Emsisoft Decrypter for HydraCrypt

Emsisoft Decrypter for HydraCrypt is a lightweight piece of software designed to help users who have been a victim of HydraCrypt recover the files that have been hijacked by the ransomware.

Signs of a HydraCrypt ransomware infection

Similarly to other ransomware, HydraCrypt goes for the personal documents and encrypts them with the AES CBC 256-bit algorithm. You can recognize the locked files easily as they feature the hydracrypt_ID followed by 8-random characters extension.
You should know that the malware is known to damage 15 bytes at the end of the documents it infects. While some files can be recovered without too much hassle, for others, you may need to use advanced tools.

Allows you to grab the decryption key

It is important to note that in order to recover your files, you need to use two versions of the infected file, namely the one that is locked and a copy. While it may be hard to locate, try to search for a copy of the hijacked document in your email clients, cloud or backups, if you are regularly creating backups for your files.
Once you have both of them, you can drag and drop them both on top of the utility at the same time. Afterwards, you need to be patient and wait for the tool to determine the key for your system, a process that can be rather time-consuming and can take longer on computers with low resources.
In case you are getting an error when attempting to decrypt, it is usually because you do not have the right files. Once you get the key, you can use it to decode all files locked on your computer. Since there is no guarantee that the key is the right one and you might need to grab it several times, the app does not delete the locked files from your computer.

A utility that enables you to recover HydraCrypt infected files

Even though there is a guarantee of success or you might need to generate several keys before you get the right one, Emsisoft Decrypter for HydraCrypt is an application that can lend you a hand with recovering files locked by this ransomware.