Codnat Ransomware

Falling victim to the Codnat Ransomware’s attack may end up being a costly accident due to this ransomware’s ability to cause potentially irreversible damage to the victim’s file system. Just like other members of the STOP Ransomware family, the Codnat file-locker also targets a broad range of file formats to ensure that its attacks will be as damaging as possible. Once the Codnat Ransomware is initialized, it may work in the background to encrypt files and disable common recovery options such as the ‘System Restore’ service.

The files locked by the Codnat Ransomware are marked with the extension ‘.codnat’ and victims are presented with a ransom note, which tells them what they need to do if they wish to get their files back. The proposition of the perpetrators is simple – pay $980 via Bitcoin and contact mosteros@firemail.cc or gorentos@bitmessage.ch for further instructions. The attackers also state that they are ready to decrypt one file free of charge to prove their reliability. While we advise you to take this offer, we assure you that you should not agree to send money to the authors of the Codnat Ransomware. Even if you fulfill their requests, they may end up tricking you out of a lot of money.

The best thing to do as a victim of the Codnat Ransomware would be to avoid following the instructions of the attackers. Even if their promise sounds legitimate to you, you should not forget that you are dealing with anonymous criminals who are likely to have collected thousands of dollars from naïve users. Instead of cooperating with the crooks, you should opt to use an anti-malware tool to identify and eradicate the Codnat Ransomware’s files – after you do this, you will need to look into alternative data recovery software that may enable you to get some of your files back.