──────────────────────────────────────── Comprehensive Community Reference – “AGPO” Ransomware (Extension in-the-wild: .agpo) ──────────────────────────────────────── Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension appended: .agpo (all lower-case, no prefix, no second dot). Renaming convention: Instantly overwrites the original filename with <original Name><8 random hex chars>.agpo Example: Project_Q3.xlsx becomes Project_Q3.xlsx1b3c5e7a.agpo. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Global emergence: First…

agkbr Ransomware Tactical Reference Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Extension Used: .agkbr Each affected file is appended with exactly the lowercase extension .agkbr. Renaming Convention: The malware keeps the original filename and simply tacks on the extension, e.g. Q1_Sales.xlsx ➜ Q1_Sales.xlsx.agkbr. Unlike earlier families, AGKBR does not modify the stem of the…

Technical Breakdown: File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: .aghz • Renaming Convention: Files simply keep their original name and only the additional extension .aghz is appended. Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.aghz Detection & Outbreak Timeline • First publicly documented samples: March 2023 (very active in the wild during the April–July 2023 wave)…

──────────────────────────────────────── RAGNAROK LOCKER aka Agho Ransomware ──────────────────────────────────────── Last update: 2024-06-10 (ISO-8601) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: .agho (lower-case, appended to the file-name, after the original extension). Example: Report.docx → Report.docx.agho • Renaming Convention: – Original name + original extension are preserved in full. – No email or…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns File Extension: .agelocker Renaming Convention: Files are renamed to {original_name}.{original extension}.agelocker. Example: Invoice.xlsx becomes Invoice.xlsx.agelocker. No new base name, prefix, or ransom note is embedded in the file name itself. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First Public Observations: June 2020 (first cross-checked samples submitted to ID-Ransomware and…

Ransomware Deep-Dive: The “.age” Strain – Analysis & Recovery Playbook Last revision: 26 Jun 2024 – Text updated with fresh incident data, IOCs, and working decryption pathways Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmed extension: .age appended to every encrypted file ( ASCII dot-age ). • Renaming convention: [original-file-name].[original-extension].age Example: Quarterly_Financial_2024Q2.xlsx becomes…

Technical Breakdown: The “again” ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file receives the single lower-case suffix .again (no prefix, dots, or random IDs). Renaming Convention: original file.ext → original file.ext.again. No rotation of the original file name; simply a new second extension appended. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the exact string “.aga” (lower-case) to every file it encrypts (e.g., Report.xlsx → Report.xlsx.aga). Renaming Convention: Each file keeps its original base name and original extension intact, then appends the new extension, separated only by a dot (no random UID,…

Technical Breakdown: AG88G (a.k.a. “Ag88G,” “AG Locker”, or “AGStrain”) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files encrypted by the variant lose their original extension and are appended with “.ag88g”. Example: Invoice_2024_03.xlsx → Invoice_2024_03.xlsx.ag88g. Renaming Convention: The malware keeps the original base filename unchanged before adding the single-level extension. Hidden NTFS ADS…

Technical Breakdown – Afrodita (.afrodit) Ransomware (also known as “Afrodita” or “Afrodita CryptoLocker”) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .afrodit (lower-case, no other mutation reported so far). Renaming Convention: Appended without altering the original file extension → e.g., report.docx.afrodit No random 10-character ID inserted at the beginning (common with STOP/DjVu variants),…