Remove BlackCocaine Ransomware

A ransomware gang appears to be causing trouble worldwide with a new threat dubbed the BlackCocaine Ransomware. This malware appears to share many similarities with the Epsilon Red Ransomware that showed up on the radar in the first days of June, and there is a strong probability that the same group may be behind both of these campaigns. The BlackCocaine Ransomware, in particular, has so far targeted several organizations operating in the financial and IT sectors – surprisingly, all of their targets are located in India. However, there is not enough information to determine whether this is the sole region that BlackCocaine Ransomware's operators plan to attack.

Unfortunately, there is no free way to restore files that the BlackCocaine Ransomware locks. The best option for victims would be to restore them from a backup, but this might not always be an option. Furthermore, BlackCocaine Ransomware's creators claim to have stolen some of the victim's files and threaten to publish them online if the victim does not agree to pay a ransom fee. They have also set up a website where this will happen – blackcocaine(dot)top.

Files damaged by the BlackCocaine Ransomware are marked with the '.BlackCocaine' extension, and then drops the ransom note 'HOW_TO_RECOVER_FILES.BlackCocaine.txt.' The BlackCocaine Ransomware does not stand out with any special features, but it does have one relatively unique property – it was created using the Go language, which cybercriminals often experiment with in order to try to evade antivirus software.

Thankfully, the BlackCocaine Ransomware is easily detectable by anti-malware applications, and you can rest assured that you will not fall victim to its attack if you rely on reputable anti-malware software. It is likely that BlackCocaine Ransomware's creators are spreading the threat with the use of phishing emails that carry a malicious attachment – email spam is one of the most widely spread malware propagation tricks.