Yes” to continue with the installation.

3. Press Install button for run GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

3.Once installed, GridinSoft Anti-Malware will automatically run.

4. Wait for the GridinSoft Anti-Malware scan to complete.

GridinSoft Anti-Malware will automatically start scanning your computer for Win Speedup 2018 and other malicious programs. This process can take a 20-30 minutes, so we suggest you periodically check on the status of the scan process.

5. Click on “Clean Now”.

When the scan has completed, you will see the list of infections that GridinSoft Anti-Malware has detected. To remove them click on the “Clean Now” button in right corner.