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How to Manually Recover MS Outlook Data Encrypted by the VVEW Virus

How to Manually Recover MS Outlook Data Encrypted by the VVEW Virus
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Recovering Microsoft Outlook data from .PST files infected with a “VVEW” virus is one of the most common reasons for data loss practically everywhere today. The Recovery Toolbox for Outlook tool will help you recover your email database in just a few minutes – even if the data seems to be completely lost and inaccessible

The VVEW virus is a type of ransomware that targets computers by encrypting files and requesting a fee to unlock them. Data loss and financial losses are potential outcomes of ransomware attacks. Files are encrypted by VVEW, which also renames them by adding the .

Repair process of a broken PST file to a functional email.

VVEW extension produces files with the name “readme.txt” that contain the ransom note. The extremely harmful ransomware “VVEW” virus mainly spreads in the form of mail, program Trojans, and web pages. 

It uses various encryption algorithms to infect, delete, and encrypt Outlook .PST files, adding its .VVEW extension that makes it impossible to access your Outlook files.

Alert showing "Signs of ransomware detected" with a red shield icon.

Source: Microsoft Outlook

The virus encrypts the beginning and end of files, modifies them, or employs a combination of encryption with the substitution of places because the .PST/.OST files used to store emails is typically large. 

Using the Recovery Toolbox for Outlook’s cutting-edge analytical algorithms, the program can retrieve up to 99% of the damaged or encrypted emails and contacts. 

You may safely retrieve and restore practically all emails, contacts, attachments, and other data thanks to its offline and online file recovery methods, which read and analyze the complete file without relying on service headers, service tables, or service links.

You can fix any issue with Recovery Toolbox for Outlook. Your .PST files of various versions can be repaired, including ANSI (Outlook 97–2003), Unicode (Outlook 2007 and higher), and password-protected files. 

With the help of the Online Outlook Recovery Tool, it is simple to restore corrupted MS Outlook data online on any device, .PST files, or restore any version of .PST files.

Before repairing the damaged .PST file, you might need to locate your Outlook Data files in MS Outlook.