Clay Ransomware — How to Remove Clay?

What is “Clay”?

Clay does not rename encrypted files (it does not append any extension to their filenames). It displays its ransom note in a pop-up window.

Inside of the ransom note, there is usually an instruction saying about purchasing the decryption tool. This decryption tool is created by ransomware developers, and can be obtained through the email, contacting .

The information by the Clay ransomware states the following frustrating information:

////////////////////////////////CLAY RANSOMWARE////////////////////////////////

All your documents. videos. pictures. music and other files have been
encrypted with a special encryption algorithm!!!

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Only way to restore you're files is to buy a key. You have to send $300
worth in bitcoin to this bitcoing address = 34N9pKvd7R8XXtnxWQJwNs2f4HsLjZmRAt
and then send me a message on my tor mail = 
you can make your own tor mail but first you have to download tor browser.
and the go to mail2tor.

to buy bitcoin search on web

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///////////////////////////////////////RULES//////////////////////////////////////
1. Do not turn off the computer
2. Don\'t try to kill ransomware
3. Do not turn on Task Manager
4. Don\'t try to break your password without paying
5. Do no try to open encrypted files

IF YOU DO THIS THINGS YOU\'RE FILES WILL BE DESTROYED!!!

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

DECRYPT FILES

REAMING TIME:

How did I get Clay ransomware on my computer?

However, nowadays there are only two ways of Clay injection – email spam and trojans. You may see a lot of messages on your email, stating that you need to pay different bills or to get your parcel from the local FedEx department. But all such messages are sent from unknown email addresses, not from familiar official emails of these companies. All such letters contain the attached file, which is used as a ransomware carrier. If you open this file – your system will get infected by Clay.

In case of trojans presence, you will be offered to download and install ransomware on your PC under the guise of something legit, like a Chrome update, or update for the software you are storing on your computer. Sometimes, trojan viruses can be masked as legit programs, and ransomware will be offered for download as an important update, or a big pack of extensions which are essential for proper program functioning.

There is also the third way of ransomware injection, however, it becomes less and less popular day-to-day. I am talking about peering networks, such as torrents or eMule. No one can control which files are packed in the seeding, so you can discover a huge pack of different malware after downloading. If circumstances force you to download something from peering networks – scan every downloaded folder or archive with antivirus software.