Remove CoinVault

CoinVault is a ransomware whose infection consist in encrypting a good portion of a computer’s files. Afterwards, CoinVault will inform the user that they need to pay a ransom in order to remove that encryption. Of course, there’s no guarantee whatsoever that this payment will actually result in getting those files back. The only thing we know for sure is that such payments do fill the wallets of those who created this virus…

CoinVault shares one particular characteristic with CTB-Locker, because it also uses the Tor network to avoid being found by the law. Using Tor also prevents them from being detected and blocked. Another protection they enforce is to accept only Bitcoin as payment method, because of its anonymity.

We should highlight that CoinVault offers its victims as a sign of good faith, the possibility to choose 5 files so they can remove the encryption for free…

The best way to defend ourselves from this kind of threat is to backup our data in a regular basis as well as using a Cloud service such as Dropbox. A good anti-virus program should also be installed in your computer in order to protect your software, operative systems and tools. This is important because once you’re infected, it’s impossible to get the encrypted files back from CoinVault. The only real solution is to have a previous version of your files available somewhere in your hard drive. You can use Shadow Explorer to check if this is possible (keep reading the article for further information). While you check that make sure you cover yourself by getting rid of CoinVault as quickly as possible.

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How to remove CoinVault ?

Remove CoinVault with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

• Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for CoinVault.
• When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Remove CoinVault with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner, designed to rescue your computer from malware. HitmanPro is designed to work alongside existing security programs without any conflicts. HitmanPro offers you a Free Scan for a second opinion.

• You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
  Download HitmanPro
• Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
• Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
• HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for CoinVault malicious files.
• When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove CoinVault virus.