Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your VIRUS file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert VIRUS to another file type
To convert VIRUS Quarantined files to another format, you need Malwarebytes or other Encoded software.
Convert a file to VIRUS
To convert other file formats to the "Quarantined Malware File" file type, you need software like Malwarebytes or a similar tool.
About VIRUS files
A .virus file is typically an infected, encrypted, or isolated file that has been modified by antivirus software or ransomware to prevent it from executing. These files are typically handled by security applications like Malwarebytes or Avast, which append the extension to quarantine malicious code. Users often search for a way to convert these files because they want to recover their original documents or photos after a malware infection. The primary disadvantage of the .virus format is that the file is completely inaccessible, either heavily obfuscated or locked behind proprietary military-grade encryption. Once safely neutralized or decrypted, the best target formats are the file's original extensions, such as DOCX, PDF, or JPG. Be aware that in cases of severe ransomware, original data formatting may be permanently destroyed. This file format is exceptionally difficult to open or convert because the data is deliberately scrambled. Standard online converters will fail because a .virus file does not follow standard media or document structures. Often only the original software or a specific private key can properly read or export the data. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format that was merely renamed rather than fully encrypted, viewing or conversion may still be possible safely in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your VIRUS file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted PDF, BPF, FSKEY and FSFIX files.
FAQ
If you want to convert VIRUS file to EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT, CMD or COM, you can use Malwarebytes or similar software from the "Quarantined or Encrypted File" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to VIRUS, try Malwarebytes or another comparable tool in the "Quarantined or Encrypted File" category.
The VIRUS Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our VIRUS converter.