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What is Ahui ransomware?

Ahui is a harmful program that is considered to be a ransomware-type virus. Ransomware is characterized by encrypting data on the victim’s computer and, later, demanding money to decrypt it. Since this is precisely what Ahui does, it is easy to see why it has earned this classification. But let’s consider details for a moment. Ahui may demand money, but how much does it demand? We can find the answer to that by reading its ransom note, “_readme.txt”. This note, which can be read on the image above, is created on each infected computer once the virus is done encrypting everything; it exists to convey the hackers’ orders to the victims. In the note, the hackers state that the price of decryption is $490 for the first three days after the attack, and $980 afterwards. This is hardly pocket change; many people would be unwilling to part with so much money. As they should be. The hackers don’t always bother decrypting the victims’ files after getting paid, so paying them is an expensive gamble. This is why you should consider alternative ways to remove Ahui ransomware and decrypt .ahui files. You can learn about them by reading the article below.