How to Obliterate Scarab dan@cock.email Ransomware

What is Scarab [email protected] ransomware? And how does it implement its attack?

There seems to be no stopping to the increasing numbers of Scarab’s variants as a new one has been released yet again. This new strain is dubbed as Scarab [email protected] ransomware as it appends the extension [email protected] to the files it encrypts. So far there are no other notable changes in this variant as do the other latest ones apart from the extensions used and the ransom notes.
AS usual, once it infiltrates a computer system, this Scarab variant will drop its malicious payload that marks the start of its attack. It employs an information gathering module to gather data about the computer as well as its user. The information gathered will then be sent to a remote server controlled by the Scarab developers. In addition, an alteration in the Windows Registry is also performed. As a result, Scarab [email protected] ransomware can run every time victims turns on their computers. After all these changes are successfully implemented, it will search the computer for files with the following extensions:
.PNG .PSD .PSPIMAGE .TGA .THM .TIF .TIFF .YUV .AI .EPS .PS .SVG .INDD .PCT .PDF .XLR .XLS .XLSX .ACCDB .DB .DBF .MDB .PDB .SQL .APK .APP .BAT .CGI .COM .EXE .GADGET .JAR .PIF .WSF .DEM .GAM .NES .ROM .SAV CAD Files .DWG .DXF GIS Files .GPX .KML .KMZ .ASP .ASPX .CER .CFM .CSR .CSS .HTM .HTML .JS .JSP .PHP .RSS .XHTML. DOC .DOCX .LOG .MSG .ODT .PAGES .RTF .TEX .TXT .WPD .WPS .CSV .DAT .GED .KEY .KEYCHAIN .PPS .PPT .PPTX ..INI .PRF Encoded Files .HQX .MIM .UUE .7Z .CBR .DEB .GZ .PKG .RAR .RPM .SITX .TAR.GZ .ZIP .ZIPX .BIN .CUE .DMG .ISO .MDF .TOAST .VCD SDF .TAR .TAX2014 .TAX2015 .VCF .XML Audio Files .AIF .IFF .M3U .M4A .MID .MP3 .MPA .WAV .WMA Video Files .3G2 .3GP .ASF .AVI .FLV .M4V .MOV .MP4 .MPG .RM .SRT .SWF .VOB .WMV 3D .3DM .3DS .MAX .OBJ R.BMP .DDS .GIF .JPG .CRX .PLUGIN .FNT .FON .OTF .TTF .CAB .CPL .CUR .DESKTHEMEPACK .DLL .DMP .DRV .ICNS .ICO .LNK .SYS .CFG
The encryption begins once it finds the aforementioned targeted files. It then appends the [email protected] extension to every affected file. Following file encryption, it releases a text file named “HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES – [email protected]” that states:
“====================================================================================================
[email protected]
====================================================================================================
Your files are encrypted!
Your personal identifier:
6A02000000000000FA70D8E11D925B1680400842B7A422A2FBDF584CA79F9A87C0A5B888DE88DBDC9C99EA6033C152A21A21
[redacted] A0A91E74D6603C28C5B2FC5CEFF9C3029B1E4952E90B928F587A632B4FD777F05A91B17098926F5A1B51E7ABC514E4C56A06
[redacted] 9FBAC1125B60CE91C91D2C0EB3E928769B961D66872BC06351143763092301ADAAF0D3BB8CB4C116C3A1A39DC9BC54071330
[redacted] 142601872D3BBFB6C4B8E47F8EC18DD8ED5B0E9995692EC50F
====================================================================================================
To decrypt files, please contact us by email:
[email protected]
====================================================================================================”
How does Scarab [email protected] ransomware spread online?
Judging from the success in spreading new strains of Scarab ransomware, it seems that its creators will keep using malicious spam email campaigns in spreading this dangerous ransomware threat. Thus, you must be extra careful in opening emails no matter who sent them as cyber crooks these days have learned to disguise their malware-laden emails to trick users into opening the email and downloading the obfuscated file.
Obliterating Scarab [email protected] ransomware wouldn’t be easy so you need to use the following removal guide to successfully do so.
Step 1: Tap the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to open a menu and then expand the Shutdown options which is right next to the power button.
Step 2: After that, tap and hold the Shift key and then click on Restart.
Step 3: And in the Troubleshoot menu that opens, click on the Advanced options and then go to the Startup settings.
Step 4: Click on Restart and tap F4 to select Safe Mode or tap F5 to select Safe Mode with Networking.
Step 5: After your PC has successfully rebooted, tap Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.

Step 6: Go to the Processes tab and look for any suspicious-looking processes that could be related to Scarab [email protected] ransomware and then end their processes.

Step 7: Exit the Task Manager and open Control Panel by pressing the Windows key + R, then type in appwiz.cpl and then click OK or press Enter.

Step 8: Look for suspicious programs that could be related to Scarab [email protected] ransomware and then uninstall them.

Step 9: Close Control Panel and tap Win + E keys to open File Explorer.
Step 10: Navigate to the following locations and look for the malicious components created by Scarab [email protected] ransomware like “HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES – [email protected]” and make sure to delete them all.

%APPDATA%
%TEMP%
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\
%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

Step 11: Close the File Explorer.
Before you proceed to the next steps below, make sure that you are tech savvy enough to the point where you know exactly how to use and navigate your computer’s Registry. Keep in mind that any changes you make will highly impact your computer. To save you the trouble and time, you can just use [product-name] this system tool is proven to be safe and excellent enough that hackers won’t be able to hack into it. But if you can manage Windows Registry well, then, by all means, go on to the next steps.
Step 12: Tap Win + R to open Run and then type in regedit in the field and tap enter to pull up Windows Registry.

Step 13: Navigate to the listed paths below and look for the registry keys and sub-keys created by Scarab [email protected] ransomware.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Step 14: Delete the registry keys and sub-keys created by Scarab [email protected] ransomware.
Step 15: Close the Registry Editor and empty the contents of the Recycle Bin.
Try to recover your encrypted files using the Shadow Volume copies
Restoring your encrypted files using Windows’ Previous Versions feature will only be effective if Scarab [email protected] ransomware hasn’t deleted the shadow copies of your files. But still, this is one of the best and free methods there is, so it’s definitely worth a shot.
To restore the encrypted file, right-click on it and select Properties, a new window will pop-up, then proceed to Previous Versions. It will load the file’s previous version before it was modified. After it loads, select any of the previous versions displayed on the list like the one in the illustration below. And then click the Restore button.

To ensure the removal of Scarab [email protected] ransomware from your system including the malicious components it has created on your system, follow the advanced steps below.
Perform a full system scan using [product-code]. To do so, follow these steps:

Turn on your computer. If it’s already on, you have to reboot
After that, the BIOS screen will be displayed, but if Windows pops up instead, reboot your computer and try again. Once you’re on the BIOS screen, repeat pressing F8, by doing so the Advanced Option shows up.

To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
Windows will now load the SafeMode with Networking.
Press and hold both R key and Windows key.

If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
Type in the URL address, [product-url] in the Run dialog box and then tap Enter or click OK.
After that, it will download the program. Wait for the download to finish and then open the launcher to install the program.
Once the installation process is completed, run [product-code] to perform a full system scan.