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Michael ByrneMichael Byrne 

Zepto Files

All my documents have been converted to a name with a .zepto extension.... Any ideas or info on how to fix... many thanks
AravindhAravindh (Avast) 
Hello Michael,
We regret the inconvenience caused to you.  Could you please confirm whether you have installed AVG Paid version or the free version?Thank you.
Tim MTim M
Hi.
i have the same problem :(
Please help with any sugestion on how to remove this virus.
My AVG is the free version.
When ever you try and open a file it redirects you to a web page saying the following:

_$ .$

!!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!!
All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128b ciphers.
More information about the RSA and AES can be found here:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(cryptosystem)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Encryption_Standard

Decrypting of your files is only possible with the private key and decryptaprogram, which is on our secret server.
To receive your private key follow one of the links:

http://mphtadhci5mrdlju.tor2web.org/E64B2E196119BD07
http://mphtadhci5mrdlju.onion.to/E64B2E196119BD07

If all of this addresses are not available, follow these steps:

1) Download and install TordBrowser: https://www.torproject.org/download/download-easy.html
2) After successful installation, run the browser and wait for initialization.
3) Type in the address bar: mphtadhci5mrdlju.onion/E64B2E196119BD07
4)  Follow instructions on the site.

!!! Your personal identification ID: E64B2E196119BD07 !!!
--+_|c +|a
. -_=--=$.

please help as i am realy frustrated at this point!!!
KarthikeyanKarthikeyan (Foundever) 
Hello Tim,
We apologize for the inconvenience.
From the message you send, it seems that your computer is infected by Ramsomeware. This can generally happen if you have opened an unsafe email or accessed any untrusted website. This virus will generally get deleted automatically once the files are encrypted. This files are very hard to be decrypted. However, AVG have released a tool to decrypt some of the  files which are infected by some well known ransomare. You can click on this link for more information on this http://www.avg.com/ww-en/ransomware-decryption-tools
Thank you.
Khiem LuuKhiem Luu
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Khiem LuuKhiem Luu
help me All my documents have been converted to a name with a .zepto extension.... Any ideas or info on how to fix... many thanks
Rajarajan SooiyachanthRajarajan Sooiyachanth (Avast)
Hello Khiem,
You can find answer to your question together with your another post here https://support.avg.com/answers?id=906b0000000LUgz .Please try to keep whole conversation in one question/thread to speed up resolution. Thank you.
Kevin O'DohertyKevin O'Doherty
Hi there,

I have been hit with the .ZEPTO virus with the same problem as the members above.
I have the paid AVG version. I ran the BART removal tool as it looks the most similar to ZEPTO but no luck & got a txt box saying 'The encrypted file was not found or recognised'.

Any help appreciated, as I have no intention of paying these crooks a 'ransom'.

Kind Regards,

Kevin
KarthikeyanKarthikeyan (Foundever) 
Hello Kevin,
We apologize for the inconvenience.
To assist you better, could you please send us the screenshot of the files that were encrypted? Please click on this link for the steps to take screenshot http://avgclick.me/getscreenshot
Thank you
Kevin O'DohertyKevin O'Doherty
Hi Karthikeyan, thank you for your reply. This is what appears on screen everytime a file is opened
Kevin O'DohertyKevin O'Doherty
Also, as you can see the file names have all been scrambled into some sort if code.

I cannot identify any of my files as they've scrambled the file name.
Balasubramanian SBalasubramanian S (Avast) 
Thank you for providing the screenshot Kevin.
We have escalated this to our senior level team.
Once we get a reply, will post it here.
Your patience is much appreciated.
AravindhAravindh (Avast) 
Hello Kevin,
We regret for the inconvenience caused.We have sent you an email instruction to get connected with our technical support team. Please follow those instructions to get in touch with them and you should be able to resolve your issue. Thank you.
Tim MTim M
Good day Aravindh.
Since me previous post, i am still strugling to resolve my issues.
I was however forced to re-install my windows and all my programs.
I did make copies of all my importatant files with the hope that i will someday be able to undo the incription and get my unreplaceable documents back!!
Is it at all possible to maybe post the instruction here so we all can try to resolve our issues?
Thanks.
KarthikeyanKarthikeyan (Foundever) 
Hello Tim,
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Files are encrypted and cannot be decrypted without the key. We do not have any solution and we have to wait and see if we are able to come up with an tool to decrypt this files in future.
Thank you.
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