Rector Ransomware is a dangerous threat that is known for displaying a notification on the screen where it asks for money to decrypt files that the threat has encrypted. The deceptive threat message from Rector Ransomware may end up locking your system up and damaging files. Additionally, files stored on the infected computer may be permanently damaged by Rector Ransomware if it is not removed promptly. IN order to remove Rector Ransomware it is necessary to use an antispyware application designed with the effective ability to detect and eliminate ransomware threats, especially ones that encrypt files.
Are you getting popups from Rector Ransomware? Have you identified that you have Rector Ransomware
installed on your computer? Do you wish to remove Rector Ransomware completely from your computer?
Why should you remove Rector Ransomware?
If Rector Ransomware resides on your computer, it can potentially damage your personal files or
you may end up losing data stored on your system. Research has shown that Rector Ransomware may have
the ability to make your computer vulnerable to remote attacks which could result, initially, in
loss of money, possibly identity theft, and, eventually, a painstaking Rector Ransomware removal
process.
How can you manually remove Rector Ransomware
Manual removal of Rector Ransomware may not be for everyone. Each
manual Rector Ransomware removal step must be followed delicately to completely remove all related
files and registry entries from your computer. If you are unsure or have doubts about editing your
system registry, then we recommend that you use the automatic Rector Ransomware removal process.
Rector Ransomware can be removed manually by following the steps below.
With all programs closed, click the Start Menu and go to the
Control Panel.
Locate the Add/Remove Programs icon and double click it.
Locate Rector Ransomware in the list of programs. If you find it, select
it and remove it. If you cannot find Rector Ransomware, you can continue to step 5.
Restart your computer.
Close all open programs and windows on your desktop.
Open your registry editor (regedit) program by going to Start Menu, type in
regedit, and click OK.
Find all of the following registry entries and delete them. If you do not know how to do this,
then you can read how to edit the registry in Windows.
You may need to return to this removal process for removing Rector Ransomware.
You can do this easily by bookmarking or adding a favorite to this page by
clicking here. If you are using the FireFox web browser you can press the
keys Ctrl and D simultaneously to bookmark
this page.
Image 1. Bookmark PCHubs removal process
Delete all of the following files that are associated with Rector Ransomware from
your computer.
If you need a better understanding on how to search for these files then you can read
how to find and search for files and folders here.
If you have issues deleting any of the previously listed files that are associated
with Rector Ransomware, you can try rebooting your computer into safe mode. Booting into safe mode may
allow certain malicious files to be deleted. If you are wondering how to boot into safe mode, you can
read our process for starting a computer in safe mode here.
Image 2. Select "Safe Mode with Networking"
After locating and deleting the previous files you must remove all directories
associated with Rector Ransomware by going to the
C:\ProgramFiles\Rector Ransomware folder, select it, and delete it.
In some cases you may not be able to find this directory. You can still continue to the
next step.
Restart your computer. You do not need to boot into safe mode at
this point. You should have removed Rector Ransomware completely from your computer.
If you find that Rector Ransomware is still on your computer, you can repeat the steps
again or go to the automatic Rector Ransomware removal process.