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.HUSH File Extension

  • Category: Ransomware encrypted Files

What are .HUSH files and how to open them?

Can't open .HUSH file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .HUSH file.

What is a .HUSH file extension?

.HUSH file extension has been classified as Ransomware encrypted Files.

.HUSH is Jigsaw ransomware affected file

File extension hush appears to be newly used for one of the variants of Jigsaw ransomware that was first encountered in January 2017.

Much like other similar ransomware, it encrypts and renames user files.


How to open:

Unless some decrypter for Jigsaw that handles .hush files exist, there doesn't appear to be way to recover the files.

How to convert:

You would have to recover the files first, before you can convert them to anything else.

How to fix problems with .HUSH files

  1. You need to update the application that you normally use to open .HUSH files. Only the latest version of the software supports the current .HUSH file format
  2. You need to check the .HUSH file for viruses. To do this, you need to scan it with a popular antivirus (Norton, Nod32, Kaspersky, Dr.Web, etc.)
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