Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: encoded01 (no leading dot, all lower-case). Renaming Convention: Files keep their original name and original extension, then receive a second, appended extension: <original_name>.<original_ext>.encoded01 Example: Quarterly-Report.xlsx becomes Quarterly-Report.xlsx.encoded01. The ransomware does NOT alter the first 8 bytes of the file, which remain the original…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The canonical extension appended after encryption is “.encoded”. Renaming Convention: Original filenames are kept intact and the 4-byte extension is simply appended (e.g., 2024-salary.xlsx → 2024-salary.xlsx.encoded). No e-mail addresses, random IDs, or secondary markers are added. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start…

ENCMyWork Ransomware – Community Defense & Recovery Guide Last updated: 2024-06-XX Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .encmywork (lower-case, no spaces or extra characters). Renaming convention: Original: 2024-Q2-Budget.xlsx After encryption: 2024-Q2-Budget.xlsx.encmywork No e-mail address, random ID, or base-name change is appended; only the single suffix is added. Directory drop…

Ransomware Report – “.enciphered” Variant (Community Edition – last updated 2024-06) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension added: .enciphered (lower-case, no space, appended after the original extension). Renaming convention: original_name.original_ext.[victim_ID].enciphered Example: Invoice_G2024.pdf → Invoice_G2024.pdf.9A7B3C.enciphered The 6-byte victim ID is randomly generated on first run and stored in the registry (HKLM\SOFTWARE\Enciphered\victim_id). Dropped…

Ransomware Brief – “encfiles” Extension (Last updated: 2024-05-20) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension appended: .encfiles (lower-case, no space, no e-mail or ID string) Renaming convention: The ransomware keeps the original file name + original extension and simply adds .encfiles at the end (e.g., Quarterly_Report.xlsx.encfiles). In some older sub-variants an e-mail…

Ransomware Brief: “.encencenc” (a.k.a. “EncFile”, “EncRansom”, “XingLocker”) Last revised: June 2024 TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Extension appended: .encencenc (lower-case, no space, added as a third extension, e.g. Report.xlsx.encencenc). Renaming convention: – Original file name and first extension are preserved; the trojan simply concatenates .encencenc. – No e-mail address or victim-ID is…

Ransomware Profile: encedrsa ({{ $json.extension }}) 1. TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Extension displayed to victim: .encedrsa Renaming convention: Original file is overwritten, not duplicated. Pattern observed: <original-name>.<original-extension>.encedrsa Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx → QuarterlyReport.xlsx.encedrsa 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First public sample: 24 Nov 2023 (uploaded to VirusTotal from Ukraine). Widely reported spikes: 19…

RobbinHood (a.k.a. “enc_robbinhood”) Ransomware – Community Defense Guide Last updated: 2024-05-XX TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension appended to every encrypted file: .enc_robbinhood (lower case; a 19-byte string including the leading dot). Renaming convention: Original name → <original_full_name>.enc_robbinhood Example: Annual_Report.xlsx becomes Annual_Report.xlsx.enc_robbinhood. No e-mail address, victim-ID, or random hex is inserted—only…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .enc1 (always lower-case) Renaming Convention: Victim file Report_Q3.xlsx becomes Report_Q3.xlsx.enc1 No e-mail address, victim-ID, or random hex string is appended—just the extra suffix. Files located in network shares, removable media, and cloud-sync folders are processed the same way. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline…

enc-Ransomware Intelligence Brief Last updated: 2024-MM-DD Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation: The malware now appends the literal string .enc (in lower-case) as a secondary extension, e.g. Annual_Report.xlsx → Annual_Report.xlsx.enc. Optional decoration: Some clusters also drop an e-mail address before “.enc” (e.g. …id-12345.[[email protected]].enc). Desktop wallpaper / icon swap: The icon of every…