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Important for Masok Virus victims!

Files, encrypted by Masok Virus could not be the only harm done to your computer. Masok Virus may still be active on your
machine and may spread to other computers on your network. To detect if you are still at risk and eliminate the threat, we
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Masok Virus is a le-encrypting Trojan that makes the les of the innocent victim unreadable. This cryptomalware appends Masok Virus or similar as an extension to all les
that it manages to compromise. Once the complex process of changing the core structure of your data ends, you may lose access to everything valuable to you like your
photos, documents, notes, videos, etc. Just like all ransomware Trojans, Masok Virus will keep them encrypted until the victim feels he has no other choice but to pay the
ransom. This decision is not supported by the cyber security industry for several di erent reasons, which will be explained later in the article.

Threat Name Masok Virus

Category Ransomware/Cryptovirus.

Main Activity Infects the computer after which encrypts important documents and holds them hostage until a ransom is paid.

Signs of Presence Files are encrypted with a custom le extension and users are extorted to pay ransom to get the data to work again..

Spread Via malicious e-mail spam and set of infection tools.

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 How Does the Infection with Masok Virus Begin?

The developers of this ransomware try to deploy it to the computers of the victims via a variety of clever tactics. The hackers most commonly rely on spam email campaigns to
reach the unsuspecting PC users. With only a few clicks, the cyber criminals may send the payload of Masok Virus towards hundreds or even thousands of users at once. This
process also involves very little operational costs and a high success rate, which explains why it is so preferred. While the spam emails is a single tactic, it can come in very
di erent forms. The hackers may try to look as if the malicious message was coming from banks, nancial platforms like PayPal, shipping companies like DHL or famous email
providers. Usually, the content of the letters mentions some unauthorized transactions or other information that may worry the recipient.

The email itself contains very little information, and the supplementary data is supposed to appear in the attached le. If you make the mistake to download or open it, you
may infect your machine with Masok Virus. The problem may also happen if you install programs like Adobe or Java from random suspicious platforms like the majority of
porn sites.

 What May Follow If Masok Virus Ransomware Finds a Way into Your System?
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If this Trojan sneaks in, it will not reveal its presence immediately. It will rst perform an encryption of all partitions of your hard disk. Depending on the amount of les you
have there, the process may take between 15-20 mins and a few hours. Masok Virus uses a ‘strong’ encryption, which would be either RSA or AES. These ciphers are indeed
di cult to break without the corresponding key. Unfortunately, this tool cannot be extracted from your system because it is simply not there. As soon as the encryption ends,
Masok Virus automatically transfers the key towards distant hosts, which serve as Command and Control (C&C) servers. As of now, there is no data that some security
researcher has managed to breach into these databases, but it may happen in the future. Masok Virus encourages the user to pay a ransom in the form of Bitcoins, which
varies from hundreds to thousands of dollars worth. The person has limited time to act – only several hours, which is a scare mechanism. The key is supposed to get destroyed
when the timer reaches zero.

 What to and Not to Do After You Lose Your Files Due to Masok Virus
Ransomware?
The rst and most important thing to remember is not to succumb to the pressure. No matter how the hackers threaten you, you should not pay the ransom. It is true that the
sum is not that high in comparison to other le-encoding Trojans, but even if the hackers receive your money, they may not release the precious key. Or if they do, you should
expect them to continue creating and spreading more ransomware, which means you may get infected by a similar cyber threat anytime in the future. The right action is to
delete Masok Virus immediately. Since this parasite compromises various areas of the system, it will be best to eliminate it via special security software. When the removal is
completed, you can use some free decryptor that may manage to break the ciphers. Another possibility is to use a data restoring tool, which may revert your PC to an earlier
date. If you have a recent copy of your hard drives, you can safely import all of your les back to your device.

Preparation before removal of Masok Virus:

1.Make sure to backup your les.
2.Make sure to have this instructions page always open so that you can follow the steps.
3.Be patient as the removal may take some time.

Step 1: Reboot your computer in Safe Mode:

1) Hold Windows Key and R

2) A run Window will appear, in it type “mscon g” and hit Enter

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3) After the Window appears go to the Boot tab and select Safe Boot

Step 2: Cut out Masok Virus in Task Manager

1) Press CTRL+ESC+SHIFT at the same time.

2)Locate the “Details” tab and nd malicious process of Masok Virus. Right-click on it and click on “End Process”.

Step 3: Eliminate Masok Virus‘s Malicious Registries.

For most Windows variants:

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1) Hold Windows Button and R. In the “Run” box type “regedit” and hit “Enter”.

2) Hold CTRL+F keys and type Masok Virus or the le name of the malicious executable of the virus which is usually located in
%AppData%, %Temp%, %Local%, %Roaming% or %SystemDrive%. Usually, most viruses tend to set entries with random names in the
“Run” and “RunOnce” sub-keys.

3) You can also nd the virus’s malicious les by right-clicking on the value and seeing it’s data. After having located malicious registry
objects, some of which are usually in the Run and RunOnce subkeys delete them permanently and restart your computer. Here is
how to nd and delete keys for di erent versions.

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Step 4: Scan for and remove all virus les, related to Masok Virus and secure your system.

If you are in Safe Mode, boot back into normal mode and follow the steps below

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1)Click on the button to download SpyHunter’s installer.
It is advisable to run a free scan before committing to the full version. You should make sure that the malware is detected by SpyHunter rst.

The free version of SpyHunter will only scan your computer to detect any possible threats. To remove them permanently from your computer, purchase its full version. Spy Hunter malware
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2) Guide yourself by the download instructions provided for each browser.

3) After you have installed SpyHunter, wait for the program to update.

4) If the program does not start to scan automatically, click on the “Start Scan” button.

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5) After SpyHunter has completed with your system`s scan, click on the “Next” button to clear it.

6) Once your computer is clean, it is advisable to restart it.

Step 5:Recover les encrypted by the Masok Virus Ransomware.

Method 1: Using Shadow Explorer. In case you have enabled File history on your Windows Machine one thing you can do is to use Shadow Explorer to get your
les back. Unfortunately some ransomware viruses may delete those shadow volume copies with an administrative command to prevent you from doing just that.

Method 2: If you try to decrypt your les using third-party decryption tools. There are many antivirus providers who have decrypted multiple
ransomware viruses the last couple of years and posted decryptors for them. Chances are if your ransomware virus uses the same encryption code used by a decryptable
virus, you may get the les back. However, this is also not a guarantee, so you might want to try this method with copies of the original encrypted les, because if a third-party
program tampers with their encrypted structure, they may be damaged permanently. Most of the currently available decryptors for ransomware viruses can be seen if you
visit the NoMoreRansom project – a project that is the result of combined e orts of researchers worldwide to create decryption software for all ransomware viruses. Simply go
there by clicking on the following LINK and nd your ransomware version decrypter and try it, but always remember to do a BACKUP rst.

Method 3: Using Data Recovery tools. This method is suggested by multiple experts in the eld. It can be used to scan your hard drive’s sectors and hence
scramble the encrypted les anew as if they were deleted. Most ransomware viruses usually delete a le and create an encrypted copy to prevent such programs for restoring
the les, but not all are this sophisticated. So you may have a chance of restoring some of your les with this method. Here are several data recovery programs which you can
try and restore at least some of your les:

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