How to remove IOCP Ransomware and decrypt your files

What is IOCP Ransomware

IOCP is a ransomware infection that encrypts personal data and keeps it locked until victims pay a so-called ransom. It uses the random 5-letter extension to replace the original file appearance. Once it gets added, your file will reset its icon and change it to 1.mp4.UAKXC, for example. Some people get wrong saying that IOCP is part of Conti Ransomware. This not true because Conti uses AES algorithms whilst IOCP applies Salsa20 and ChaCha20, instead. After your files get blocked, the virus creates a ransom note (R3ADM3.txt) containing instructions on how to decrypt your data.

It is said that you should write an e-mail to one of the attached addresses. No time boundaries are set, however, cybercriminals say that unless you pay for the decryption software, your files will be published around the web. For the moment, because this ransomware is relatively new, experts have not found a viable way to decrypt files for free. This is why the only feasible way is to delete IOCP and recover encoded files from the backup if one was created before the attack.

How IOCP Ransomware infected your computer

Infections that block personal data get infiltrated via multiple vectors. The first and most popular is by using e-mail spam with malicious attachments. Cybercriminals load up special bots that send a multitude of scripted messages. Some of them can look legitimate, pretending to be a company of some sort. Never click or open files (MS Office documents, executables, PDFs, and JavaScript files), even if they seem legitimate. Extortionists are good at hiding malware under tantalizing ads or messages calling on the action. Besides that, there are other penetration methods that cover trojans, unprotected RDP configuration, backdoors, keyloggers, and other disrespectful channels. Keep reading the topic to find more about protection tips as well as removal instructions to get rid of IOCP Ransomware.

1. Download IOCP Ransomware Removal Tool
2. Get decryption tool for your 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 IOCP Ransomware

IOCP Ransomware files:


R3ADM3.txt
XColorPickerXPTest.exe
IOCP.exe
{randomfilename}.exe


IOCP Ransomware registry keys:

no information

How to decrypt and restore your files

Use automated decryptors

Download Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor

Use following tool from Kaspersky called Rakhni Decryptor, that can decrypt your 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 your files by uploading samples to Dr. Web Ransomware Decryption Service. Analyzing of 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 IOCP Ransomware and removed it 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 your 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 IOCP 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 storages, such as hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, or remote network storages can be instantly infected by the virus once plugged in or connected to. IOCP 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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