Remove .LOKAS Virus Ransomware (+File Recovery)

About LOKAS

This article intends to assist you in deleting LOKAS Virus Ransomware at no cost. Our guide also shows how any LOKAS file can be restored.

In case a virus known as LOKAS has recently infected your PC, you are probably searching for the solution to get rid of it as well as make the data files it encrypts available once again.

LOKAS Virus is another version of the DJVU (STOP), similar to CIZER and BESUB.

To start with, you should definitely be aware that this infection is reported as Ransomware. Its name indicates what it’s main mission is – typically, such threats get elaborated to swindle money from the targeted victims by locking their data with the use of a highly-sophisticated code and forcing the user for the key that can restore the document which has been ciphered.

We’re not trying to scare you, however, Ransomware is probably the most hard to handle kind of malware you may ever get contaminated with. It’s so complex that even the cyber experts may be not able to fix the LOKAS-inflicted problem and to restore the damaged data files.

Nevertheless, you must never give up, since every day software security researchers are working hard to develop new techniques for dealing with Ransomware threats and, additionally, there are several possible recommendations that could work as an effective solution. Regarding the probable techniques of dealing with a Ransomware threat, there’s a removal tutorial for this kind of malware that we have developed for our customers.

You may get acquainted with the manual guide immediately below this article, so feel free to use it if your PC has already become infected by the terrible malware. The tips there might actually assist you in resolving this issue and may as well help you get the data files at least partially restored.

What about paying the ransom?

If you believe that paying the demanded ransom is the only solution, we need to mention a few things peculiar to that option. The crook who is using the Ransomware virus tool definitely wants you to believe that there is truly no other way-out to restore the data.

Definitely, as you might think, the ransom is generally meant to be transferred under certain specific pre-defined regulations and rules. Often this is done by means of Bitcoins as a transfer currency.

The application of Bitcoins is often the preferred way by cyber frauds because such transfers are extremely unlikely to get tracked. Due to this feature of the bitcoins, they are often applied by hackers that intend to scare the targeted users by using Ransomware.

The use of such hard-to-track virtual currency is the key factor why almost all Ransomware frauds manage to remain anonymous after successfully completing their covetous fraudulent goals.

However, in many cases, even the payment of the demanded ransom might not assist the virus victims as it is quite likely that they may not get any file-decryption data. In events like these, it is very important that the user tries all other available options that might be in place – paying the money is most certainly not the good idea and must not be the main solution.

Our manual tutorial below is one potential remedy to your issue – we have elaborated it thoroughly and tried our best in order to furnish you with a number of methods which could enable some of our customers to fix the nasty Ransomware issue.

LOKAS removal guide

STEP 1. Recover files from LOKAS ransomware encryption

Cyber Security specialist Michael Gillespie createed decoder for some versions and variants of this family ransomware.

But it work when the LOKAS virus used an offline key for encryption.

You can download free decryption tool here: STOPDecrypter. This tool includes a “Brute Force” algorithm for variants which use XOR encryption, a simple symmetric cipher that is relatively easy to break.

The decrypter tool requires victims to provide an encrypted and original file pair greater than 150KB.

If key does not found, we advice to restore your PC

There are a lot of different ransomware viruses on the internet. Some of them are more dangerous than the others because they not only leaving malicious processes to protect themselves, but also removing backups of your system to make the recovery process impossible.

Please Note: Not all ransomware infections are able to remove backups of your system, so it is always worth to try a windows recovery method below. In order to protect your backups from this danger, try our Anti-Ransomware product:

We recommend use Safe Mode with command prompt to safely perform a recovery of your files. You will have to reboot your computer, so you better save this instruction some where on your hard drive or read if from second computer.

• Windows 7 users: You need to reboot your system and before its loaded constantly press “F8” button until you see boot options.

• Windows 8/10 users: Press the “Power” button from Windows login screen or Settings. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard and click on “Restart“

• After your computer reboots – Click on “Troubleshoot” – press “Advanced options” – “Startup Settings“

• Click the “Restart” button and your computer will reload again and show you the list with all options. You need to choose the “Safe Mode with Command Prompt“

• When your windows loads, enter the following line: cd restore and press Enter.

• After that type rstrui.exe line and press Enter.

• A recovery window will open before you, Click Next to proceed.

• In the next window, you need to choose a Restore point. All files in protected drives will be recovered at the time when this point was created (prior to the infection with LOKAS). In the case when ransomware removes these backups, there will be no Restore points listed. Select a Restore point and click “Next”.

• Click “Finish” in this window and confirm the recovery process by pressing “Yes“.

Simple example of how to recover your files from ransomware infection:

STEP 2. Removing LOKAS ransomware malicious files

Once the recovery process is complete, you should consider scanning your computer with a GridinSoft Anti-Malware in order to find any traces of LOKAS infection. Though some ransomware viruses are removing themselves right after the encryption of your files, some may leave malicious processes on your computer for special purposes of cyber criminals.

1. Run GridinSoft Anti-Malware and choose the scan type, which is suitable for your needs. Of course, for the accuratest scan results we recommend you to choose the “Full Scan”.

2. Give Anti-Malware a little time to check your system:

3. Move to quarantine all the viruses and unwanted files, that you see in the results list:

4. Enjoy the malware removal process:

5. Use of On-run protection may additionaly prevent different types of cyber attacks, our protect may flag the downloader of the ransomware as a malicious application preventing the download of LOKAS.

STEP 3. Prevent the LOKAS ransomware infection with GridinSoft Anti-Ransomware

Besides the protection tool, you should read and learn few simple rules. Follow them every time you work on your computer and your will decrease chances of your infection to a minimum:

• Don’t open suspicious spam letters. No way! Be very careful with your downloads. Download and install software preferably from its official website.
• Do backups of your important files regularly. Storing your really important files in few different places is a good decision.
• Keep your system free from adware, hijackers and PUPs The infected computer will be more likely compromised with other malicious software, and ransomware is not an exception in this case.
• Don’t panic and be reasonable. Don’t pay the ransom fee right after you got infected, it is always best to search on the internet for some answers. It is possible that someone have developed a decryption tool that might help you.