Data Recovery · Ransomware and Corruption

Locked files are not always lost files.

Encrypted files with a ransom note, a corrupt database after a power cut, CRC errors on the office share — isolate the machine, then evaluate calmly. We recover data through backups, shadow copies, free decryptors and repair — and we never facilitate ransom payments. ₹1,000 evaluation, adjusted against your invoice.

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Encrypted and corrupted files being assessed for recovery

First — disconnect, then breathe. You have more options than the note claims.

A ransom note is written to panic you: countdown timers, threats, a price that doubles. Panic is the product. The truth is calmer — in many incidents, real paths to your data exist that owe the attacker nothing: intact backups, Windows shadow copies the malware missed, free public decryptors for older strains, unencrypted remnants, and machines on the network it never reached. Corruption cases — a database mangled by a power cut, a Tally file that stopped opening — are not attacks at all, and most repair well.

We will also be honest about the hard edge: files locked by a modern strain, with no key, no decryptor and no backup, generally stay locked — anyone promising otherwise is guessing with your money. The good news is that this worst case is rarer than the note wants you to believe. Pull the network cable, leave everything else exactly as it is, and let us map your actual options — the phone consultation is free, and the ₹1,000 evaluation adjusts into your invoice.

What We See

Four faces of the same emergency — locked or scrambled data

Encrypted + ransom note

Files renamed with strange extensions, a note demanding cryptocurrency. Isolate first; then we identify the strain and map every no-payment route to your data.

Database & file corruption

Tally companies that refuse to open, Excel files declared unreadable, SQL databases marked suspect — usually repairable when the originals are copied before any tool runs.

Filesystem damage after power cut

The drive works but folders show gibberish or vanish after an outage. Structures are rebuildable; the mistake to avoid is chkdsk on the only copy.

CRC errors & unreadable volumes

Cyclic redundancy check errors mean the disk is struggling to read sectors — sometimes corruption, sometimes early hardware failure. Imaging first tells us which, safely.

Our Process

Isolate, evaluate, recover with consent

Isolate first

Network cable out, Wi-Fi off, USB and backup drives unplugged — before anything else, the spread stops.

Evaluation (₹1,000)

We identify the strain or corruption, check for free public decryptors, and inventory backups and shadow copies.

Your approval

You get the honest option map with a fixed quote — nothing proceeds without your written go-ahead.

Clone first

We work on images only; originals are preserved untouched — also as evidence for your police complaint.

Recover & verify

Backups, shadow copies, decryptors and repair are applied on the copy; results are verified and listed for you.

Our stance, stated plainly: we do not pay, negotiate with, or facilitate payment to attackers — paying funds crime and guarantees nothing. The honest first check is the No More Ransom project, where police agencies and security firms publish free decryptors for many strains. And we advise every victim to report: cybercrime.gov.in for the complaint, and CERT-In for incident reporting — India’s rules expect prompt notification from organisations.

Honest chances of recovery, by scenario

Indicative ranges from industry experience — every case is confirmed individually at the ₹1,000 evaluation, which adjusts fully against your recovery invoice.

Intact offline backups or shadow copies
80–95%
Strain with a known free decryptor
good odds
Corruption cases (no malware involved)
60–85%
Modern strain, no keys, no backups
honest: rare

The last row deserves plain words: properly encrypted data without the key is mathematically out of reach, for us and for everyone else. Even then, evaluations often surface partial wins — unencrypted remnants, untouched folders, older file versions, second machines the malware missed — and the incident becomes the foundation of a backup design that makes the next attack a non-event.

Right Now

The first hour decides how far this spreads

Do this

  • Isolate the machine now — network cable out, Wi-Fi off, and unplug any connected USB or backup drives.
  • Warn the office: nobody opens the shared drive or plugs anything into the affected PC until it is cleared.
  • Photograph the ransom note and two or three encrypted file names — they identify the strain quickly.
  • Check your backups from a clean machine — look only; do not connect backup drives to anything suspect.
  • Report and call: file at cybercrime.gov.in, then reach us on +91 63909 99366 for the ₹1,000 evaluation.

Please don’t

  • Don’t pay in panic. Payment funds crime, marks you as a payer, and frequently buys nothing — and we will not facilitate it.
  • Don’t run random decryptors from forums — wrong tools corrupt encrypted files beyond even future recovery.
  • Don’t wipe or reinstall Windows yet — that destroys shadow copies, remnants and the evidence in one stroke.
  • Don’t plug backup drives into the infected machine to check them — many strains encrypt whatever arrives next.
  • Don’t run chkdsk or repair tools on corrupt files before a copy exists — repair without a backup is gambling.
Never Again

The setup that makes ransomware lose by default

Ransomware wins against businesses whose only copy is reachable from the infected PC. It loses, completely, against a 3-2-1 backup with one copy offline or immutable. Our Cloud Storage plans support object-lock immutability — locked copies that no attacker, stolen password or panicked admin can alter until their clock runs out.

  • 3-2-1 backups: three copies, two kinds of media, one off-site — with one copy immutable or offline
  • Patch Windows and servers promptly; close or VPN-protect remote desktop access
  • Train staff on attachments and links — most infections still arrive by email
  • Run reputable endpoint protection (EDR) on every machine, servers included
  • Give users the minimum access their work needs — least privilege limits the blast radius
  • Test a restore every quarter; an untested backup is a hope, not a plan

The question that predicts survival

Ask it today, in peacetime: if every machine in the office were encrypted tonight, where is the copy that is not? If the answer is a drive permanently plugged into the server, you do not yet have a backup — you have a second victim waiting its turn.

Ten minutes with us fixes that answer for a few hundred rupees a month — a fraction of what any incident costs.

Straight Answers

Ransomware & corruption — asked and answered

Should we just pay the ransom?
We advise against it and will not facilitate it. Payment funds the next attack, marks you as an organisation that pays, and frequently ends without working keys. Before that question even arises, let the ₹1,000 evaluation map what you can recover without them — backups, shadow copies, decryptors, remnants. If leadership still considers payment, take that decision with law enforcement involved, never alone.
What is No More Ransom, and is it genuine?
Yes — it is a joint project of European police agencies and major security companies that publishes free decryption tools for strains whose keys have been recovered or broken. Checking your strain there is the honest first step, and we do it as part of every evaluation. If a free decryptor exists for your strain, you will not pay anyone for what is publicly free.
Can you crack the encryption without the key?
No — and nobody reputable can. Modern ransomware uses the same encryption that protects banking, and brute-forcing it is not a matter of effort but of mathematics. What we can genuinely do is everything around the encryption: find copies the malware missed, restore from shadow copies and backups, apply public decryptors, and carve unencrypted remnants. Those routes recover real data in most incidents we see.
What are shadow copies, and are mine intact?
Windows quietly keeps point-in-time snapshots of files for its own restore features. Sloppier ransomware fails to delete them, so whole folders can sometimes be rolled back cleanly. Whether yours survived depends on the strain and settings — it is one of the first things we check at evaluation, and one more reason not to wipe or reinstall before someone looks.
My Tally or Excel file corrupted after a power cut. Is that ransomware?
Almost certainly not — sudden power loss during a write is the classic cause of corruption, and it needs repair, not decryption. These cases recover well: 60 to 85 percent in our experience, better when nobody has run repair utilities on the only copy first. Copy the damaged file somewhere safe, stop using the application, and send us the copy for the ₹1,000 evaluation.
Do we have to report the attack?
We strongly advise it, and for organisations India expects it: CERT-In directions require prompt reporting of cyber incidents, and cybercrime.gov.in registers the complaint that insurance and banks often ask for. Reporting also helps the agencies whose key recoveries feed the free decryptor pool. We preserve the originals as evidence as part of our clone-first process, so recovery and reporting never conflict.
Will you work alongside our IT team or vendor?
Gladly — incidents go better with hands that know the environment. Typically your team handles containment, rebuilding and hardening while we focus on the data: imaging, decryptor checks, shadow copy and backup recovery, and verification. We share findings openly and put everything we did in writing for your records and your insurer.
What does recovery cost?
The ₹1,000 evaluation (adjusted against your invoice) produces a fixed quote based on the machines involved and the recovery routes available — never on how desperate the situation is. Nothing starts without your approval. We publish no price list because two incidents are never alike; what stays constant is that you will know the full cost before committing a rupee.
Quick Query

Hit by ransomware or corruption? Tell us what you see — we will reply with calm next steps.

Tell us what you are building or what is slowing you down — we reply with a clear, honest plan.

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Disconnect the machine first. Then let us look, calmly.

Network cable out, Wi-Fi off, USB drives unplugged — then call. The ₹1,000 evaluation adjusts against your invoice, and every step happens only with your approval.

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