{"id":1202,"date":"2016-12-21T13:56:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T08:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T07:04:43","slug":"recover-encrypted-excel-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.co.in\/blog\/recover-encrypted-excel-files\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Recover Files Encrypted by Cerber Ransomware Virus ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary<\/strong> \u2013 A Cerber Ransomware is a virus that encrypts all types of data and then demands a ransom to decrypt the data. This blog is all about to\u00a0recover encrypted Files<\/strong> affected by\u00a0Cerber Ransomware<\/strong>. If your files hit by this virus, then read on to know how to recover the encrypted files.<\/em><\/p>\n

Before going into the details of the virus removal and file recovery process, let\u2019s know about it a bit more.<\/p>\n

What is Cerber Ransomware Virus?<\/h2>\n

Cerber virus<\/strong> is a malicious computer malware<\/em> that uses the AES encryption algorithm to encode files. It goes into the system and encrypts various file such as\u00a0JPG, DOC, RAW, and AVI etc<\/em>. Each file gets a .cerber<\/strong> extension that is also called infectious extension. Some of its variants also add .<\/strong>cerber2<\/strong> and .cerber3<\/strong> extension <\/em>to the files. Not just these, some of its variants also add random file extensions such as .a37b, .a563, .ba99, .98a0<\/em>,<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n

After encryption,\u00a0the virus demands a ransom to decrypt them<\/em>. Many times, it is stated that the payment must be within a limited time frame, else the ransom amount would get doubled. Also, some of its variants reveal their versions as well. For instance, Cerber Ransomware 4.1.5,<\/strong> Cerber Ransomware 4.1.6,<\/strong> and Cerber Ransomware 5.0.0<\/strong> that is the latest variant and demands a ransom of $499.<\/p>\n

Like any other ransomware<\/a>, you may accidentally download it through spam emails carrying an executable virus file.<\/p>\n

An In-Depth into Cerber Ransom-Virus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

During encryption, the Cerber virus creates three different files that are as follows:<\/p>\n

#DECRYPT MY FILES#.txt,\u00a0<\/em>#DECRYPT MY FILES#.html,\u00a0<\/em>#DECRYPT MY FILES#.vbs<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Cerber<\/p>\n

These files contain step-by-step payment instructions. These files have messages stating that users can decrypt the encrypted files only using the Cerber Decryptor. It displays the message: \u201cYour documents, databases and other important files have been encrypted!\u201d. To download the decryptor, you should make a payment of $xxx.xx. If you delay the payment beyond 7 days, the amount will double.<\/p>\n

You can pay only using the Tor browser and by following instructions as indicated on the website titled \u201cCerber Decryptor<\/em>\u201d. If you are the victim, you can select your preferred language and then proceed to the financial part of the fraud. Although any efficient file recovery mechanism<\/strong> has not been devised yet, you can employ certain techniques that are valuable regarding removing the Cerber virus and recover encrypted files<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Recover<\/p>\n

Methods to Recover encrypted files affected\u00a0by the cerber ransomware<\/h2>\n

This section highlights some of the ways in which you can recover encrypted.<\/p>\n

1. Restore Backup<\/strong> \u2013 Restoring the backup of the data files is one of the best ways of recovering your data files. However, this method is useful only if you have been creating a backup of the files.<\/p>\n

2. Execute file recovery software<\/strong> \u2013 Cerber virus first creates copies of your files and then encrypts them. All files are deleted in the process. In such situations, you can use any file recovery software. This is an alternative that you can use in case you do not have a backup.<\/p>\n

3. Obtain File Recovery Service<\/strong> \u2013 If the above two methods do not prove to be fruitful to Recover encrypted excel files,\u00a0<\/strong>you can go for file recovery services<\/a>. You have a number of advantages when you obtain services from Stellar Data Recovery. First and foremost, you do not need to perform the file recovery process on your own that requires an in-depth knowledge. Secondly, you need to ship the device and ask the file recovery service provider to recover encrypted excel files.<\/p>\n

The Way Forward \u2013 Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The above-explained methods are the three ways by which you\u00a0can recover encrypted data<\/a>. You can use any method for best results. However, restoring data from a backup file is possible only if you have created one. Also, it is a time-consuming process and requires a thorough knowledge. Again, all file recovery software tools are not capable of decrypting files from the ransomware. Even, you need to know the proper steps to run it properly so that it gives the desired results. On the other hand, obtaining file recovery services from Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0requires contacting its closest branch. With this, you will be able to decrypt the files encrypted by Cerber ransomware and thereby recover them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summary \u2013 A Cerber Ransomware is a virus that encrypts all types of data and then demands a ransom to decrypt the data. This blog is all about to\u00a0recover encrypted Files affected by\u00a0Cerber Ransomware. If your files hit by this virus, then read on to know how to recover the encrypted files. Before going into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-virus-spyware","has_thumb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMethods to Recover Encrypted Excel Files - Stellar Data Recovery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Decrypt & recover encrypted excel files affected by Cerber Ransomware Virus. 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