The most commonly used .crypt file type: Old WhatsApp backup
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Most .crypt files are actually old backup files from the very first versions of WhatsApp instant messenger.
A .crypt file is a type of encrypted file used by WhatsApp to secure users' message databases. The 'crypt' file extension is used for backup files, which are automatically created by WhatsApp on a daily basis and stored on the device's SD card or internal memory. T
These files are encrypted using a key that is unique to each user to ensure that the backup cannot be accessed or read by anyone else.
With different version of the app, the encryption algorithm used by WhatsApp also has changed over time.
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Files with crypt file extension may also be found as encrypted and renamed archives affected by the "Scatter" ransomware.
File extension crypt is lately also used by several different ransomware, most notably "Scatter which is infected via Trojan-Ransom.BAT.Scatter.
This particular ransomware encrypts and renames files with the appendix to extension being .crypt, .good or .pzdc.
Note: Some of the variants (appeared June 2016) of CryptXXX ransomware also use this extension.
Some unknown ransomware from December 2016 also tries to impersonate other ransomware and uses crypt suffix.
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Simply put, file extensions are the characters after the dot in the computer file name, so for example document-name.pdf has file extension „pdf“. This helps Windows to identify which program should be used to open the file.
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