How to remove Nols ransomware and decrypt .nols files

Nols ransomware encryption process

The new internet threat, that everyone can face, is Nols ransomware virus. This threat belongs to the STOP(DJVU) file-encryption ransomware family, that has a great variety of representatives, for example: Werd, Ndarod, Leto, Bora and RECO ransomwares. The malwares, that belongs to this family, modify the definite file formats and prevent the owners of the infected device from accessing them. It’s very easy to become infected with Nols ransomware, as hackers insert the malicious code into a great variety of files, and once a user opens it – the virus activates. You can easily identify that your device is infected with Nols ransomware, and if it’s so, you’d better not to try to remove Nols ransomware manually, as encryption process is not a simple renaming of the files.

Encryption process can be characterized as a logical one, as ransomwares use a definite unique algorithm. The process can be subdivided into two main steps – scanning and encryption itself. Nols ransomware looks for the documents and media files during the scanning process in all folders of the hard drive, including the connected devices. When it’s done, Nols ransomware begins the encryption. It modificates the files and changes their extensions to .nols ones. The operating system can’t read encrypted files and it requires restoration of the files, if you need to open them. In order to make the owner of the device use the services that hacker offer, the virus creates a ransom note, that is called _readme.txt and contains the following information:

_readme.txt

unfortunately, there is no any real and firm guarantee, that hackers will really help you. There is no any reason for them to help a victim after the payment. Moreover, the situation can become even worse, as instead of a decryption tool hackers can send you another ransomware, remote access software or a trojan. So you can see, that it’s a great risk to contact with them. If you want to remove Nols ransomware and decrypt .nols files, it’s better to use our guide!

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Article’s Guide

1. How to remove Nols Ransomware from your computer
2. How to remove Nols Ransomware encryption from your files
3. Data Recovery
4. Automated decryption tools
5. Windows Previous Versions

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How to remove Nols Ransomware from your computer?

We strongly recommend you to use a powerful anti-malware program that has this threat in its database. It will mitigate the risks of the wrong installation, and will remove Nols from your computer with all of its leftovers and register files.

Solution for Windows users: our choice is Norton 360 . Norton 360 scans your computer and detects various threats like Nols, then removes it with all of the related malicious files, folders and registry keys.

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If you are Mac user, we advise you to use Combo Cleaner.

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How to decrypt .nols files?

Once you’ve removed the virus, you are probably thinking how to decrypt .nols files. Let’s take a look at possible ways of decrypting your data.

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3. Choose all the files in a folder, then press on Restore button.
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Restore data with automated decryption tools

Unfortunately, due to the novelty of Nols ransomware, there are no available automatic decryptors for this encryptor yet. Still, there is no need to invest in the malicious scheme by paying a ransom. You are able to recover files manually.
You can try to use one of these methods in order to restore your encrypted data manually.

Remove Werd encryption with Windows Previous Versions

This feature is working on Windows Vista (not Home version), Windows 7 and later versions. Windows keeps copies of files and folders which you can use to restore data on your computer. In order to restore data from Windows Backup, take the following steps:

1. Open My Computer and search for the folders you want to restore;
2. Right-click on the folder and choose Restore previous versions option;
3. The option will show you the list of all the previous copies of the folder;
4. Select restore date and the option you need: Open, Copy and Restore.