How to remove Infa Ransomware and decrypt .infa files

What is Infa Ransomware

Infa is an example of ransomware infection, which ciphers different kinds of personal data stored on a system. After this process ends up officially over, victims will no longer be able to access their data. Infa Ransomware assigns one common extension (.infa) to all compromised files. This means a file like 1.pdf will be changed to 1.pdf.infa or similarly depending on the original name. Straight after all files have been renamed, the virus forces a text note called readnow.txt to drop on your desktop. This contains general information on how to recover your data.

As stated down the note, files like photos, videos, documents, and other formats have been encrypted. To erase the appended ciphers, victims are desired to contact cyber criminals (via stevegabriel2000@gmail.com) and buy a special decryption key. The price equals 0.0022 BTC, which is about 95$ the time we are writing this article. It is also mentioned there are 2 days allocated for file decryption. Unless you complete the payment in time, your files will be wiped out of the system. Choosing to pay decryption is up to your own decision. However, it is worth noting that many swindlers fool their victims and do not send any promised tools even after getting the transfer of money. Unfortunately, using third-party tools for decrypting data impacted by Infa is likely to give no results. On the contrary, it is possible that side programs will cause your files to corrupt forever. This is why the best solution to dodge paying the ransom is backup copies. If you have identical files stored on external devices, then your data can be easily restored after the proper deletion of malware. We would recommend to scale your options and choose which one fits you the most. 95$ is quite an acceptable sum compared to other ransomware infections that demand thousands of dollars, which may be worth pondering on. Whatever the case, it is important to remove Infa Ransomware eventually. To do this, follow our detailed guide below.

How Infa Ransomware infected your computer

Malware like Infa-extortioner can be propagated via e-mail spam letters, trojans, unprotected RDP configuration, fake license cracking tools, backdoors, keyloggers, unreliable pirated or free software, and countless other vectors exploited by malware developers. The way you could be infected is totally individual, however, it is most often seen people fall into ransomware traps via e-mail spam. Wide accessibility along with overwhelming effectiveness allows cybercriminals to cover a huge number of victims via this method. Usually, extortionists send hundreds of identical messages disguised as legitimate. Potential victims are meant to see “official”, “urgent”, “important”, or similar tags inside of these letters. In most cases, such messages end up designed to spread malicious software. Whoever asking to open .pdf, .docx, .exe, or .js files by force, is likely to spread malware infections. These file formats are most often used by deceivers to camouflage malware and push users into opening them. If there is any suspicion of such messages being fake and malicious, better delete them or mark them as spam to avoid accidental clicks. Keep in mind that fraudulent groups tend to capitalize on inexperienced and inattentive users. This is why it is important to stay alert and avoid interacting with dubious software whilst using the web.

1. Download Infa Ransomware Removal Tool
2. Get decryption tool for .infa files
3. Recover encrypted files with Stellar Data Recovery Professional
4. Restore encrypted files with Windows Previous Versions
5. Restore files with Shadow Explorer
6. How to protect from threats like Infa Ransomware

Infa Ransomware files:


readnow.txt
{randomname}.exe


Infa Ransomware registry keys:

no information

How to decrypt and restore .infa files

Use automated decryptors

Download Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor

Use following tool from Kaspersky called Rakhni Decryptor, that can decrypt .infa files. Download it here:

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There is no purpose to pay the ransom because there is no guarantee you will receive the key, but you will put your bank credentials at risk.

Dr.Web Rescue Pack

Famous antivirus vendor Dr. Web provides free decryption service for the owners of its products: Dr.Web Security Space or Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite. Other users can ask for help in the decryption of .infa files by uploading samples to Dr. Web Ransomware Decryption Service. Analyzing files will be performed free of charge and if files are decryptable, all you need to do is purchase a 2-year license of Dr.Web Security Space worth $120 or less. Otherwise, you don’t have to pay.

If you are infected with Infa Ransomware and removed from your computer you can try to decrypt your files. Antivirus vendors and individuals create free decryptors for some crypto-lockers. To attempt to decrypt them manually you can do the following:

Use Stellar Data Recovery Professional to restore .infa files

1. Download Stellar Data Recovery Professional.
2. Click Recover Data button.
3. Select type of files you want to restore and click Next button.
4. Choose location where you would like to restore files from and click Scan button.
5. Preview found files, choose ones you will restore and click Recover.

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Using Windows Previous Versions option:

1. Right-click on infected file and choose Properties.
2. Select Previous Versions tab.
3. Choose particular version of the file and click Copy.
4. To restore the selected file and replace the existing one, click on the Restore button.
5. In case there is no items in the list choose alternative method.

Using Shadow Explorer:

1. Download Shadow Explorer program.
2. Run it and you will see screen listing of all the drives and the dates that shadow copy was created.
3. Select the drive and date that you want to restore from.
4. Right-click on a folder name and select Export.
5. In case there are no other dates in the list, choose alternative method.

If you are using Dropbox:

1. Login to the DropBox website and go to the folder that contains encrypted files.
2. Right-click on the encrypted file and select Previous Versions.
3. Select the version of the file you wish to restore and click on the Restore button.

How to protect computer from viruses, like Infa Ransomware, in future

1. Get special anti-ransomware software

Use ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware

Famous antivirus brand ZoneAlarm by Check Point released a comprehensive tool, that will help you with active anti-ransomware protection, as an additional shield to your current protection. The tool provides Zero-Day protection against ransomware and allows you to recover files. ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware is compatible with all other antiviruses, firewalls, and security software except ZoneAlarm Extreme (already shipped with ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware) or Check Point Endpoint products. The killer features of this application are: automatic file recovery, overwrite protection that instantly and automatically recovers any encrypted files, file protection that detects and blocks even unknown encryptors.

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2. Back up your files

As an additional way to save your files, we recommend online backup. Local storage, such as hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, or remote network storage can be instantly infected by the virus once plugged in or connected to. Infa Ransomware uses some techniques to exploit this. One of the best services and programs for easy automatic online backup is iDrive. It has the most profitable terms and a simple interface. You can read more about iDrive cloud backup and storage here.

3. Do not open spam e-mails and protect your mailbox

Malicious attachments to spam or phishing e-mails are the most popular method of ransomware distribution. Using spam filters and creating anti-spam rules is good practice. One of the world leaders in anti-spam protection is MailWasher Pro. It works with various desktop applications and provides a very high level of anti-spam protection.

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