What is Tycx ransomware?
Tycx is a computer virus that operates as ransomware. This means it encrypts the user’s files and demands payment for their decryption. Tycx belongs to the STOP/Djvu ransomware family, and is very similar to other STOP/Djvu viruses such as Qazx.
Every file encrypted by Tycx receives .tycx file extension; its previous extension becomes a part of the file name. So an image named “pic.jpg” would be renamed to “pic.jpg.tycx”, for example.
Tycx ransomware also creates a ransom note, which is called “_readme.txt”. The image above contains the full text of the note, and here’s the overview. The note provides the victim with the hackers’ contact information in form of two e-mail addresses, and demands $980 in ransom. Victims that pay within three days of infection have to pay less, however, only $490.
But neither price is particularly low. Whether it’s a thousand dollars or five hundred, that’s still more than most people are willing to pay to restore their files. And, to add insult to injury, paying doesn’t even guarantee that you’ll get your files back. Often, the hackers will simply take the money and disappear.
So that is quite a predicament, but we have a solution. Read the guide below to learn how to remove Tycx ransomware and decrypt .tycx files without paying or contacting the hackers.