Files with rekt extension may be found as files that were encrypted and renamed by a variant of HiddenTear ransomware.

There is one other file type using
the REKT file extension!

empty icon.rekt - RektLocker ransomware affected data

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REKT file extension - HiddenTear (variant) ransomware affected file

What is rekt file? How to open rekt files?

File type specification:

Ransomware encrypted file type icon Ransomware encrypted file type

File extension rekt seems to be also used by a variant of HiddenTear ransomware by author known as Anthony.

Much like other similar ransomware, it encrypts and renames affected files and demands payment in bitcoins for the decryption key.

Help how to open:

HiddenTear decrypters may be of help here.

How to convert:

You can only convert the original data once you have decrypted .rekt files.

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