Technical Breakdown for Cetori Ransomware (.cetori) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The exact file extension appended by this variant is .cetori. Renaming Convention: Each encrypted file is renamed in the pattern <original_filename>.<original_extension>.cetori Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx becomes QuarterlyReport.xlsx.cetori 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: • First observed in phishing campaigns…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Cesar locks files by appending “.cesar” (or “.cesar” suffix followed by the master cybercriminal’s e-mail address, e.g., “.cesar[[email protected]]”). Renaming Convention: The malware keeps the original file name and positions the extension at the end Example: Q1_2024_Report.xlsx → Q1_2024_Report.xlsx.cesar 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline…

Technical Breakdown – CerberTear 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: CerberTear appends “.cerbertear” to every encrypted file (e.g., proposal_Q2.docx becomes proposal_Q2.docx.cerbertear). Renaming Convention: Files keep their original base name and original extension, with the secondary “.cerbertear” suffix merely concatenated at the end. No randomised strings are inserted between name and suffix,…

Cerber (variant pattern string: cerbersyslocked0009881) Resource Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: encrypted files are given the static extension .cerbersyslocked0009881 (15-digit suffix that never changes across victims). Renaming Convention: OriginalName.Ext.cerbersyslocked0009881 Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.cerbersyslocked0009881 Folder names themselves are NOT altered; only their contained data. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline…

[email protected] – Technical Breakdown & Recovery Guide (Extension typically used: .cerber, .cerber2, .cerber3 … evolving to .cerber6 and later .foo) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact File Extension(s): The Cerber strain behind [email protected] historically appends .cerber## (where “##” is a two-digit version, e.g., .cerber, .cerber2, .cerber3). After version 6 it switched to…

CERBER6 – Expert Resource Guide Last updated: 2023-11-17 Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension : .cerber6 (lowercase, no wildcard; earlier branches used .cerber/.cerber2-5). • Renaming Convention : – Original filename → CRYPTED-[A-F0-9]{4}-filename.original .cerber6 (e.g., report.xlsx → CRYPTED-C3A7-report.xlsx.cerber6) – Dropped similar-structured files in every directory: ├─ README.hta (rich ransom…

Technical Breakdown – “Cerber3” (extension .cerber3) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files encrypted by this strain acquire the .cerber3 suffix to the end of the original extension, e.g., Report_2024Q3.xlsx.cerber3, vacation.jpg.cerber3. Renaming Convention: Original file name and internal structure are preserved exactly—no base-64 renaming like later strains. Folder-level marker files #…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: After encryption, Cerber2 appends “.cerber2” as a secondary extension, resulting in filenames like document.docx.cerber2. Renaming Convention: The Trojan preserves the original filename, prepends sixteen hexadecimal characters (a 64-bit file identifier) to the base name, and appends the “.cerber2” suffix: e.g., 4A9F3B2C6D8E1F70_document.docx.cerber2. 2. Detection…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Cerber’s current and historic waves append .cerber, .cerber2, .cerber3, and so on (the number increments with each major variant). Most victims today encounter .cerber5, .cerber6, or the variant-suffix .cbf47 / .a8d2f. Renaming Convention: Original filename: Quarterly-Report.xlsx Encrypted: Quarterly-Report.xlsx.cerber6 Additionally, the malware stores each…

Below is a community-oriented resource targeting the ransomware strain that appends the extension “.celestial” to every encrypted file. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every successfully encrypted file is appended with .celestial (lower-case). Example: Q4‐Sales.xlsx → Q4‐Sales.xlsx.celestial Renaming Convention: Original name is preserved; the extension is simply tacked on.…