Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files are given the suffix “.estemani” (lower-case). Renaming Convention: Original name → <original_name>.id-<8-hex-digits>.[<attacker_monero_wallet>].estemani Example: Annual_Budget.xlsx becomes Annual_Budget.xlsx.id-A1B2C3D4.[46x6C…Y3T].estemani 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First publicly documented February 2024; majority of submissions to ID-Ransomware and VirusTotal cluster between 12-Feb-2024 and 15-Mar-2024. Peak…

essy Ransomware – Community Resource Sheet (Compiled Q4-2023 – keep timestamps in mind; treat everything as “best-effort” guidance, not legal advice.) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact marker placed on every encrypted object: .essy Example: Invoice.xlsx → Invoice.xlsx.essy No e-mail, random hex string, or “README” text is written into the name itself.…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .eslock The extension is appended to the original filename (it does not replace the native extension). Example: AnnualReport.xlsx becomes AnnualReport.xlsx.eslock Renaming Convention: No randomised prefix/suffix. No e-mail address or victim-ID in the filename. Directory root is littered with one dropped ransom note named…

Ransomware Briefing – Extension “.esexz” (Community-use draft – 2024-05) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension added: .esexz (lower-case, five letters, no dot in front when stored in logs, but files appear as *.esexz) Renaming convention: – Keeps the original file name and simply appends .esexz (e.g., Quarterly-Report.xlsx ➜ Quarterly-Report.xlsx.esexz) – No…

Technical Breakdown & Recovery Guide – “Escovinda” Ransomware (file marker: “.escovinda”) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .escovinda Renaming convention: Plain file → <original_name>.<original_ext>.escovinda Example: Quarterly-Results.xlsx becomes Quarterly-Results.xlsx.escovinda No e-mail or ID string is inserted, so all victims hit by the same build receive an identical-looking extension Folders receive…

⚠️ Community-sourced intelligence – last updated June 2024. Always re-verify IOCs and recovery tools with the vendor’s official site or a trusted FIRST team before acting. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .escanor (second campaign seen appending .escanor2) Renaming Convention: OriginalName.txt → OriginalName.txt.escanor Picture.jpg → Picture.jpg.FFFFFF.escanor (newer builds inject…

Technical Breakdown – Escal Ransomware (.ESCAL) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of file extension: – Exact extension appended is “.ESCAL” (upper-case or lower-case depending on sample). • Renaming convention: – Files are renamed in the pattern: <original file-name>.<original extension>.<victim-ID>.ESCAL Example: project.xlsx → project.xlsx.8B0C5F7A.ESCAL – The 8-character victim-ID is unique per campaign and…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact Extension: “.es_helps” (always lower-case and always written with the trailing underscore) Renaming Convention: After encryption the file name is transformed into <original-name>.<original-extension>+++<32-hex-str>.email=[<victim-ID>]@esrecovery.onion+++es_helps The 32-character string is a host-specific hex value computed from the MAC address + volume ID. The presence of the “+++” token makes mass-identification…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .ert (lowercase) is appended as a secondary extension, e.g. Invoice_Oct.xlsx → Invoice_Oct.xlsx.ert Renaming Convention: Does NOT alter the original filename or first extension—only adds .ert at the end. Inside every folder it processes, it drops a plain-text ransom note called read_now.txt (sometimes How_to_decrypt.hta).…

Ransomware Resource: .errz This document consolidates everything currently known about the ransomware strain that appends the extension .errz to encrypted data. Last updated: 2024-05-30 (community tracking still active). Use the information below to PREVENT, IDENTIFY, ISOLATE, REMOVE, and — if possible — RECOVER from the infection. TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File-Extension & Renaming Pattern Confirmed extension:…