Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: aqva All encrypted files are suffixed with “.aqva” in addition to the original extension – e.g., Document.docx.aqva, Budget.xlsx.aqva. Renaming Convention: Each original filename is preserved and then simply extended with “.aqva”. No single randomly-generated component or e-mail address is prepended; this makes bulk…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends .aptlock to every file it encrypts. Renaming Convention: <original_filename>.<original_extension>.aptlock Example: Q1-Financial-Report.xlsx becomes Q1-Financial-Report.xlsx.aptlock. No root-extension change occurs, so users can still identify the original file type, but no application can open it without decryption. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: APT14-Chir appends “.apt14chir” (lower-case, no dot before the extension) to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Victim files retain their original base names, but the ransomware pre-pends a 10-character Base64-style string (e.g., 3Nk7qmB==) followed by an underscore. Example: Sales_Q4.xlsx → 3Nk7qmB==_Sales_Q4.xlsx.apt14chir 2. Detection &…

──────────────────────────────────────────── APOLLON865 Ransomware Comprehensive Guide ──────────────────────────────────────────── Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension Victim files are appended with a 13-character string: .[[email protected]].apollon865 – The prefix [[email protected]] is hard-coded; the e-mail may change in re-brands. – The suffix .apollon865 is constant across all samples. Renaming Convention Original path: C:\Users\alice\Documents\project_report.xlsx After encryption:…

Below is a consolidated, vendor-neutral knowledge-base for the ApolloLocker (extension .apolloLocker) ransomware. All facts draw on open-source intelligence (OSINT), law-enforcement advisories, and verified incident-response playbooks. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .apolloLocker (lower-case, one word, no hyphen). Renaming Convention: original_name.{EXT}.id-<8-digit VICTIM-ID>.apolloLocker —example: book.xlsx.id-7842ABCD.apolloLocker 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First…

Ransomware File Extension: .apocalypsevm – Technical & Recovery Resource Prepared by a cybersecurity specialist focused on ransomware defense & incident response. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The malicious payload appends the literal suffix “.apocalypsevm” (case-insensitive) to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Victims will see filenames transformed from: Document.docx…

Technical & Recovery Guide Ransomware Variant: apocalypse (new variant) – file extension .apocalypse Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed Extension: .apocalypse Renaming Convention: Example: Q1-Financial.xlsx → Q1-Financial.xlsx.apocalypse – Keeps the original full file name intact and appends only .apocalypse. – No additional prefixes, Hex-IDs, or victim IDs — a minimal approach that…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Apocalypse ransomware appends the literal string .[id-<victim-ID>][email|btc-address].apocalypse (or, in early variants, simply **.crypt** or **.encrypted**). Renaming Convention: Original filenames are fully preserved, but the entire extension stack is concatenated to the end. Example: Q3-Budget.xlsx.[id-4861][[email protected]].apocalypse. The file-system will therefore show the file as a…

Ransomware Deep-Dive: Understanding & Fighting “apis” Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Extension used: .apis (lowercase, four characters, no additional sub-extension). Renaming Convention: Files are first altered in-place, then the original name has a single 6-character “victim-ID” appended, followed by the new extension. Pattern: original_name.{victim-id}.apis Example: Budget-Q3.xlsx.f4G1z2.apis 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First…

APEXNOTE.txt Ransomware – Comprehensive Response Guide Intelligence prepared by the {{ $json.extension }} Threat-Analysis Cell (Last Updated: 2024-06-20) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files touched by APEXNOTE.txt are appended with .apexnote.txt (e.g., 2024-Annual_Report.xlsx.apexnote.txt). Renaming Convention: The malware does not alter the original file name itself—it only appends the…