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Emsisoft has Released a Decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware
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<blockquote data-quote="show-Zi" data-source="post: 806262" data-attributes="member: 69581"><p><span style="font-size: 26px"><strong>Emsisoft has Released a Decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware</strong></span></p><p>By <strong><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/author/lawrence-abrams/" target="_blank">Lawrence Abrams</a></strong></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">March 25, 2019</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">01:05 PM</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ransomware/decryptor/emsisoft-has-released-a-decryptor-for-the-hacked-ransomware/#comment_form" target="_blank">0</a></li> </ul><p><img src="https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/stock-photos/security/cyber-keyhole.jpg" alt="Cyber Keyhole" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>A decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware was released today by Emsisoft that allows victims to recover their files for free. This ransomware was active in 2017 and targeted English, Turkish, Spanish, and Italian users.</p><p>I <a href="https://twitter.com/LawrenceAbrams/status/905517260873314304" target="_blank">discovered</a> the Hacked Ransomware in 2017 and while it was not heavily distributed, it did infect numerous victims. When installed, it would display a fake Windows Update screen, while encrypting a victim's files and appending the <strong>.hacked </strong>extension to file names.</p><p><img src="https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/ransomware/h/hacked-decryptor/hacked-ransomware.jpg" alt="Hacked Ransomware" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><strong>Hacked Ransomware</strong></p><p>At the time it was discovered, though, a weakness could not be discovered in the ransomware's encryption scheme and users had to pay for decryption, recover from backups, or simply live without their files. Fast forward a year and half later and <a href="https://twitter.com/demonslay335" target="_blank">Michael Gillespie</a> has discovered a weakness that allowed him to create a decryptor so that victims can recover their files for free.</p><p>This is also a perfect example of why all victims who do not have a working backup and decide not to pay a ransom should always save their encrypted files and ransom notes. This way if a decryptor is created in the future, like in this instance, you can recover your files for free.</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Decrypting the Hacked Ransomware</strong></span></p><p>If you were infected with the Hacked Ransomware and still have the encrypted files, simply download the <strong>decrypt_HKCrypt.exe </strong>program from the following link and save it on your desktop:</p><p><a href="http://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.bleepstatic.com/swr-guides/c/cryptinfinite/decryptinfinite-icon.png" alt="img" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><strong>HKCRYPT DECRYPTOR</strong></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD NOW</a></p><p>You should then run the program with administrative privileges in order to decrypt all the files that were targeted by the ransomware. Once started, the decryptor will search the computer for encrypted files that end with the <strong>.hacked </strong>extension and automatically decrypt them.</p><p><img src="https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/ransomware/h/hacked-decryptor/decryptor.jpg" alt="Hacked Ransomware Decryptor" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><strong>Hacked Ransomware Decryptor</strong></p><p>When it has finished, the Results tab will state <strong>Finished</strong> and all of your files should now be decrypted. If you need help getting this decrypter to work, feel free to ask in the comments.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ransomware/decryptor/emsisoft-has-released-a-decryptor-for-the-hacked-ransomware/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="show-Zi, post: 806262, member: 69581"] [SIZE=7][B]Emsisoft has Released a Decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware[/B][/SIZE] By [B][URL='https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/author/lawrence-abrams/']Lawrence Abrams[/URL][/B] [LIST] [*]March 25, 2019 [*]01:05 PM [*][URL='https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ransomware/decryptor/emsisoft-has-released-a-decryptor-for-the-hacked-ransomware/#comment_form']0[/URL] [/LIST] [IMG alt="Cyber Keyhole"]https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/stock-photos/security/cyber-keyhole.jpg[/IMG] A decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware was released today by Emsisoft that allows victims to recover their files for free. This ransomware was active in 2017 and targeted English, Turkish, Spanish, and Italian users. I [URL='https://twitter.com/LawrenceAbrams/status/905517260873314304']discovered[/URL] the Hacked Ransomware in 2017 and while it was not heavily distributed, it did infect numerous victims. When installed, it would display a fake Windows Update screen, while encrypting a victim's files and appending the [B].hacked [/B]extension to file names. [IMG alt="Hacked Ransomware"]https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/ransomware/h/hacked-decryptor/hacked-ransomware.jpg[/IMG][B]Hacked Ransomware[/B] At the time it was discovered, though, a weakness could not be discovered in the ransomware's encryption scheme and users had to pay for decryption, recover from backups, or simply live without their files. Fast forward a year and half later and [URL='https://twitter.com/demonslay335']Michael Gillespie[/URL] has discovered a weakness that allowed him to create a decryptor so that victims can recover their files for free. This is also a perfect example of why all victims who do not have a working backup and decide not to pay a ransom should always save their encrypted files and ransom notes. This way if a decryptor is created in the future, like in this instance, you can recover your files for free. [SIZE=6][B]Decrypting the Hacked Ransomware[/B][/SIZE] If you were infected with the Hacked Ransomware and still have the encrypted files, simply download the [B]decrypt_HKCrypt.exe [/B]program from the following link and save it on your desktop: [URL='http://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt'][IMG alt="img"]https://www.bleepstatic.com/swr-guides/c/cryptinfinite/decryptinfinite-icon.png[/IMG][/URL] [B]HKCRYPT DECRYPTOR[/B] [URL='https://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt']DOWNLOAD NOW[/URL] You should then run the program with administrative privileges in order to decrypt all the files that were targeted by the ransomware. Once started, the decryptor will search the computer for encrypted files that end with the [B].hacked [/B]extension and automatically decrypt them. [IMG alt="Hacked Ransomware Decryptor"]https://www.bleepstatic.com/images/news/ransomware/h/hacked-decryptor/decryptor.jpg[/IMG][B]Hacked Ransomware Decryptor[/B] When it has finished, the Results tab will state [B]Finished[/B] and all of your files should now be decrypted. If you need help getting this decrypter to work, feel free to ask in the comments. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ransomware/decryptor/emsisoft-has-released-a-decryptor-for-the-hacked-ransomware/[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://decrypter.emsisoft.com/hkcrypt[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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