What is WiKoN ransomware?
WiKoN is a new malicious program that encrypts files on your computer. Viruses that act like this are known as ransomware, because the point of encrypting the files is to demand ransom for the decryption.
WiKoN virus performs several other actions. First, it renames encrypted files, giving them .WiKoN file extension. Second, it creates a ransom note called “HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt”. You can read its text on the image above. Third, it changes the desktop wallpaper to a black image that contains the same text as the ransom note.
The note is, obviously, the most important of these three. It contains the hacker’s contact information, and mentions how much money the hacker wants: 0.05 BitCoin. And that’s a lot of money! As of 04/04/2023, 0.05 BTC is equal to 1414 USD. And although cryptocurrency exchange rates are not exactly stable, it’s unlikely that the price of BitCoin will fall so much as to make the decryption affordable.
Very few people are willing to give fourteen hundred dollars to a criminal in hopes that the criminal will return their files. Thankfully, there are other ways to remove WiKoN ransomware and decrypt .WiKoN files. Read the guide below and learn about them.