CMD Ransomware

The CMD Ransomware is a file-encryption Trojan, which has the ability to encrypt the contents of various file formats, therefore making it impossible to use them unless they are run through a decryptor first. Sadly, the decryption tool and decryption key needed to revert the changes done by the CMD Ransomware are not free, and the ransomware's authors may offer to sell them to their victims in exchange for a hefty ransom sum.

The CMD Ransomware has been categorized as a member of the Dharma Ransomware family, which has been threatening computer users for over three years. This ransomware's latest updates are impossible to decrypt for free, and even data recovery software might be unable to undo the damage that the CMD Ransomware causes. The only guaranteed way to recover from the attack successfully is to restore your files from a backup copy.

The CMD Ransomware might be delivered to potential targets via harmful email attachments that are disguised as valid documents, spreadsheets or other files. When the CMD Ransomware is launched, it may get to work immediately and begin encrypting files on the hard drive. Whenever the CMD Ransomware takes a file hostage, it will add the extension '.id-.[jsmith1974@mail.fr].cmd' to the file's name. Another change that the CMD Ransomware brings is the deployment of the 'info.hta' ransom note that contains a message from the threat's operators.

Ransomware authors usually want one thing – money. The case with the CMD Ransomware is not any different, and the ransom note reveals that the criminals want to be paid via Bitcoin, and they promise to provide a decryption tool in return. You can rest assured that agreeing to this is not a good idea since the CMD Ransomware's authors may take the money without providing you with anything in return. The best way to resolve the problems that the CMD Ransomware causes is to use a reputable anti-virus scanner to remove the threatening program, and then look into alternative data recovery options.