How to remove Kifr ransomware

What is Kifr ransomware?

Kifr is a newly-discovered virus that infects computers through suspicious e-mail attachments, untrustworthy websites (especially 18+ websites), phishing links, and other means. Once it has infected a computer, Kifr virus encrypts all files it can find. These encrypted files can’t be opened. To reverse the procedure, Kifr demands money.
Kifr is very similar to other viruses that were released recently, like Kitz and Kiwm. That is not a coincidence; all of them belong to the STOP/Djvu ransomware family.
Despite this similarity, you can easily identify Kifr virus. It renames the files after encrypting them; all encrypted files have .kifr extension. Though, considering you’re reading this article, you already know that you’re dealing with Kifr ransomware.
So, what should you do about it? In the ransom note left by the virus (“_readme.txt”, see image above), the hackers suggest that you pay them $980 (or $490, but that’s still a lot). Not a very appealing prospect.
But there’s another way; several of them, in fact. The guide below contains methods that you can employ to remove Kifr ransomware and decrypt .kifr files without giving a single cent to the damned criminals.

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