Here Are the Free Ransomware Decryption Tools You Need to Use [2020 Updated]

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Got infected with ransomware? Check out these free tools that will help you decode your data without paying the ransom

If your network gets infected with ransomware, follow the steps below to recover essential data:

Step 1: Do not pay the ransom because there is no guarantee that the ransomware creators will give you access to your data.
Step 2: Find any available backups you have, and consider keeping your data backups in secure, off-site locations.
Step 3: If there are no backups, you have to try decrypting the data locked by ransomware using the best ransomware decryption tools available.

In this anti-ransomware guide, we included these free decryption tools you can use to avoid all types of malware.

Navigate through these links to learn more.

How to identify the ransomware you’ve been infected with
Ransomware decryption tools
Explanation of ransomware families and tools for decryption
How to avoid ransomware in the future
Quick checklist for ransomware protection

How to identify the ransomware you’ve been infected with

Oftentimes, the ransom note provides details about the type of ransomware your files have been encrypted with, but it can happen that you don’t have this information at hand. Readers have asked us to show which encryption extensions belong to which ransomware families. Many of these extensions signaled new types of encrypting malware, for which there are no decryptors available.

If you need help with identifying what type of ransomware is affecting your system, you can use these two tools below:

Crypto Sheriff from No More Ransom
ID Ransomware from MalwareHunter Team

Ransomware decryption tools – an ongoing list

Disclaimer:

You should know that the list below is not complete and it will probably never be. Use it, but do a documented research as well. Safely decrypting your data can
be a nerve-wracking process, so try to be as thorough as possible.

We’ll do our best to keep this list up to date and add more tools to it. Contributions and suggestions are more than welcome, as we promise to promptly follow up on them and include them on the list.

Some of the ransomware decryption tools mentioned below are easy to use, while others require a bit more tech knowledge to decipher. If you don’t have technical skills, you can always ask for help on one of these malware removal forums, which feature tons of information and helpful communities.

.777 ransomware decrypting tool
7even-HONE$T decrypting tool
.8lock8 ransomware decrypting tool + explanations
7ev3n decrypting tool
AES_NI Rakhni Decryptor tool
Agent.iih decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Alcatraz Ransom decryptor tool
Alma decrypting tool
Al-Namrood decrypting tool 
Alpha decrypting tool
AlphaLocker decrypting tool
Amnesia Ransom decryptor tool
Amnesia Ransom 2 decryptor tool
Apocalypse decrypting tool
ApocalypseVM decrypting tool + alternative
Aura decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
AutoIT decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
AutoLT decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
Autolocky decrypting tool
Badblock decrypting tool + alternative 1
BarRax Ransom decryption tool
Bart decrypting tool
BigBobRoss decrypting tool 
BitCryptor decrypting tool
BitStak decrypting tool
BTCWare Ransom decryptor
Cerber decryption tool
Chimera decrypting tool + alternative 1 + alternative 2
CoinVault decrypting tool
Cry128 decrypting tool
Cry9 Ransom decrypting tool
Cryakl decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
Crybola decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
CrypBoss decrypting tool
Crypren decrypting tool
Crypt38 decrypting tool
Crypt888 (see also Mircop) decrypting tool
CryptInfinite decrypting tool
CryptoDefense decrypting tool
CryptFile2 decrypting tool (decrypted by the CryptoMix Decryptor)
CryptoHost (a.k.a. Manamecrypt) decrypting tool
Cryptokluchen decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
CryptoMix Ransom decrypting tool + offline alternative
CryptON decryption tool
CryptoTorLocker decrypting tool
CryptXXX decrypting tool
CrySIS decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor – additional details)
CTB-Locker Web decrypting tool
CuteRansomware decrypting tool (decrypted by the my-Little-Ransomware Decryptor)
Damage ransom decrypting tool
DemoTool decrypting tool
Dharma Ransom Rakhni decryptor tool
DeCrypt Protect decrypting tool
Democry decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Derialock ransom decryptor tool
Dharma Decryptor
DMA Locker decrypting tool + DMA2 Locker decoding tool
Fabiansomware decrypting tool
Everbe Ransomware decrypting tool
Encryptile decrypting tool
FilesLocker decrypting tool
FenixLocker – decrypting tool
FortuneCrypt decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Fury decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
GhostCrypt decrypting tool
Globe / Purge decrypting tool + alternative
Globe3 decryption tool
Gomasom decrypting tool
GandCrab decrypting tool
Hacked decrypting tool
Hakbit decryptor
Harasom decrypting tool
HydraCrypt decrypting tool
HiddenTear decrypting tool
Jaff decrypter tool
Jigsaw/CryptoHit decrypting tool + alternative
KeRanger decrypting tool
KeyBTC decrypting tool
KimcilWare decrypting tool
Lamer decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
LambdaLocker decryption tool
LeChiffre decrypting tool + alternative
Legion decrypting tool
Linux.Encoder decrypting tool
Lobzik decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Lock Screen ransomware decrypting tool
Locker decrypting tool
Lortok decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
MacRansom decrypting tool
Marlboro ransom decryption tool
MarsJoke decryption tool
Manamecrypt decrypting tool (a.k.a. CryptoHost)
Mircop decrypting tool + alternative
Merry Christmas / MRCR decryptor
Mole decryptor tool
MoneroPay Ransomware decrypting tool
my-Little-Ransomware decrypting tool 
Nanolocker decrypting tool
Nemucod decrypting tool + alternative
NMoreira ransomware decryption tool
Noobcrypt decryption tool
ODCODC decrypting tool
OpenToYou decryption tools
Operation Global III Ransomware decrypting tool
Ozozalocker ransomware decryptor
Paradise ransomware decryptor
PClock decrypting tool
Petya decrypting tool + alternative
Philadelphia decrypting tool
PizzaCrypts decrypting tool
Planetary ransomware decrypting tool
Pletor decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Polyglot decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
Pompous decrypting tool
PowerWare / PoshCoder decrypting tool
Popcorn Ransom decrypting tool
PyLocky Ransomware decrypting tool
Radamant decrypting tool
Rakhni decrypting tool
Rannoh decrypting tool
Rector decrypting tool
Rotor decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
Scraper decrypting tool
Shade / Troldesh decrypting tool + alternative
SNSLocker decrypting tool
Stampado decrypting tool + alternative
STOP Djvu Ransomware decryptor
SZFlocker decrypting tool
Teamxrat / Xpan decryption tool
TeleCrypt decrypting tool (additional details)
TeslaCrypt decrypting tool + alternative 1 + alternative 2
Thanatos decryption tool
TorrentLocker decrypting tool
Umbrecrypt decrypting tool
Wildfire decrypting tool + alternative
WannaCry decryption tool + Guide
XData Ransom decryption tool
XORBAT decrypting tool
XORIST decrypting tool + alternative
Yatron decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
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