What is Udacha Ransomware

Udacha is a ransomware virus that encrypts data with AES+RSA algorithms and demands payment of 490$ (0.013 BTC) in order to return it. This information is visible inside of the ReadMe_Instruction.mht file, which is created after encryption puts its finishing touches onto the data. Prior to this, however, users will see their files changed with the .udacha extension. To illustrate, a file like 1.pdf will change to 1.pdf.udacha and reset its shortcut icon. Below, you can see the full information that is written within the ransom note.

ReadMe_Instruction.mht

!!! ALL YOUR FILES ARE ENCRYPTED !!!
All your files, documents, photos, databases and other important files are encrypted.
You are not able to decrypt it by yourself! The only method of recovering files is to purchase an unique private key.
Only we can give you this key and only we can recover your files.
>> PAY FAST 490$=0.013 btc <<
Price tomorrow will increase by 2 times if you do not pay today
BTC-address: bc1q8peeq9gx9nl28xnqfc5h6ec22rd3cm8h46nnjm
To be sure we have the decryptor and it works you can send an email: udacha123yes@mail2tor.com and decrypt one file for free.
But this file should be of not valuable!
Do you really want to restore your files?
udacha123yes@mail2tor.com
TELEGRAM @udacha123yes
Attention!
* Do not rename encrypted files.
* Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software, it may cause permanent data loss.
* Decryption of your files with the help of third parties may cause increased price (they add their fee to our) or you can become a victim of a scam.

Cybercriminals say buying decryption software is the only way to recover your files as they are the only figures able to share unique keys that will access your data. Therefore, victims are requested to send 490$ in BTC to the crypto wallet of malware developers and notify about completed payment via e-mail (udacha123yes@mail2tor.com) or Telegram channel (@udacha123yes). Unless this request is met during the first day of infection, the price will be doubled immediately. Before buying the proposed software, victims can send 1 file to the extortionists to have it decrypted for free. Such a promotion is meant to uplift the trust of swindlers in the eyes of desperate victims. In addition to this, Udacha developers also inform you against manipulating files with third-party tools or manual actions as it may damage their configuration forever. This is true, especially when ransomware uses advanced algorithms and stores the assigned keys on online servers. For this reason, the best and most secure way to recover your data is via backup copies. If you have the same files stored on external devices, you can easily copy them into your system after deleting the virus. It is important to perform the removal procedure to prevent further encryption of data. Below, you will find all the necessary information regarding virus deletion and restoration of data.

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How Udacha Ransomware infected your computer

Ransomware infections may crawl into your systems in multiple ways. For instance, the majority of malware developers like to use malicious attachments within e-mail spam letters. They do it by disguising such messages as part of legitimate firms like DHL, DPD, FedEx, and other popular names. Unfortunately, many users do not suspect that something is wrong with the message they received in their inbox. It tells you some fabricated story to push into downloading and executing the attached files. As a rule, people are likely to be infected after opening files from MS Office like Word or Excel. This is because cybercriminals can substitute their configuration with scripts that install malicious software. The same technique can also be done with links promoted in similar letters. They oftentimes lead to download pages asking to install some piece of software. Apparently, this is a trap meant to inject a virus into your system. To avoid this and many other channels like trojans, backdoors, keyloggers, fake updates or software, hacks via unprotected RDP configuration, botnets, web-injects, and malicious ads, – it is important to run careful and safe activity around the web. Do not interact with content that looks suspicious or doubtful. If you are willing to advance your protection against threats like Udacha Ransomware in the future, it would be good to install special software that will prevent malicious attempts, if any of them happen. We have this information in our tutorial below.

  1. Download Udacha Ransomware Removal Tool
  2. Get decryption tool for .udacha files
  3. Recover encrypted files with Stellar Data Recovery Professional
  4. Restore encrypted files with Windows Previous Versions
  5. Restore files with Shadow Explorer
  6. How to protect from threats like Udacha Ransomware

Download Removal Tool

Download Removal Tool

To remove Udacha Ransomware completely, we recommend you to use Norton Antivirus from Symantec. It detects and removes all files, folders, and registry keys of Udacha Ransomware and prevents future infections by similar viruses.

Alternative Removal Tool

Download SpyHunter 5

To remove Udacha Ransomware completely, we recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 from EnigmaSoft Limited. It detects and removes all files, folders, and registry keys of Udacha Ransomware. The trial version of SpyHunter 5 offers virus scan and 1-time removal for FREE.

Udacha Ransomware files:


ReadMe_Instruction.mht
{randomname}.exe

Udacha Ransomware registry keys:

no information

How to decrypt and restore .udacha files

Use automated decryptors

Download Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor

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Use following tool from Kaspersky called Rakhni Decryptor, that can decrypt .udacha files. Download it here:

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There is no purpose to pay the ransom because there is no guarantee you will receive the key, but you will put your bank credentials at risk.

Dr.Web Rescue Pack

Famous antivirus vendor Dr. Web provides free decryption service for the owners of its products: Dr.Web Security Space or Dr.Web Enterprise Security Suite. Other users can ask for help in the decryption of .udacha files by uploading samples to Dr. Web Ransomware Decryption Service. Analyzing files will be performed free of charge and if files are decryptable, all you need to do is purchase a 2-year license of Dr.Web Security Space worth $120 or less. Otherwise, you don’t have to pay.

If you are infected with Udacha Ransomware and removed from your computer you can try to decrypt your files. Antivirus vendors and individuals create free decryptors for some crypto-lockers. To attempt to decrypt them manually you can do the following:

Use Stellar Data Recovery Professional to restore .udacha files

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  1. Download Stellar Data Recovery Professional.
  2. Click Recover Data button.
  3. Select type of files you want to restore and click Next button.
  4. Choose location where you would like to restore files from and click Scan button.
  5. Preview found files, choose ones you will restore and click Recover.
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Using Windows Previous Versions option:

  1. Right-click on infected file and choose Properties.
  2. Select Previous Versions tab.
  3. Choose particular version of the file and click Copy.
  4. To restore the selected file and replace the existing one, click on the Restore button.
  5. In case there is no items in the list choose alternative method.

Using Shadow Explorer:

  1. Download Shadow Explorer program.
  2. Run it and you will see screen listing of all the drives and the dates that shadow copy was created.
  3. Select the drive and date that you want to restore from.
  4. Right-click on a folder name and select Export.
  5. In case there are no other dates in the list, choose alternative method.

If you are using Dropbox:

  1. Login to the DropBox website and go to the folder that contains encrypted files.
  2. Right-click on the encrypted file and select Previous Versions.
  3. Select the version of the file you wish to restore and click on the Restore button.

How to protect computer from viruses, like Udacha Ransomware, in future

1. Get special anti-ransomware software

Use ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware

Famous antivirus brand ZoneAlarm by Check Point released a comprehensive tool, that will help you with active anti-ransomware protection, as an additional shield to your current protection. The tool provides Zero-Day protection against ransomware and allows you to recover files. ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware is compatible with all other antiviruses, firewalls, and security software except ZoneAlarm Extreme (already shipped with ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware) or Check Point Endpoint products. The killer features of this application are: automatic file recovery, overwrite protection that instantly and automatically recovers any encrypted files, file protection that detects and blocks even unknown encryptors.

Download ZoneAlarm Anti-Ransomware

2. Back up your files

idrive backup

As an additional way to save your files, we recommend online backup. Local storage, such as hard drives, SSDs, flash drives, or remote network storage can be instantly infected by the virus once plugged in or connected to. Udacha Ransomware uses some techniques to exploit this. One of the best services and programs for easy automatic online backup is iDrive. It has the most profitable terms and a simple interface. You can read more about iDrive cloud backup and storage here.

3. Do not open spam e-mails and protect your mailbox

mailwasher pro

Malicious attachments to spam or phishing e-mails are the most popular method of ransomware distribution. Using spam filters and creating anti-spam rules is good practice. One of the world leaders in anti-spam protection is MailWasher Pro. It works with various desktop applications and provides a very high level of anti-spam protection.

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