Hello,
I have found a note on my computer that says my files were encrypted. I have noticed that I cannot open them anymore! What does “encrypt” mean? Can you explain what is going on there? My files have .cry extensions now. Why the filenames were changed???
cannot access my photos and found a suspicious note from someone "Hi Buddy"
allish, | Buddy virus |
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The details that you have mentioned indicate that your PC was infected with a Buddy ransomware. This virus differs from other ransomware viruses because it tends to add .cry file extension to the infected files.
This virus uses a malicious algorithm to make files inaccessible. In other words, it encrypts them.
Unfortunately, we have to say that there is no verified method discovered yet to fully recover files affected by Buddy virus. You can only entirely recover them in case you had a backup copy of them. We recommend reading this article about Buddy infection here. This article provides instructions how to remove this virus. We have also listed several programs that MIGHT be able to decrypt some of your files; however, there is no 100% that they will work. However, you will lose nothing - the recommended decryption tools are free (at the moment of writing this reply).