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ENCRYPTED file (what it is and how to open it)

ENCRYPTED file (what it is and how to open it)

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This article explains how to open a file with the ENCRYPTED file extension, and what to do if there is malware that changes the names of all your files to use this extension.

How to Decrypt a File in Windows 10

A file with the .ENCRYPTED file extension can be called a TopStudio Encrypted file. However, any program that encrypts a file can also use this file extension, such as EasyCrypto.

What the file extension usually indicates is that the file is encrypted. However, sometimes a malware infection can rename some files to files with the file extension ENCRYPTED. Below you can find more information about this.

EasyCrypto is a program that creates encrypted files. When it does so, it adds the .ENCRYPTED extension to the end of the file name. However, several other programs can also encrypt data, many of them just use a different method to store the encrypted data.