Comprehensive Guide to the “Amelia” Ransomware (.aelia Files) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed File Extension: .aelia Affected files are renamed to filename.ext.aelia, e.g., Quarterly_Report.xlsx becomes Quarterly_Report.xlsx.aelia. Renaming Convention Details: – Filename and original extension are preserved—the ransomware only appends the new extension. – No prefixes or sequential IDs are inserted, so…

No problem — below is everything the community needs to understand and defend against the “Amber” ransomware strain (file extension .amber). Treat the technical and tactical advice as “use-at-your-own-risk”; test everything in an isolated lab before running in production. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file receives…

Comprehensive Guide to the AMBA (.amba) Ransomware Variant (Last updated: 2024-05-25) 1. Technical Breakdown 1.1 File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact suffix appended: .amba Typical renaming convention: Original: Project_Estimate.xlsx After encryption: Project_Estimate.xlsx.amba No additional prefix, site-ID, or random strings are inserted. The ransom-note text file will be dropped as !DECRYPT.txt (sometimes ReadMe-Amba.txt) in every affected…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The “am” ransomware appends .am to every encrypted file, producing extensions such as report_2025.xlsx.am, netlogon.sql.am, family_photos.zip.am, etc. Renaming Convention: Files keep their original base name and original extension; the only modification is the suffix .am that is appended without altering, deleting, or re-ordering…

Alvin Ransomware Resource | Extension “.alvin” Technical Breakdown File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Exact Extension: .alvin (lower-case, no preceding space) • Renaming Convention: – Original filename + random uppercase 6-character ASCII string + “.alvin” Example: Quarterly-Report2024.xlsx → Quarterly-Report2024.xlsx.B7K9Z2.alvin Detection & Outbreak Timeline • First Public Sighting: 7-Jul-2020 on ID-Ransomware; early forum mentions dated to…

ALVARO Ransomware — Comprehensive Community Resource (Last updated: 2024-05-xx) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .alvaro – Appended once to every encrypted filename (case-insensitive). Renaming Convention: – [original_file_name][original_extension].alvaro – Example → Annual_Report_2024.pdf becomes Annual_Report_2024.pdf.alvaro – No embedded victim-ID, counter, or e-mail prefix—making it hard to distinguish victims at a…

Ransomware Resource: .alumni Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .alumni in lower-case. Example: report.xlsx.alumni Renaming Convention: The ransomware appends the .alumni suffix once to every encrypted file without modifying the original base-name. Additional evidence files dropped next to encrypted data: README_TO_RESTORE_ALUMNI.txt (main ransom note) #__ALUMNI__#.ini (per-folder encryption log, used…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .district (appended AFTER the original file name and the original extension). Renaming Convention: [original filename].[original extension].id-[8-hex-char victim ID][email protected] Example: [email protected] 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: Large-scale campaigns distributing this strain were first reported mid-January 2024, with the first samples (爷爷奶奶.exe…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: .alphaware • Renaming Convention: Original name: report_2024_Q2.xlsx After encryption: report_2024_Q2.xlsx.alphaware Alphaware keeps the original file name and simply appends the single extension “.alphaware”. It does NOT swap file-names for hashes or random strings, which makes visual identification very easy once encryption has…

Ransomware Deep-Dive: The .ALPHA Variant (Information is current as of April 2024) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Extension: .ALPHA Renaming Convention: <original-file-name>.<extension>.id-<16-hex-digits>.[<attacker_email>].ALPHA Example: blueprint.dwg.id-7F1A3B6E9C0285D4.[[email protected]].ALPHA Nested Encryption: Each file is fully encrypted once; no double encryption. A plaintext/notepad ransom note titled README_TO_RESTORE.ALPHA is dropped into every folder and on the desktop. 2. Detection…