Hard2decrypt Ransomware

The Hard2decrypt Ransomware is a file-encryption Trojan that you want to keep away from your computer at any cost. If this threat is allowed to carry out its attack, it may render most of your data useless because it will encrypt its contents. Of course, the authors of the Hard2decrypt Ransomware project have a plan – they want to extort their victims for money by offering to sell them a decryption service. This is a popular strategy among ransomware operators, and, unfortunately, many of their victims have no alternative option to get their data back.

The Hard2decrypt Ransomware shares similarities with the WastedLocker Ransomware family and this is terrible news. The latter uses a flawless file-locking algorithm, so it is safe to assume that Hard2decrypt Ransomware's encryption is also impossible to break.

After a file is locked, this ransomware appends the '.hard2decrypt' extension to the file's name. It also leaves a separate ransom note connected to every locked file – these carry the names '<ORIGINAL FILENAME>.hard2decrypt_readme.' The ransom note is very basic, and it only includes two pieces of information – the victim's unique identifier key and the emails that can be used to reach the perpetrators. Allegedly, Hard2decrypt Ransomware's operators use the emails albert9957@protonmail.com, ashton8040@msgsafe.io, branden4505@airmail.cc, and santino3046@tutanota.de.

Paying the ransom fee that Hard2decrypt Ransomware's authors will demand is not a guarantee that you will get your files back. Over the past few years, many victims of ransomware attacks were tricked out of their money when they tried to co-operate with the anonymous cybercriminals holding their files as hostages.

If the Hard2decrypt Ransomware has locked your data, you should consider ignoring the message of the perpetrators. Instead, run an anti-malware software suite to help with the removal of Hard2decrypt Ransomware's components. Once the threat has been removed, victims can proceed to restore files from a backup or experiment with popular data recovery tools.