Remove MP3 File Extension Virus

How to Remove .mp3 file extension Virus.

Help! all my documents has changed from .doc into .mp3 file extension – as strange it may look like, this is unfortunate and means that a ransomware virus called TeslaCrypt v3.0 took over your system. This is a brand new cryptoinfection. As soon as this ransomware infects the computer it immediately will start changing all the documents within your HDD and full access shared folders. Immediately after the process completes the virus will display a message H_E_L_P_recover_instructions or _H_e_l_p_RECOVER_INSTRUCTIONS+[3-random-characters]. The mp3 file extension ransomware will make your personal files unopenable and change their extension to *.mp3. This malware belongs to the types of infections that are among the nastiest virus codes ever writen. Below, you can find an explaination how this particular virus operates. The ransomware viruses have existed for more than 20 years, however they only became widespread in the past few years. The two famous groups were named CryptoLocker and Cryptowall. Experts estimate that those two ransomware infections alone did damage for more than 20 million dollars. So far the only visible difference between the old infection that changes the files into  .micro infection this new one will change them into .mp3. But, this is just a cosmetic difference, we are sure that in th edeep there are more significant changes in the encryption algorithm.

Attention! You should be aware that all of your accounts and passwords were likely compromised. Viruses are designed to collect every piece of private information. We advise you to change all your passwords, once you clean your computer, especially if you make online banking or shopping.

How Can I Remove mp3 file extension ransomware virus?

Compatible with Microsoft

SpyHunter is the recommended removal tool for the mp3 file extension ransomware Virus. You can use the free scanner to detect the parasite, however if you want to delete it automatically you need to register the antimalware program.
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What can I do?

The first thing it to delete .mp3 file extension ransomware, because any new files you transfer will also get encrypted and you will loose them. Unfortunately, just getting rid of the virus will not bring your files back. What you can actually do is recover the originals. It depends on the empty space of your HDD at the time of deletion and also how many data was written on the drive before the infection.

Remove mp3 file extension ransomware infection Manually

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of the Ransomware. Have in mind that this is usually a random generated file.
• Before you kill the process, type the name on a text document for later reference.
• Navigate to your %appdata%/roaming folder and delete the executable.
• Then open your Windows Registry Editor and navigate to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run:rimage-v5
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run:rimage-v5
HKCU\Software\[random] HKCU\Software\xxxsys
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\1E571EE75E394D74

• Navigate the following locations and delete these files:

%AppData%\fhexsxf.exe
C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\[random].exe

Please, note that the executable name of the virus is randomly generated.

How can I decrypt mp3 files?

Unfortunately, this TeslaCrypt virus cannot be easily decrypted unless you are able to capture the private part of the encryption key at the time of infection. This would have had to be done through a network sniffer that would have seen the private key being broadcasted to the Command & Control server. If you have been infected by this version of TeslaCrypt, at this time the only way to recover your files is through a backup. It is reccomended to remove the mp3 file extension virus to prevent further damage and wait for a solution.