How to remove Vatq ransomware

What is Vatq ransomware?

Vatq is a novel strain of STOP/Djvu, a ransomware virus. Such viruses are designed to make money via extortion: they encrypt files on the infected computer and demand payment for their decryption.
A ransomware attack, and the subsequent loss of data, can be highly damaging, which is why the hackers often demand large sums of money; they hope that their victims are desperate enough to pay. In Vatq’s case, they demand $490 or $980 (it depends on how quickly the victim pays). These demands a communicated via a text file called “_readme.txt”, which can be read in its entirety on the image above.
Not all data lost to ransomware attacks is crucial, however, and not all victims of ransomware are willing to pay such money. Indeed, even those who are willing ought to consider twice – many hackers don’t actually decrypt anything after receiving payment and simply ghost the victim instead.
But not all hope is lost. There are several alternative ways that may be used to remove Vatq ransomware and decrypt .vatq files. Read about them in the article below.

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