What is Spider Ransomware
Spider ransomware is a terrible virus, which may encrypt a different data on your PC, and make impossible to view and edit it. The malware program, also called “File Spider”, firstly encrypts all known files on your PC and changes files extension on .spider. This crypto-virus encodes files using RSA-2048 encryption algorithm. Since encryption happened, user can’t use infected file(s). Photos and paints can’t be opened and text documents are opened in coded unreadable form. Besides that, the virus creates and opens the PowerShell and in that window shows operations to decode user’s files, by the payloads. The attackers also issue a threat that if the payment isn’t received within 96 hours, decoded files will be deleted permanently. They warn shouldn’t “try anything stupid” as the ransomware has “security measures” which delete the files if the victim tries to retrieve them without paying the ransom. Cybercriminals rarely send decrypted data to users back, so we recommend you not to pay them. Unfortunately, antiviruses very often miss the moment of infection, and there are no tools capable of restoring files encrypted by Spider ransomware. You can only back up important files to prevent any loss of the virus. Spider is very similar to Scarab, EncrypTile, GlobeImposter, TheDarkEncryptor. In our guide, we will subscribe how to remove spider ransomware and decrypt .spider files easy.
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As you may have already noticed, all your important files are encrypted and you no longer have access to them. A unique key has been generated specifically for this PC and two very strong encryption algorithm was applied in that process. Original content of your files are wiped and overwritten with encrypted data so it cannot be recovered using any conventional data recovery tool.
The good news is that there is still a chance to recover your files, you just need to have the right key.
To obtain the key, visit our website from the menu above. You have to be fast, after 96 hours the key will be blocked and all your files will remain permanently encrypted since no one will be able to recover them without the key!
Remember, do not try anything stupid, the program has several security measures to delete all your files and cause the damage to your PC.
To avoid any misunderstanding, please read Help section.
How Spider Ransomware gets on your PC?
This type of ransomware is being distributed through malicious software, office documents, infecting victims with file-encrypting malware. Ransomware-type viruses usually distributed by spam messages, trojans, software from unofficial sources, etc. In fact, these attachment contains embedded macros, which start the process of installation. Users don’t see these process because it’s going stealthy. Besides that, some unwanted programs from unknown sources mark the Spider Ransomware as a legal useful software. It’s noticed, that sometimes viruses look like a JavaScript file or like a software update.
Symptoms of Spider Ransomware infection
It’s difficult not to notice ransomware since it often has one of the processes responsible for displaying a notification message. This window blocks the screen leaving the user minimum alternatives. Besides, some files will be inaccessible, as in many cases ransomware encrypts them to exasperate the scaring effect.
What to do if your PC is infected with Spider Ransomware
As soon as you notice the presence of the ransomware on your system, you should turn your computer off. If it is possible to try to create a backup or image of your hard drive info. This may let you to reserve the state of your drives in case a decryption method would be created afterward.
How to remove Spider Ransomware?
To make sure that the adware won’t reappear, you need to delete Spider Ransomware completely. For this you need to remove the files and registry entries of the ransomware. We should warn you that performing some of the steps may require above-average skills, so if you don’t feel experienced enough, you may apply to automatic removal tool.
Performing an antimalware scan with Norton would automatically search out and delete all elements related to Spider Ransomware. It is not only the easiest way to eliminate Spider Ransomware, but also the safest and the most assuring one.
Steps of Spider Ransomware manual removal
Restart Windows in Safe Mode
For Windows XP:
- Restart the system
- While computer is rebooting press F8 several times
- In the appeared list of options choose Safe Mode
For Windows 7 and Vista:
- Restart the system
- While computer is rebooting press F8 several times
- In the appeared list of options choose Safe Mode
For Windows 8 and 8.1:
- Restart the system
- While computer is rebooting press F8 several times
- In the appeared list of options choose Safe Mode
For Windows 10:
- In the Start menu click on the power button
- Hold Shift and choose Restart
- Choose Troubleshoot
- In the Advanced Options choose Startup Settings
- Click Restart
- Select Enter Safe Mode
How to decrypt and restore .spider files
Use the decrypting tool
Unfortunately, currently a tool able to decrypt crypted_file files is not released yet. You may try applying to the methods described below, however, they might not work with the latest versions of Spider Ransomware.
Restore .spider files with an automatic tool
For those types of ransomware viruses that rather remove files than encrypt them we would suggest using Recuva program.
- Download Recuva tool and launch it
- Within the on-screen wizard choose the type of the files you want to recover
- Choose the location of the files
- Wait until the application finishes scanning
- Select the required files and click the Recover button
Nevertheless there are no other tools able to restore and decrypt .spider files, you may try applying to the manual methods described below, however, they might not work with the latest versions of spider Ransomware.
Restore the system
- Initiate the search for system restore
- Click on the result
- Choose the date before the infection appearance
- Follow the on-screen instructions
Roll the files back to the previous version
- Right-click the file and choose Properties
- Open the Previous Version tab
- Select the latest version and click Copy
- Click Restore
If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Spider Ransomware.
We also recommend to download and use Norton to scan the system after Spider Ransomware removal to make sure that it is completely gone. The antimalware application will detect any vicious components left among system files and registry entries that can recover Spider Ransomware.
