150 Free Ransomware Decryption Tools [GUIDE 2021]

Have you been infected with ransomware? Check out these free tools that will help you decrypt your data without paying the ransom.

Fundamental premise: in a thorny case like the ransomware threat’s one, do-it-yourself ransomware solutions involve a large percentage of risk.

To have greater certainty in recovering your data and ensure greater future security, it is always better to contact specialists: Help Ransomware uses experts’ knowledge and the most advanced technologies to help you.

How to recover data

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

1. Don’t pay the ransom because there is no guarantee that the ransomware creators will give you access to your data.
2. Find all available backups and consider keeping data backups in safe and offline locations.
3. If there are no backups, you should try to decrypt the data locked by the ransomware using the best ransomware decryption tools available.

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

How to identify the ransomware you are infected with

The ransom note often gives details about the type of ransomware with which the files were encrypted, but it may happen that you do not have this information at hand.

Repeatedly readers ask us to show which encryption extensions belong to which ransomware families, but many extensions mark new types of encrypted ransomware for which no decryptors are available.

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

• Crypto Sheriff by No More ransomware;
• ID Ransomware by Malwarehunter Team.

Ransomware decryption tools – an ever-updating list

Disclaimer: the following list is not complete and probably will never be because malware and ransomware are constantly evolving.

So use it, but also do a documented research: secure data decryption can be a nerve-wracking and lengthy process, contacting specialists like the Help Ransomware team is the best solution, always.

We will do our best to keep this list up to date and add other tools to it.

Contributions and suggestions are more than welcome, as we are committed to following them promptly and including them on the list.

Some of the ransomware decryption tools mentioned below are easy to use, while others require a little more technical knowledge.

1. .777 ransomware decrypting tool
2. 7even-HONE$T decrypting tool
3. .8lock8 ransomware decrypting tool + explanations
4. 7ev3n decrypting tool
5. AES_NI Rakhni Decryptor tool
6. Agent.iih decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
7. Alcatraz Ransom decryptor tool
8. Alma decrypting tool
9. Al-Namrood decrypting tool 
10. Alpha decrypting tool
11. AlphaLocker decrypting tool
12. Amnesia Ransom decryptor tool
13. Amnesia Ransom 2 decryptor tool
14. Apocalypse decrypting tool
15. ApocalypseVM decrypting tool + alternative
16. Aura decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
17. AutoIT decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
18. AutoLT decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
19. Autolocky decrypting tool
20. Badblock decrypting tool + alternative 1
21. BarRax Ransom decryption tool
22. Bart decrypting tool
23. BigBobRoss decrypting tool
24. BitCryptor decrypting tool
25. BitStak decrypting tool
26. BTCWare Ransom decryptor
27. Cerber decryption tool
28. Chimera decrypting tool + alternative 1 + alternative 2
29. CoinVault decrypting tool
30. Cry128 decrypting tool
31. Cry9 Ransom decrypting tool
32. Cryakl decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
33. Crybola decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
34. CrypBoss decrypting tool
35. Crypren decrypting tool
36. Crypt38 decrypting tool
37. Crypt888 (see also Mircop) decrypting tool
38. CryptInfinite decrypting tool
39. CryptoDefense decrypting tool
40. CryptFile2 decrypting tool (decrypted by the CryptoMix Decryptor)
41. CryptoHost (a.k.a. Manamecrypt) decrypting tool
42. Cryptokluchen decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
43. CryptoMix Ransom decrypting tool + offline alternative
44. CryptON decryption tool
45. CryptoTorLocker decrypting tool
46. CryptXXX decrypting tool
47. CrySIS decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor – additional details)
48. CTB-Locker Web decrypting tool
49. CuteRansomware decrypting tool (decrypted by the my-Little-Ransomware Decryptor)
50. Damage ransom decrypting tool
51. DemoTool decrypting tool
52. Dharma Ransom Rakhni decryptor tool
53. DeCrypt Protect decrypting tool
54. Democry decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
55. Derialock ransom decryptor tool
56. Dharma Decryptor
57. DMA Locker decrypting tool + DMA2 Locker decoding tool
58. Fabiansomware decrypting tool
59. Everbe Ransomware decrypting tool
60. Encryptile decrypting tool
61. FenixLocker – decrypting tool
62. FilesLocker decrypting tool
63. FindZip decrypting tool
64. FortuneCrypt decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
65. Fury decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
66. GhostCrypt decrypting tool
67. Globe / Purge decrypting tool + alternative
68. Globe3 decryption tool
69. Gomasom decrypting tool
70. GandCrab decrypting tool
71. Hacked decrypting tool
72. Hakbit decryptor
73. Harasom decrypting tool
74. HydraCrypt decrypting tool
75. HiddenTear decrypting tool
76. Jaff decrypter tool
77. Jigsaw/CryptoHit decrypting tool + alternative
78. KeRanger decrypting tool
79. KeyBTC decrypting tool
80. KimcilWare decrypting tool
81. Lamer decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
82. LambdaLocker decryption tool
83. LeChiffre decrypting tool+alternative
84. Legion decrypting tool
85. Linux.Encoder decrypting tool
86. Lobzik decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
87. Lock Screen ransomware decrypting tool
88. Locker decrypting tool
89. Lortok decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
90. MacRansom decrypting tool
91. Marlboro ransom decryption tool
92. MarsJoke decryption tool
93. Manamecrypt decrypting tool (a.k.a. CryptoHost)
94. Mircop decrypting tool + alternative
95. Merry Christmas / MRCR decryptor
96. Mole decryptor tool
97. MoneroPay Ransomware decrypting tool
98. my-Little-Ransomware decrypting tool 
99. Nanolocker decrypting tool
100. Nemucod decrypting tool + alternative
101. NMoreira ransomware decryption tool
102. Noobcrypt decryption tool
103. ODCODC decrypting tool
104. OpenToYou decryption tools
105. Operation Global III Ransomware decrypting tool
106. Ozozalocker ransomware decryptor
107. Paradise ransomware decryptor
108. PClock decrypting tool
109. Petya decrypting tool + alternative
110. Philadelphia decrypting tool
111. PizzaCrypts decrypting tool
112. Planetary ransomware decrypting tool
113. Pletor decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
114. Polyglot decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rannoh Decryptor)
115. Pompous decrypting tool
116. PowerWare / PoshCoder decrypting tool
117. Popcorn Ransom decrypting tool
118. PyLocky Ransomware decrypting tool
119. Radamant decrypting tool
120. Rakhni decrypting tool
121. Rannoh decrypting tool
122. Rector decrypting tool
123. Rotor decrypting tool (decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
124. Scraper decrypting tool
125. Shade / Troldesh decrypting tool + alternative
126. SNSLocker decrypting tool
127. Stampado decrypting tool + alternative
128. STOP Djvu Ransomware decryptor
129. SZFlocker decrypting tool
130. Teamxrat / Xpan decryption tool
131. TeleCrypt decrypting tool (additional details)
132. TeslaCrypt decrypting tool + alternative 1 + alternative 2
133. Thanatos decryption tool
134. TorrentLocker decrypting tool
135. Umbrecrypt decrypting tool
136. Wildfire decrypting tool + alternative
137. WannaCry decryption tool + Guide
138. XData Ransom decryption tool
139. XORBAT decrypting tool
140. XORIST decrypting tool + alternative
141. Yatron decrypting tool(decrypted by the Rakhni Decryptor)
142. Zeta decrypting tool (decrypted by the CryptoMix Decryptor)

Explanation of ransomware families and decryption tools

As you may have noticed, some of these decryption tools work for multiple ransomware families, while some families have more than one solution (rarer).

From a practical point of view, some of the decryptors are easy to use, but some require technical know-how.

As much as we would like this process to be easier, it is not always possible to make it so.

No matter how much work and time researchers put into reverse engineering cryptoware, the truth is that we will never have a solution to all of these infections.

It would take an army of cybersecurity specialists working around the clock to achieve something like this.

How to avoid ransomware

One of the most effective ways to prevent ransomware from wreaking havoc and blocking your sensitive data is to stay alert and be proactive.

Here you can read the few and simple steps to apply to keep yourself safe.

An excellent idea is to securely keep offline copies of vital information and equip your company with cyber-insurance.

That way, even if cybercriminals gain access to your computers and infect them with malware, you can wipe the system and restore your latest backup.

You will not lose money and no critical information will be compromised!

So please don’t postpone the backup process of your data.

Do it now and get safe!

Also, make your employees aware of this and share the basics of proactive protection with them; doing so will limit the risk of them becoming victims of ransomware and, consequently, you will also better protect your corporate network.

With the emergence of new ransomware, researchers decrypt some types, but others evolve into new variants and end up creating anything but a cat and mouse game.

Therefore, proactivity is vital.

Paying the ransom never guarantees that your data will actually be returned, as criminals could still put it up for sale on the Dark Web.

Therefore, prevention remains the best medicine as always.

However, the best doctors remain the experts: don’t make the mistake of thinking you can always solve everything yourself, contact Help Ransomware.