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DARKNESS

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Rakhni ransomware affected data

File type: Ransomware encrypted file

Files with darkness file extension can be often encountered on computers affected by the Rakhni type ransomware.

What is darkness file?

File type category:
Ransomware encrypted file

Date updated: August 12, 2019

The darkness file extension is typically related to files that were encrypted and renamed by Rakhni ransomware distributed via any of the following Trojans:

  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rakhni
  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.iih
  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Aura
  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Autoit
  • Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Pletor
  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rotor
  • Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lamer
  • and Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Cryptokluchen

How to open darkness file?

You cannot open these files until you decrypt them successfully. There exist a decryptor from Kaspersky called RakhniDecryptor that may be of help.

How to convert darkness file?

You first need to decrypt the *.darkness file before you can convert the content.

Suggested software to open darkness file:

Associated software actions with the darkness file

Software apps that recover darkness files:

Microsoft Windows

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