What is known about PayForNature virus?
PayForNature ransomware is yet another money-demanding virus variant, which encrypts all victim’s files, blames him/her for being not careful enough about computer’s safety, and asks to pay a ransom. Reportedly, this virus asks to pay 3 BTC, which is equal to 2017,53 USD dollars. If the victim waits for longer than 24 hours considering whether he/she should pay or not, the ransom price increases to 5 BTC, which is approximately 3362,55 USD dollars. Needless to say, the developers of PayForNature malware are greedy, and not everyone can allow themselves to pay such a huge ransom. Even if the user does, we do not encourage to pay the ransom because this would support cyber criminals and help them to develop even more powerful viruses later on. Therefore, if your computer has been attacked by this virus, we suggest you follow instructions provided below and remove PayForNature with a help of an anti-malware program like FortectIntego.
Sadly, ransomware threat is not a joke, and once such virus hits a computer, there is almost no way to fix the damage that this virus does. The virus encrypts files using advanced encryption algorithms, and it uses unique keys to encode victim’s data. Sadly, the developers of this ransomware are the only ones who know what the decryption key is, so there is no way to guess it. Malware researchers work hard and do their best trying to crack the code of this and hundreds of other undefeated ransomware viruses to create free decryption tools, sadly, only a few ransomware infections have been cracked by now.
Once this virus sneaks into the computer, it does not display any ransom notes, but it silently encrypts videos, documents, music, photos, and other necessary files. Throughout the encryption process, the virus also changes filenames by adding .ID-{random numbers}.payfornature@india.com extension. Since this virus does not leave a ransom note, the user has to contact criminals via payfornature@india(dot)com email.
How does this virus spread?
Surprisingly, computer users are still unaware of how do such viruses spread, and that is why so many users get infected each day. The primary source of ransomware infection is malicious email letters, which cyber criminals send directly to victims. Typically, they make these emails look secure – they pretend that they are representatives of some well-known company and that they send some official document, for instance, CV, invoice, speeding ticket, and so on. Do not download attachments from letters that come from dubious sources! If you do not know the sender, do not open the email at all. Ransomware threats also spread via malvertising, typically via fake Java or third-party websites, so stay clear of them and download these updates only from legitimate and verified as secure sites.
PayForNature removal instructions
PayForNature virus is disastrous, and unfortunately, we cannot help you to decrypt your files. The only way to get them back is to import them from a backup, but if you didn’t have one, then there is no way to decrypt your files for free.
No matter if you have a backup or not, it is imperative to remove PayForNature properly. It is the first thing you have to do after this virus infects the computer, unless you are planning to pay the ransom. We do not advise you to try to delete it manually since this virus is very sophisticated. Even a few left components can pose a threat to your computer and make your computer vulnerable to further infections. Therefore, we recommend you to use an automatic malware removal tool – FortectIntego. Follow these instructions to activate your anti-malware software:
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