How to remove SETO ransomware and decrypt .seto files

SETO ransomware encryption process

SETO is a new type of a very widespread files encryptor, called STOP(DJVU). This type of a virus is usually spread by the means of malicious fake emails, to be more exact by the means of attachments. Once you open such an attachment, your device is infected now. The virus proceeds 2 processes: scanning for the suitable files and encryption itself. Then you can’t open your files as their extensions have been changed to .seto. Don’t try to remove Seto encryption by the file renaming, it may corrupt your data permanently. In order to make you pay hackers usually left special ransom notes, in our case, it’s called _readme.txt and it contains the following information:

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As you can see hackers don’t give you any firm guarantee that they will honor promises. Moreover the price of their services is too high. We strongly recommend you to read our up-to-date guide on how to remove SETO ransomware and decrypt .seto files and then make a right decision!

Article’s Guide

How to remove SETO Ransomware from your computer
How to remove SETO Ransomware encryption from your files
Data Recovery
Automated decryption tools
Windows Previous Versions

How to remove SETO 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 SETO 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 SETO, 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.

How to decrypt .SETO files?

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

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Restore data with automated decryption tools

Unfortunately, due to the novelty of SETO 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.

Restore data 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:

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

You can always try to use System Restore in order to roll back your system to its condition before infection infiltration. All the Windows versions include this option.