Mr-X666 Ransomware - How to remove

Mr-X666 is the name of a ransomware infection that belongs to infamous GlobeImposter ransomware family. First and foremost, it encrypts files and adds .mr-x666 extension at the end of every encrypted file. So if the computer gets infected with Mr-X666 virus, your system will be paralysed and you won’t be able to use most of your personal files.

Obviously, it would be the best to avoid such infection in a first place. However, if it is too late and Mr-X666 is already operating on your computer, keep reading this article and learn how to completely eliminate it from your system and restore your personal files. Please bear in mind that decrypting (restoring) locked files without removing the ransomware itself first is worthless – the virus will perform encryption over and over again.

If you have any questions related to this topic, you can always ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all.

Mr-X666 – crypto virus demanding a ransom

You already know that Mr-X666 is a ransomware type infection and it is a pretty common one – after the infection it will lock most of your personal files, display unique ransom note and you will be forced to pay a ransom in order to receive a decryptor that can reverse the encryption process and make your files usable once again.

Usually encryption algorithms are easily reversible, they are mostly used in cyber security to protect specific files, conversations, etc. Unfortunately, cyber criminals employ this technology for bad purposes – they assign unique decryption key to every infected computer, so the only possible way to decrypt files is to use that key. The key is stored on a remote server controlled by those crooks behind Mr-X666, and they want you to pay a certain amount of money to get it. This is what they say in a ransom note:

YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED !!!

TO DECRYPT, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS:

To recover data you need decrypt tool.

To get the decrypt tool you should:

1.In the letter include your personal ID! Send me this ID in your first email to me!
2.We can give you free test for decrypt few files (NOT VALUE) and assign the price for decryption all files!
3.After we send you instruction how to pay for decrypt tool and after payment you will receive a decryption tool!
4.We can decrypt few files in quality the evidence that we have the decoder.

DO NOT TRY TO DO SOMETHING WITH YOUR FILES BY YOURSELF YOU WILL BRAKE YOUR DATA !!! ONLY WE ARE CAN HELP YOU! CONTACT US:

[email protected]
[email protected]

ATTENTION !!! THIS IS YOUR PERSONAL ID WICH YOU HAVE TO SEND IN FIRST LETTER:

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As you can see, it’s not disclosed how much you will be asked to pay. Instead of that, you are encouraged to contact them via [email protected] or [email protected] email. We do not recommend to do that, nor pay the ransom, as there are no guarantees that you will receive the decryption key either way.

Instead of that, you should use professional anti-malware tools to detect and completely remove Mr-X666  from your computer, and then use alternative methods to get your locked files back.

How To Recover Files Locked by Mr-X666 Infection

First thing you need to do – completely eliminate Mr-X666 virus. It’s relatively easy, if you use right tools. Scan your system with Spyhunter and this task will be done in just a several minutes. Also, you can use other reliable anti-malware tools of your choice as well.

Then, if the virus is successfully eliminated, you need to perform a system restore to turn your system back in time, to the date that is prior the infection. However, this is only possible if you still have a valid back-up copy of your hard drive. In case none of those tips helped in your situation, you can follow further step-by-step instructions provided below.

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How to recover Mr-X666 Ransomware encrypted files and remove the virus

Step 1. Restore system into last known good state using system restore

1. Reboot your computer to Safe Mode with Command Prompt:

for Windows 7 / Vista/ XP

• Start → Shutdown → Restart → OK.
• Press F8 key repeatedly until Advanced Boot Options window appears.
• Choose Safe Mode with Command Prompt.

for Windows 8 / 10

• Press Power at Windows login screen. Then press and hold Shift key and click Restart.
• Choose Troubleshoot → Advanced Options → Startup Settings and click Restart.
• When it loads, select Enable Safe Mode with Command Prompt from the list of Startup Settings.

 

2.Restore System files and settings.

• When Command Prompt mode loads, enter cd restore and press Enter.
• Then enter rstrui.exe and press Enter again.
• Click “Next” in the windows that appeared.
• Select one of the Restore Points that are available before Mr-X666 Ransomware has infiltrated to your system and then click “Next”.
• To start System restore click “Yes”.

 

Step 2. Complete removal of Mr-X666 Ransomware

After restoring your system, it is recommended to scan your computer with an anti-malware program, like Spyhunter and remove all malicious files related to Mr-X666 Ransomware. You can check other tools here.  

Step 3. Restore Mr-X666 Ransomware affected files using Shadow Volume Copies

If you do not use System Restore option on your operating system, there is a chance to use shadow copy snapshots. They store copies of your files that point of time when the system restore snapshot was created. Usually Mr-X666 Ransomware tries to delete all possible Shadow Volume Copies, so this methods may not work on all computers. However, it may fail to do so. Shadow Volume Copies are only available with Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8. There are two ways to retrieve your files via Shadow Volume Copy. You can do it using native Windows Previous Versions or via Shadow Explorer. a) Native Windows Previous Versions Right-click on an encrypted file and select Properties → Previous versions tab. Now you will see all available copies of that particular file and the time when it was stored in a Shadow Volume Copy. Choose the version of the file you want to retrieve and click Copy if you want to save it to some directory of your own, or Restore if you want to replace existing, encrypted file. If you want to see the content of file first, just click Open.

b) Shadow Explorer It is a program that can be found online for free. You can download either a full or a portable version of Shadow Explorer. Open the program. On the left top corner select the drive where the file you are looking for is a stored. You will see all folders on that drive. To retrieve a whole folder, right-click on it and select “Export”. Then choose where you want it to be stored.

Step 4. Use Data Recovery programs to recover Mr-X666 Ransomware encrypted files

There are several data recovery programs that might recover encrypted files as well. This does not work in all cases but you can try this:

• We suggest using another PC and connect the infected hard drive as slave. It is still possible to do this on infected PC though.
• Download a data recovery program.
• Install and scan for recently deleted files.

Note: In many cases it is impossible to restore data files affected by modern ransomware. Thus I recommend using decent cloud backup software as precaution. We recommend checking out Carbonite, BackBlaze, CrashPlan or Mozy Home.