Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the literal string “_locked” to the base file name instead of adding a separate secondary extension. Example transformation: Quarterly_Report_Q3.xlsx → Quarterly_Report_Q3.xlsx_locked PDFs, images, databases, backups, and even some system configuration files receive the same suffix, which makes visual identification trivial.…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: _jamesbond – appended as a plaintext suffix to every encrypted file (e.g., presentation.pptx._jamesbond, database.accdb._jamesbond). Renaming Convention: Victims will notice all files in folders and on network shares renamed identically with _jamesbond; no random hex or additional numbers are used. The ransomware deliberately preserves…

Ransomware Profile: howrecover.txt ( MedusaLocker Family ) Last significant update May-2024 Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Encrypted data files are NOT given a new signature extension. Instead the malware re-uses: the original extension followed by a randomly-generated 5-to-10-character secondary extension (e.g. document.docx.1f3a8h9j). The payload leaves a ransom note…

Ransomware Profile: The “he.lp,” Extension (MedusaLocker variant) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the exact extension “he.lp,” to every encrypted file, including the trailing comma. Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx_he._lp, Renaming Convention: OriginalName.Ext → OriginalName.Exthe.lp, MedusaLocker usually does NOT re-order file names or inject random hex blocks;…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: _he._lp (note the two leading underscores and the split extension). Renaming convention: Once the ransomware finishes encrypting a file, it appends the new extension to the original one. → Example: Invoice.pdf becomes Invoice.pdf._he._lp. The victim’s original file extension (pdf, docx, xlsx, …) remains…

{{title=HE Ransomware Technical Advisory & Recovery Playbook}} Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: After encryption, every affected file is tagged with “.HE” appended to its original extension (e.g., QuarterlyResults.xlsx becomes QuarterlyResults.xlsx.HE). Renaming Convention: In addition to the extra extension, victims are greeted with filenames that are LOWER-CASE ONLY; the…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware variant appends . _hd (a space followed by an underscore and the letters hd) to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Original filename, original extension, then the string pattern: OldName.ext . _hd (notice the single space before the dot). 2. Detection &…

Okay, so I’m trying to figure out how to deal with this kind of ransomware that uses the file extension _encrypted. The user provided a detailed response already, but let me go through it step by step to make sure everything makes sense and maybe add some more details. First, they talk about confirmation of…

_enc Ransomware – Community Threat & Recovery Guide (Last Major Update: June 2024) I. ­Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension added: ._enc (exactly 5 bytes – dot + underscore + e,n,c) Renaming convention: Folder → file → extension order is preserved, then the new extension is appended. • Report Q2 2024.xlsx…

Ransomware Resource for Files Ending in _d0nut Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the fixed suffix ._d0nut to the original file extension. Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx._d0nut Renaming Convention: Files keep their original base name and path. Sub-directories are not moved or renamed; only individual objects within each directory…