How can ransomware be removed?

Removing the active ransomware process is an endpoint task: isolate the host, use EDR or anti-malware tooling to terminate and quarantine the malware, and rebuild systems from clean images. But removing the binary does not undo the encryption or guarantee the attacker left nothing behind.

The larger problem is making sure malware, droppers, or persistence mechanisms have not survived inside your backups, only to reinfect you on restore. Elastio hunts for malware and persistence indicators inside backup and replicated data, so the recovery point you restore from is confirmed clean rather than carrying the threat forward.

Last updated May 27, 2026