ENCRYPTED file extension - KeRanger OS X ransomware affected file
What is encrypted file? How to open encrypted files?
File type specification:
File extension encrypted is most recently related to a new ransomware for MacOS operating system labeled as KeRanger.
Much like similar ransomware it encrypts users files and demands ransom to be paid in bitcoins.
This particular ransomware is distributed with infected Transmission Bittorent client.
Affected file extensions:
- Documents: .doc, .docx, .docm, .dot, .dotm, .ppt, .pptx, .pptm, .pot, .potx, .potm, .pps, .ppsm, .ppsx, .xls, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xlt, .xltm, .xltx, .txt, .csv, .rtf, .tex
- Images: .jpg, .jpeg
- Audio and video: .mp3, .mp4, .avi, .mpg, .wav, .flac
- Archives: .zip, .rar., .tar, .gzip
- Source code: .cpp, .asp, .csh, .class, .java, .lua
- Database: .db, .sql
- Email: .eml
- Certificate: .pem
and more than 300 others.