Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware

Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware is not a real threat, although it poses like one. When it slithers into your operating system, it immediately locks your screen in an attempt to scare you into thinking that your PC has been paralyzed for good. Although the message that prevents you from accessing your PC in a regular manner suggests that the only way for you to unlock your computer is by paying a ransom that equals 16 Bitcoins, our researchers warn that you can disable the infection by terminating a malicious process or simply restarting the computer. Of course, once you regain access to your computer, you should not rush to check your email or do other irrelevant things. Instead, you need to remove Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware, and the sooner you do this, the better. If you are ready to just restart the PC and delete the malicious components, go ahead and follow the instructions below. If you want to learn about this threat first – and we recommend that for your own benefit – continue reading.

There are many aggressive and dangerous ransomware infections that can slither in and encrypt your files. Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware is not one of these infections. Just like SecretSystem Ransomware, Deos Ransomware, Mancros Ransomware, and a few others threats that were found recently, this infection only poses as a threat. While it does not try to convince you that your files were encrypted, it tries to convince you that your computer was locked. As mentioned previously, a message shows up, which is screen-size, and you cannot get past it in a normal manner. Here is the misleading message.

Elmer’s Glue Locker v1.0
Your computer has been locked with very sticky Elmers Glue
How did this happen?
You were stupid enough to open this file
How do I remove the Elmer’s Glue?
Your special PIN is [number]
You will have to send 16 Bitcoins to this address -14Vbyx3SCUvLKj3FWWefEVWAs4jJ9R2qqi
Take your PIN and go to www.torbrowser.org and download the tor browser
Type this link into the search box- http://torbox3uiot6wchz.onion/
Then create an account

If you did not know this already, 16 bitcoins translates to a whopping 39,000 USD. Although our research team has encountered threats that requested similar ransom fees, in most cases, they do not tower over 1-2 Bitcoins. Because Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware demands a sum this large, it is unlikely that anyone will follow the demands. In fact, our researchers have found that there have not been any transactions to the 14Vbyx3SCUvLKj3FWWefEVWAs4jJ9R2qqi Bitcoin Address yet. Of course, this is good news because that means that no one has been scammed by Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware yet. All in all, even if you downloaded the Tor browser and visited the site represented via the message, you would be unable to make the transaction because of lack of information. That being said, it is possible that this threat is still being developed, or, maybe, it is used as a test to help cyber criminals create more believable and effective threats. If that is the case, you have to use this opportunity to understand your system’s vulnerabilities, and, of course, take action to prevent more serious threats from slithering in.

The distribution of Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware is mysterious. In fact, it is possible that this threat will never be unleashed into the wild. But if it is, it could be distributed in many different ways, for example, using spam email attachments, malicious installers, drive-by download attacks, or by existing malware. If you do not want to encounter malware in the future, you have to make sure that these security backdoors are guarded, and reliable security software can take care of that. Just remember that cyber criminals understand the demand for well-rounded and effective anti-malware software, and they can camouflage extremely malicious infections as such software. Therefore, when you install malware scanners and anti-malware tools, make sure you install trusted and legitimate software.

As mentioned already, you can unlock the screen by terminating a malicious process or restarting the computer. That, unfortunately, is not enough to delete Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware from your operating system. If you want to remove this threat fully, you have to erase the launcher file, and its location and name are random. If you cannot identify the file that requires removal, you probably should install an anti-malware tool. If you are on the fence about this, remember that trusted anti-malware software can protect you from malicious infections that could attack your operating system and do some serious damage. While it is easy to remove Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware and forget about it, there are tons of infections that can leave your personal files or the entire operating system is shambles.

Elmers Glue Locker Ransomware Removal

1. Restart the computer and move to steps 5-6 or start with step 2.
2. Start by tapping Alt+Tab keys and choosing Desktop.
3. Launch Task Manager by tapping keys Ctrl+Shift+Esc and click the Processes tab.
4. Identify and select the malicious {random name} process and click End process.
5. Identify and right-click the malicious {random name}.exe launcher file and choose Delete.
6. Empty Recycle Bin to erase the infection complete and then perform a full system scan.