What is kernel_pid file? How to open kernel_pid files?
The kernel_pid file extension is commonly associated with the KeRanger a ransomware for for Apple Mac OS X operating system.
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.
The .kernel_pid file is stored in ~/Library folder.
Help how to open:
This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.
How to convert:
As far as we know, this .kernel_pid file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.
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