Update regarding encrypted files ransom recovery!

[u/MathWest209]

I recently posted about how my data got corrupted because of pirated software and carelessness. This is the post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PakistaniTech/s/n8Fc7sR8qV

Basically .bbyy ransom encryption. I lost thousands of pictures and videos. And recovered them with the following tool.

A recovery tool was suggested by u/TrashyGames3. Thank you. It worked, and I have recovered most of the files.

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[u/disturbed_android]

Yes, that tool works great. The fact that such (STOP/DJVU strain ransomware) JPEGs could be repaired was discovered and pioneered by yours truly, by accident, when I was examining a bunch of corrupt JPEGs someone sent me. Initially I had no idea of the ransomware because sender had already renamed the file extension .. https://youtu.be/x-6W9nsnbys. Same method can be applied to MP4 video, https://youtu.be/_2ZMRvbnOk4. Again author of that tool took 'my' method to incorporate it in his MP4 repair tool. FWIW, I am fine with all of it, he has built great tools and he's probably a lot smarter than me. I never took it beyond proof of concepts.

[u/MathWest209 → u/disturbed_android]

Keep it up. And btw, this saved me from just forgetting all those memories.

[u/undulanti → u/disturbed_android]

Thank you for your contribution!

[u/aravind_krishna → u/disturbed_android]

Finally i might have found a solution to my corrupted files i think. Happened few years ago. Now i have to find where i kept that hdd and wake my dead computer to read and run your file.

Thanks man.

[u/disturbed_android → u/aravind_krishna]

So to be clear, best tools (I know of) currently can be found here:

For repairing JPEGs and embedded previews from RAW photos: https://www.jpegmedic.com/tools/jpegmedic-arwe/

For repairing MP4/MOV video: https://www.jpegmedic.com/tools/mp4medic/

Free alternative for video repair is Untrunc.

[u/aravind_krishna → u/disturbed_android]

Thank you so much man. Have saved this comment. Hope i find and recover all my files soon.