.DARKNESS File

The darkness file extension is typically related to files that were encrypted and renamed by Rakhni ransomware distributed via any of the following Trojans:

• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rakhni
• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.iih
• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Aura
• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Autoit
• Trojan-Ransom.AndroidOS.Pletor
• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Rotor
• Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lamer
• and Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Cryptokluchen

How to open:

You cannot open these files until you decrypt them successfully. There exist a decryptor from Kaspersky called RakhniDecryptor that may be of help.

How to convert:

You first need to decrypt the .darkness file before you can convert the content.