How to remove FORMA Ransomware and decrypt .locked files

What is FORMA Ransomware

FORMA – is a ransomware, that was detected in December, 2018. Regarding the virus mechanic, FORMA will encrypt all the important files and force a user to pay big sum of money in order to decrypt these files. Noticeable fact – the virus is mostly targeting Polish users, judging by ransom text note, lock-screen and names of related to ransomware files. If your computer is infected with FORMA ransomware, we should warn you that there is no guarantee that cyber criminals will decrypt your files after the payment. Still, you may use this instruction to remove FORMA Ransomware and restore .locked files.

The way this ransomware works is quite simple – first of all, FORMA breaks through your system, then starts encrypting procedure with AES encryption algorithm. FORMA ransomware adds .locked extension to the name of all the encrypted files. For example, sample.locked file turns into sample.locked file. Once all the data is encrypted, the ransomware will drop ODSZYFRFUJ_PLIKI_TERAZ.txt file and display lock-screen. You may find demands of cyber criminals in it, here is FORMA ransom note:

UWAGA !!! WSZYSTKIE TWOJE PLIKI ZOSTAŁY ZAKODOWANE KLUCZEM SZYFRUJĄCYM! ODZYSKANIE PLIKÓW JEST MOŻLIWE TYLKO ZA POMOCĄ KLUCZA DESZYFRUJĄCEGO.
NIC STRACONEGO, PRZEZ NASTĘPNE 48H POSIADAMY TWÓJ KLUCZ DESZYFRUJĄCY NA NASZYM SERWERZE!
SKONTAKTUJ SIE POD ADRES
EMAIL : deszyfrujacy@yandex.com ABY ODZYSKAĆ DOSTĘP DO PLIKÓW – UWAGA!
PO 48H OD ZASZYFROWANIA PLIKÓW TWÓJ KLUCZ DESZYFRUJĄCY ZOSTAJE AUTOMATYCZNIE USUNIĘTY Z NASZEGO SERWERA A ODZYSKANIE PLIKÓW STANIE SIĘ NIE MOŻLIWE.
W ŻADNYM WYPADKU NIE ZAMYKAJ KOMPUTERA ANI PROGRAMU DESZYFRUJĄCEGO – MOŻE TO SPOWODOWAĆ UTRUDNIENIE W PRZYWRÓCENIU PLIKÓW.
GWARANTUJEMY ODZYSKANIE WSZYSTKICH PLIKÓW!

Here’s the list of extensions that FORMA ransomware will encrypt:

.cat, .csv, .db, .doc, .gif, .htm, .ico, .inf, .ini, .jpg, .png, .ppt, .sam, .shw, .txt, .url, .xls, .xml, .wav, .wb2, .wk4, .wpd, .wpg
These are MS Office documents, OpenOffice, PDF, text files, databases, photos, music, video, image files, archives and so on.

There are two solutions of this problem. First is to use special Removal Tool. Removal Tools delete all instances of malware by few clicks and help user to save time. Or you can use Manual Removal Guide, but you should know that it might be very difficult to remove FORMA ransomware manually without specialist’s help.

FORMA Removal Guide

1. Download FORMA Removal Tool.
2. Remove FORMA from Windows (7, 8, 8.1, Vista, XP, 10) or Mac OS (Run system in Safe Mode).
3. How to restore files
4. How to protect PC from future infections.

How to remove FORMA ransomware automatically:

Download Norton Security Thor Home may help you to get rid of this virus and clean up your system. In case you need a proper and reliable antivirus, we recommend you to try it.

Manual FORMA Removal Guide

Here is step-by-step instructions to remove FORMA from Windows and Mac computers. Follow this steps carefully and remove files and folders belonging to FORMA. First of all, you need to run system in a Safe Mode. Then find and remove needed files and folders.

Uninstall FORMA from Windows or Mac

Here you may find the list of confirmed related to the ransomware files and registry keys. You should delete them in order to remove virus, however it would be easier to do it with our automatic removal tool. The list:

ODSZYFRFUJ_PLIKI_TERAZ.txt
1.bat
2.bat
3.bat
4.bat
admin.exe
adobeacrobatreader.exe
forma.exe
invisible.vbs
ystemkey.txt
winsys.txt
winsys2.txt
winsys3.txt
table.exe
cabacca.tmp
taraccb.tmp
syswin32.lnk

Windows 7/Vista:

1. Restart the computer;
2. Press Settings button;
3. Choose Safe Mode;
4. Find programs or files potentially related to FORMA by using Removal Tool;
5. Delete found files;

Windows 8/8.1:

1. Restart the computer;
2. Press Settings button;
3. Choose Safe Mode;
4. Find programs or files potentially related to FORMA by using Removal Tool;
5. Delete found files;

Windows 10:

1. Restart the computer;
2. Press Settings button;
3. Choose Safe Mode;
4. Find programs or files potentially related to FORMA by using Removal Tool;
5. Delete found files;

Windows XP:

1. Restart the computer;
2. Press Settings button;
3. Choose Safe Mode;
4. Find programs or files potentially related to FORMA by using Removal Tool;
5. Delete found files;

Mac OS:

1. Restart the computer;
2. Press and Hold Shift button, before system will be loaded;
3. Release Shift button, when Apple logo appears;
4. Find programs or files potentially related to FORMA by using Removal Tool;
5. Delete found files;

How to restore encrypted files

You can try to restore your files with special tools. You may find more detailed info on data recovery software in this article – recovery software. These programs may help you to restore files that were infected and encrypted by ransomware.

Restore data with Stellar Data Recovery

Stellar Data Recovery is able to find and restore different types of encrypted files, including removed emails.

1. Download and install Stellar Data Recovery
2. Choose drives and folders with your data, then press Scan.
3. Select all the files in a folder, then click on Restore button.
4. Manage export location. That’s it!

Download Stellar Data Recovery

Restore encrypted files using Recuva

There is an alternative program, that may help you to recover files – Recuva.

1. Run the Recuva;
2. Follow instructions and wait until scan process ends;
3. Find needed files, mark them and Press Recover button;

How to prevent ransomware infection?

It is always rewarding to prevent ransomware infection because of the consequences it may bring. There are a lot of difficulties in resolving issues with encoders viruses, that’s why it is very vital to keep a proper and reliable anti-ransomware software on your computer. In case you don’t have any, here you may find some of the best offers in order to protect your PC from disastrous viruses.

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Download Norton Security

SpyHunter is a reliable antimalware removal tool application, that is able to protect your PC and prevent the infection from the start. The program is designed to be user-friendly and multi-functional.