Restore Files Encrypted by CryptoLocker Virus

About CryptoLocker Ransomware

It can be a catastrophic disaster if your Windows computer was intruded by this type of ransomware called CryptoLocker, which propagated mostly in the form of seemingly innocuous email attachments. It's always late when you detect the intrusion, as many of your files had been encrypted by the ransomware virus. Do you know how many types of files will be affected soon after CryptoLocker attacked your computer? UP to 80s! And the most known types are .doc, .docx, .wps, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx, .pst, .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg...

Remove CryptoLocker & Decrypt Files Encrypted by CryptoLocker Virus

We've sensed the danger of CryptoLocker virus, so it's urgent to find a way to remove it off from our computer and decrypt files. As all the ransomware's blackmail mechanism, spending money from tens to hundreds even to thousands of dollars would possibly get the virus removed, however, not able to restore the encrypted files as it advocates.

What is the other possible way to remove CryptoLocker from your computer? How to recover files deleted or encrypted by ransomware virus?

STEP 1. If your computer has been infected by CryptoLocker, disconnect from your wireless or wired network right away to prevent further file encryption.

STEP 2. Run antivirus program on your computer to kill the virus with efforts.

No matter you've lost files by virus attack or get files damaged by CryptoWall/CryptoLocker, it's all recommended that you should apply some anti-virus software to clean up and wipe out all virus, malware, ransomware etc from your PC.

STEP 3. Try EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to restore hidden and deleted files

EaseUS file recovery software is good at virus file recovery, and it has helped recover files infected by shortcut virus, locky virus, and .crypt files infected by ransomware in many ways. This CryptoLocker virus encrypts files by first making a copy of the files, encrypting the copy, and then deletes the original. So, you should feel no hesitated to restore the original files for the first attempt.

• select the infected hard drive and click "Scan".
• run a scan to find all virus hidden and deleted files.
• preview and recover data.

STEP 4. If EaseUS data recovery wizard failed to bring back the encrypted files, you need to do a system restore from Shadow Copy, File History or a third-party backup and recovery software, or restore the previous version of a document or file before CryptoLocker encryption, by right-clicking the encrypted file and choose properties.