Karma Ransomware

Karma adds its specific “.karma” extension to the name of every file. For example, your photo named as “my_photo.jpeg” will be transformed into “my_photo.jpeg.karma“, report in Excel tables named “report.xlsx” – to “report.xlsx.karma“, and so on.

Inside of the ransom note, there is usually an instruction saying about purchasing the decryption tool. This decryption tool is created by ransomware developers.

The information by the Karma ransomware states the following frustrating information:

KARMA
Is the content of the files you looked for not readable?
It is normal because the data in your files have been encrypted.
Great!!!
You have turned to be a part of a big community #karma Ransomware
Continue reading because this is the only way out.
!!! If you are reading this message it means the software
!!! “karma Ransomware” has been removed from your computer.
What is encryption? Encryption is a reversible modification of information for security reasons but providing full access to it for authorized users. To become an authorized user and keep the modification absolutely reversible (in other words to have a possibility to decrypt your files) you should have an individual private key. But not only it. It is required also to have special decryption software (in your case “karma Decryptor” software) for safe and complete decryption of all your files and data.

The image below gives a clear vision of how the files with “.karma” extension look like:

How did I get Karma ransomware on my computer?

Karma claims to be a legitimate application “Windows-TuneUp” that supposedly improves computer performance, provides various information, and so-called ‘useful features’ (memory management, registry cleaner, etc.) Therefore, users often believe that it is legitimate software. In fact, these claims are false. In the background, Windows-TuneUp stealthily encrypts stored data.