Remove program responsible for the .aesir file extension

The ransomware that crypts and modifies your files by adding the .aesir file extension is a new version of Locky, a malware that hijacks your files by crypting them so they could ask for a ransom you need to pay to have your files back. Locky usually crypts files whose extensions could show they are important data, such as .pdf, .ppt, .xls, .doc, .jpeg, etc… Some program files (.exe) especially those that belong to video games might also be affected.

As most ransomware, Locky is distributed through e-mail (sent by a botnet) messages containing a malicious attachment. Locky also deletes all backups (shadow copies) done by Windows’ VSS (Volume Snapshot Service), closing all chances of even getting your data back.

If you visit links given by the ransomware responsible for the .aesir file extension, you’ll be sent to a page filled with instructions to pay something between 0.5 BTC (around 200 euros) and 1 BTC (around 400 euros) to get the program to get your files back. There’s no way to make sure this program will actually work, therefore we strongly advice you not to pay anything.

By the time we’re writing this lines, the main infection source for the version of Locky responsible for the .aesir file extension, is e-mail.

How to remove .aesir file extension ?

Remove .aesir file extension 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 .aesir file extension.
• 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 .aesir file extension with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is an anti-virus program that describes itself as a second opinion scanner that should be used in conjunction with another anti-virus program that you may already have installed.

• 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 .aesir file extension 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 .aesir file extension virus.