How to Obliterate Cizer Ransomware (Crypto-Malware/Ransomware)

What is Cizer ransomware? And how does it execute its attack?

Cizer ransomware is one of the latest ransomware threats discovered in the month of July 2019. It is a new variant of the infamous Djvu ransomware group. It uses a “.cizer” suffix that’s added on every encrypted file. Like other Djvu variants, its attack execution stays the same.
The minute it executes its attack, Cizer ransomware will make modifications in some of critical system files and settings in order to launch and repress system processes. It also employs the data gathering module to collect information about the system and its user. The harvested data, along with the malicious components of Cizer ransomware are then used for the next module called stealth protection. This second module scans the system for any digital signature of security programs and prevents them from detecting Cizer ransomware. In addition, it also alters some registry keys and entries in the Windows Registry. As a result, it can run automatically on every startup and continue its attack. Following all these alterations, Cizer ransomware begins the encrypting using both AES and RSA 1024 encryption algorithms. After the encryption, it adds the .cizer suffix to every affected file and releases a file named “_readme.txt” which contains the following ransom note:
“ATTENTION!
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Even though creators of Cizer ransomware offers a 50% discount for file recovery, within 72 hours, you must not, under any circumstances, pay the ransom for there is no guarantee that they will really give you the decrypter and you’ll only end up losing money for nothing. The best thing you can do is to use alternative methods to restore encrypted files without spending a penny.
How is the payload file of Cizer ransomware distributed online?
Cizer ransomware proliferate using several techniques like the other Djvu ransomware strains but it mostly uses spam emails. Crooks typically attach an infected file to emails and send them to random or potential victims. The infected file may be a PDF file, ZIP, executable file, or a document with macro scripts. Once the infected file is opened, it will run the malicious scripts embedded in it in order to launch Cizer ransomware.
Obliterating Norvas ransomware wouldn’t be easy so you need to follow the removal guide given below to successfully obliterate it.
Step 1: First, tap the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys in your keyboard to open the Task Manager.
Step 2: After opening the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and look for any suspicious-looking process that takes up most of your CPU’s resources and is most likely related to Norvas ransomware.

Step 3: After that, close the Task Manager.
Step 4: Tap Win + R, type in appwiz.cpl and click OK or tap Enter to open Programs and Features under Control Panel.
Step 5: Under the list of installed programs, look for Norvas ransomware or anything similar and then uninstall it.

Step 6: Next, close Control Panel and tap Win + E keys to launch File Explorer.
Step 7: Navigate to the following locations below and look for Norvas ransomware’s malicious components such as “_readme.txt”, and [random].exe, as well as other suspicious files, then delete all of them.

%TEMP%
%WINDIR%\System32\Tasks
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\
%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop

Step 8: 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 9: Tap Win + R to open Run and then type in regedit in the field and tap enter to pull up Windows Registry.

Step 10: Navigate to the following path:

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 11: Delete the registry keys and sub-keys created by Norvas ransomware.
Step 12: Close the Registry Editor and empty 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 Norvas 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.

Complete the removal process of Norvas ransomware by using a trusted and reliable program like [product-name]. Refer to the following guidelines on how to use it.
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 it.
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 Safe Mode 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.