Remove Kostya Ransomware Virus Completely From PC

• Name :- Kostya Virus
• Type :- Ransomware, Cryptovirus
• Short Description :- The ransomware will encrypt your files with an AES 256-bit encryption. Then it will display a ransom note with the name “Kostya” displayed on top.
• Symptoms :- The ransomware will display a ransom note written in Czech and lock files with the .k0stya extension appended to them.
• Distribution Method :- Spam Emails, Email Attachments

Kostya virus (also known as K0stia) is a Russian-named ransomware which hails from the same family as previously-released viruses Petya and Mischa. Though the real relationship between Kostya and the these viruses is not yet defined, we cannot turn down the possibility that this virus is yet another nasty work of the Russian hackers. It is interesting, though, that this Kostya is country-oriented and infects computers located in the Czech Republic. Its victims are asked to pay a ransom of 300 CZK which is equal to $12, so we must admit that this is one of the cheapest ransomware-type viruses.

However, no matter how much does it ask from its victims, it works like any other ransomware. According to PC experts, K0stia relies on AES-256 encryption key that it uses for encrypting its victims' files. As soon as it enters the system, it starts scanning computer’s hard disk and other locations for popular file extensions, such as .pdf, .jpg, .png, .mov, .avi, .pptx, .bmp, .doc, .docx and tens more. Good news is, that the virus only infects the C: drive, while D: partition usually remains untouched. Nevertheless, if you keep the most of your important documents on the C: drive, the consequences of this ransomware attack may be disastrous. It is especially important to remove Kostya virus from the infected device as soon as possible.

Readers recently started to report the following message being displayed when they boot their computer:

Co se stalo?

Veškeré vaše soubory byly zašifrovány šifrovacím algoritmem AES-256 společně s vaším osobním počítačem.

VAROVÁNÍ!!!Pokud nesplníte všechny dané požadavky uvedené níže do 12 HODIN , váš nynější dešifrovací klíč se SMAŽE a CENA STOUPNE NA 2000KČ!.

PO 24 HODINÁCH SE VAŠE SOUBORY SMAŽOU A VY JE UŽ NIKDY NEUVIDÍTE!!!

[…]

Jak vše odemknout? 300Kč.

– Stačí zakoupit kartu PaySafe Card v hodnotě 300Kč ,zadat její kód(číslo) do textového pole pod tímto textem a stisknout tlačítko.

Vaše platba pak bude odeslána k ověření. Po ověření budou vaše soubory a váš počítač uvedeny do původního stavu

-Kde koupím PaySafe Card ?

PaySafe Card se dá zakoupit v jakékoliv trafice, či pumpě. Stačí se zeptat prodejce.

Kostya Ransomware Removal Tutorial

Remove Kostya Ransomware Manually from Windows PC

Step 1 – End Kostya Ransomware process in Task Manager.

1. Press “Ctrl+ Shift + Esc” keys to call out Windows Task Manager
2. Click Processes > find Kostya Ransomware process or suspicious processes and select End process.

Uninstall Kostya Ransomware and suspicious programs from Control Panel.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Windows 10

• Click Start Menu >> Click All Apps.
• Now Find out Kostya Ransomware infection from list.
• Select the infection and click on Uninstall button.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Windows 8

• Move the mouse to the lower-left corner of the screen and clicking the Start button;
• Type “control panel” in search box and then click Control Panel.
• Find Kostya Ransomware and unwanted programs >> click Uninstall

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Win 7 / Vista / XP

• Click on Start button and select Control Panel
• Click Uninstall a program to open Programs and Features
• Find Kostya Ransomware hit Uninstall button

Step 3 Remove Kostya Ransomware and related extensions / add-on on web browser.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Google Chrome

• Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
• Now click on Tools menu and go to Extensions option.
• Find out Kostya Ransomware and unwanted click on Trash icon.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Internet Explorer

• Open Internet Explorer and click on Tools button
• Select Manage add-ons option from the list.
• Find Kostya Ransomware and click Disable button.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Mozilla Firefox

• Click the menu button on firefox ad select Add-ons. 
• Now select the Extensions or Appearance panel 
• Find Kostya Ransomware and click on Remove button.

Remove Kostya Ransomware From Microsoft Edge

This browser do not have extensions or add-on sections, you just need to reset homepage and search engine to remove hijacker installed by Kostya Ransomware :

1. Set your homepage page on Microsoft Edge to remove hijacker virus.

• Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings
• Under Open with, select A specific page or pages
• select Custom to enter the URL of page you want to set as homepage

2 . Set your default search engine to remove search redirect virus.

• Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings
• Click View advanced settings
• Click <Add new> under “Search in the address bar with”, then input the search engine you like
• Now select the search engine you like and click Add as default

Step 4 Remove Kostya Ransomware related registry files in Registry.

• Press Win + R keys together to open Run window
• Type “regedit” and click OK
• Find out and remove all Kostya Ransomware related registry files.

Automatically Remove Kostya Ransomware Virus

Click the button below to “Download SpyHuner Malware Scanner“ safely.

Now double-click the Installer.exe to install it on your computer.
Launch the program and start a new scan of your system.
SpyHunter will detect all possible threats on your computer.
Click on “Fix Threats Now” button to remove all threats and malware.

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