RTG Ransomware 🔐 (.RTG File) — Removal Guide

The Rtg virus belongs to the Xorist ransomware family. Ransomware of this type encrypts all user’s data on the computer (images, text files, excel tables, music, videos, etc) and appends its extra extension to every file, creating the КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt files in every directory which contains the encrypted files.

What is Rtg virus?

☝️ Rtg is a Xorist family ransomware infection.

Rtg adds its specific .rtg extension to the name of each encoded file. For instance, an image named “photo.jpg” will be changed to “photo.jpg.rtg”. Likewise, the Excel table named “table.xlsx” will be altered to “table.xlsx.rtg”, and so forth.

In each directory with the encoded files, a КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt text file will be found. It is a ransom money note. It contains information on the ways of paying the ransom and some other remarks. The ransom note usually contains a description of how to purchase the decryption tool from the racketeers. You can get this tool after contacting [email protected] through email. That is how they do it.

Rtg Overview:

The КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt file coming in package with the Rtg malware provides the following frustrating information:

Ваши файлы были зашифрованны. Для того что бы расшифровать свои файлы, Вам необходимо написать нам, на адрес почты, который указан ниже.


[email protected]


Ждем ответа сегодня, если не получим ответа , удаляем ключи расшифровки Ваших файлов


Мы Вам написали:
[email protected]
или
[email protected]


Если не получили письмо, Ждем ответа с другой почты.!

In the image below, you can see what a folder with files encrypted by the Rtg looks like. Each filename has the “.rtg” extension appended to it.

How did my machine catch Rtg ransomware?

There is a huge number of possible ways of ransomware infiltration.

There are currently three most exploited methods for malefactors to have the Rtg virus acting in your digital environment. These are email spam, Trojan infiltration and peer file transfer.

Another thing the hackers might try is a Trojan virus scheme. A Trojan is an object that infiltrates into your PC disguised as something else. For example, you download an installer for some program you need or an update for some service. However, what is unpacked turns out to be a harmful program that corrupts your data. As the installation wizard can have any title and any icon, you have to make sure that you can trust the resource of the things you’re downloading. The best way is to trust the software companies’ official websites.

As for the peer-to-peer networks like torrents or eMule, the threat is that they are even more trust-based than the rest of the Internet. You can never know what you download until you get it. Our suggestion is that you use trustworthy resources. Also, it is a good idea to scan the directory containing the downloaded objects with the antivirus as soon as the downloading is finished.

How do I get rid of ransomware?

It is crucial to note that besides encrypting your files, the Rtg virus will most likely deploy Vidar Stealer on your PC to seize your credentials to various accounts (including cryptocurrency wallets). That program can derive your logins and passwords from your browser’s auto-filling data.

How do I avoid ransomware infiltration?

Rtg ransomware doesn’t have a endless power, neither does any similar malware.

You can protect your computer from its infiltration in several easy steps:

• Ignore any emails from unknown senders with unknown addresses, or with content that has nothing to do with something you are waiting for (can you win in a money prize draw without even taking part in it?). If the email subject is likely something you are waiting for, scrutinize all elements of the questionable email with caution. A fake letter will always have mistakes.
• Do not use cracked or unknown programs. Trojans are often distributed as an element of cracked products, possibly as a “patch” to prevent the license check. Understandably, untrusted programs are very hard to distinguish from reliable software, as trojans may also have the functionality you seek. Try to find information on this software product on the anti-malware message boards, but the best way is not to use such programs at all.

FAQ

🤔 How can I open “.rtg” files?Can I somehow access “.rtg” files?

Negative. That is why ransomware is so frustrating. Until you decode the “.rtg” files you will not be able to access them.

🤔 What should I do to make my files accessible as fast as possible?

It’s good if you have fаr-sightedly saved copies of these important files elsewhere. In case you haven’t, there is still a chance that you do have a Restore Point from some time ago to roll back the whole system to the moment when it had no virus yet, but already had your files. All other solutions require time.

🤔 What actions should I take if the Rtg virus has blocked my PC and I can’t get the activation key.

🤔 What could help the situation right now?

Some of the blocked files can be found elsewhere.

• If you sent or received your critical files by email, you could still download them from your online mailbox.
• You might have shared images or videos with your friends or relatives. Simply ask them to post those pictures back to you.
• If you have initially downloaded any of your files from the Internet, you can try downloading them again.
• Your messengers, social networks pages, and cloud storage might have all those files too.
• It might be that you still have the needed files on your old computer, a laptop, cellphone, external storage, etc.

USEFUL TIP: You can use file recovery utilities² to retrieve your lost information since ransomware encrypts the copies of your files, removing the original ones. In the video below, you can see how to recover your files with PhotoRec, but remember: you can do it only after you remove the ransomware itself with an anti-malware program.

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