Ransomware Brief: CLOUDED (.clouded) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .clouded (always in lower-case) Renaming Convention: Files are NOT simply appended. Instead, the malware: Calculates an MD-5 hash of the original file-name. Creates a new name:<MD-5>.clouded Example: Contract_Q3.xlsx → 6f8371ce1d9f3ce6e0f5c2e8d3ba4cd6.clouded The original file name, creation/modification time, and file-size are…

Technical Breakdown: ────────────────── File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: “.cloud” (all lower-case, no second-level suffix such as “.id-XXXX.cloud”). • Renaming Convention: plaintextname → plaintextname.cloud (nothing else is added; the original name, timestamp and attack-id are not written back into the filename). Consequently, two identically-named files from different folders will look the…

The “.CLOP” Ransomware Intel Report Comprehensive community resource for the strain that appends “.clop” to every encrypted file and runs under the family name “Clop” (also tracked internally as “CryptoMix-CL0P” or “TA505 Clop”). Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact appended extension: .<original-extension>.CLOP Example: Report_2024.docx becomes Report_2024.docx.CLOP Unusually long tails: a small number…

clone Ransomware: Community Defense & Recovery Guide This document consolidates up-to-date, technical intelligence and practical mitigation advice for the ransomware strain that uses the .clone file extension. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • File Extension: Confirmed suffix is .clone. Example: ReportQ3.docx becomes ReportQ3.docx.clone. • Renaming Convention: The malware generally preserves the original…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files encrypted by Clocker (also tracked internally as “.clocker” or “TimerLocker”) receive the extension “.clocker”. Renaming Convention: Original: Financials.xlsx After encryption: Financials.xlsx.clocker In some early releases, the ransomware prepended “[LockID-{6-digit_hex}]” before the original name, e.g. [LockID-A3F1B2]Financials.xlsx.clocker. This prefix is dropped in more recent…

Ransomware Community Resource – “.clock” Variant Technical Breakdown: File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension → “.clock” appended to every encrypted file (e.g., Document.docx → Document.docx.clock). • Renaming Convention → The original file name + extension remain intact; the payload simply adds the suffix “.clock” without removing or mutating the native extension.…

Technical & Recovery Guide for CLMAN Ransomware Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact Extension Added: .clman (always in lower-case, no additional dots or hyphens). Renaming Convention: File: 2024_Invoices.xlsx → 2024_Invoices.xlsx.clman Directory names and extensions are preserved; the ransomware only appends .clman. Inside each folder a ransom note file named Restore.txt (sometimes Restore_Recover.clman.txt)…

Clinton Ransomware — Comprehensive Community Resource Guide Exclusive focus on the strain that appends “.CLINTON” to every encrypted file Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware unequivocally uses .CLINTON (upper-case) as the final suffix. Renaming Convention: Original file: Document.docx After encryption: Document.docx.CLINTON There is no email, ransom note…

Ransomware Variant Resource File Extension: .{[8_DIGIT_RANDOM_ID]}.clicocrypter Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of Extension: The ransom-text always ends with the four distinct letters .clicocrypter (case-insensitive, lower-case variants seen). • Renaming Convention:  1. File name itself is not re-used. Instead, the ransomware generates an 8-digit decimal ID (00000000-99999999), prepends a period, and…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware now universally known as “CLF” appends the lowercase extension .clf to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Original files are renamed in the following pattern: OriginalFileName.ext.clf There is no unique prefix or attacker-supplied ID; the only visible change is the single additional…