How to remove Torchwood Ransomware?

Guide to remove Torchwood Ransomware

If you find your important file names in the system appended with .TORCHWOOD extension, then you have fallen in a vicious trap of Torchwood ransomware attack.



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Attention!
Torchwood is a crypto virus that uses strict AES (Advanced encryption Standard) encryption algorithm to encrypt your files & demands a ransom of 15,000 rubles (220 USD) to allegedly restore the encrypted files.
The ransom note is in Russian depicts the origination of this ransomware as Russia. The early activity of this crypto extortionist can be traced back to December 2013- January, February 2014 and has evolved over time.

Apparently, the unprotected RDP (Remote desktop Protocol) configuration and hacking tools can be blamed for Torchwood Ransomware infiltration in the system.

Torchwood Ransomware- Threat Behavior

Once this pernicious system infection seeks entry in your computer, its scan your system and Internet to:
  1. Track the unprotected configuration of Windows server.
  2. Reveal documents and services passwords
The gathered information is used to gain access to the servers and networks and initiate the encryption process.

In order to achieve persistent installation i.e. to launch the attack automatically after each system reboot Torchwood Ransomwaremakes entries in Windows registry. This also enables this ransomware to encrypt newly created files brought into being since its last execution.

Moreover, Torchwood crypto virus is configured to deprive users of all Shadow Volume Copies from Windows Operating system.
Shadow Volume Copies is a technology used in Microsoft Windows that allows user to take automatic and manual copies of computer files.
This renders innocent users helpless as all the prominent ways used to restore OS (Operating system) settings is eliminated.

A note with a demand for redemption is dropped in the system inside a text file named ИНСТРУКЦИЯ_ПО_РАСШИФРОВКЕ_ФАЙЛОВ.txt or just ИНСТРУКЦИЯ.txt translated asINSTRUCTION_PROFILING_FILE.txt or INSTRUCTION respectively.Torchwood ransomware
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