Ra Ransomware

The Ra Ransomware is a file-locker, whose attacks will leave the victim with a hard drive full of encrypted files inevitably. The only guaranteed way to prevent a Ra Ransomware's attack is to ensure that your computer is protected by a trustworthy and up-to-date anti-malware application that will scan the incoming files constantly and eradicate the ones that are likely to exhibit unsafe behavior. In addition to using a trustworthy anti-virus tool to keep you safe, you also should try to browse the Web in a safer manner by avoiding a content, which is known to be used to spread threatening software. The number one propagation technique that ransomware authors use is spam e-mails, but they also may rely on alternative techniques such as pirated software and games, illegal media, torrent trackers, and other shady sites and digital content.

Failing to stop the Ra Ransomware on time might allow this threat to fully execute its file-encryption attack which, unfortunately, will end rather badly for your files. This particular file-locker possesses the ability to encrypt the contents of various images, documents, songs, videos, archives, spreadsheets, presentations, and other file formats that are used by millions of users around the world regularly. All the files that the Ra Ransomware encrypts will have a random 5-character extension appended to their names – these five characters also serve as a unique victim ID.

Naturally, the operators of the Ra Ransomware are not doing this for fun, and they plan to extort their victims for money. This is the exact reason why all users affected by the Ra Ransomware also will be provided with a ransom note that is stored in the file 'RaRansomware - Recovery instructions.html.' The message reads that the recovery of the files is only possible with a special tool that only the authors can provide. However, they are not minded to do this for free, and they urge their victims to visit a TOR-based payment portal that will provide them with details on how to pay the ransom sum and what is its exact amount.

We would not advise you to cooperate with the cybercrooks behind the Ra Ransomware because it is unlikely that anything good will come out of it. Cybercriminals are not trustworthy so that it would be a mistake to send them any money via a Bitcoin transaction, especially since these transfers are irreversible and impossible to track. The best thing to do to recover from a Ra Ransomware attack would be to run a credible anti-malware scanner that will stop the threat from causing more damage. After this is done, you also should try using 3rd-party file restoration software, but the results might not always be satisfactory.