![WiKoN ransom note:
ATTENTION!
All your files have been encrypted
And their decryption will cost you 0.05 bitcoin.
To start the decryption process follow the steps below
Step 1) Make sure you send 0.05 bitcoin to this wallet:
bc1q0u997r79ylv9hrc7zcth0mvr3mjua6324hxnkc
Step 2) Contact me at this email address: wikon@tuta.io
With this Subject: [REDACTED]
After the payment has been confirmed,
you will receive the decryptor and the keys for decryption!
Other information:
If you don't own bitcoin, you can buy it here very easily
www.coinmama.com
www.bitpanda.com
www.localbitcoins.com
www.paxful.com
You can find a larger list here:
https://bitcoin.org/en/exchanges
If the payment is not made in 2 days, I will consider that you do not want to decrypt your files,
and therefore the keys generated for your PC will be permanently.deleted.
This is the end of the note. Below you will find a guide explaining how to remove WiKoN ransomware and decrypt .WiKoN files.](https://www.computips.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/how-to-remove-wikon-ransomware.png)
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.