Globe 3 ransomware-affected file
File type: Ransomware encrypted file
A wallet file is a file encrypted and renamed by a variant of the Globe 3 ransomware.
File type category:
Ransomware encrypted file
Date updated: October 26, 2026
The wallet file extension was used by a Globe 3 ransomware variant that appeared in April 2017. The complete suffix added to an encrypted file is .[[email protected]].wallet; Windows recognizes only the final .wallet portion as the extension.
The ransomware changes the names of affected files and encrypts their contents, so the files cannot normally be accessed in their original form.
The .wallet extension was also used by a CryptoMix ransomware variant that appeared in early May 2017.
A .wallet file cannot normally be opened as an ordinary document. The original content can be accessed only after the file has been decrypted with a suitable decryption tool, if one is available.
The encrypted file cannot be meaningfully converted. After successful decryption, the recovered file can be opened or converted with software that supports its original file format.
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