Ransomware Briefing – ELPY (.elpy) Last updated: 18 Jun 2025 Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension added: .elpy (lower-case, four letters, no second extension). Typical renaming convention: [original-name].[original-ext].id-[<8-hex-chars>].[<EMAIL>].elpy Example → Project.xlsx.id-A73F4C02.[][<EMAIL_ADDRESS>](mailto:<EMAIL_ADDRESS>).elpy The short hex block is the Machine-ID/Victim-ID that the affiliates reuse in the TOR site URL. 2. Detection & Outbreak…

Ransomware Resource Sheet File extension in scope: .elpvd TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact confirmation: Files are appended with “.elpvd” (lower-case) – e.g. Project.docx → Project.docx.elpvd. Additional surface changes: In most seen incidents the ransomware also drops a secondary marker – the string “ELPVD” is written into the file header so any…

Ransomware File-Extension Resource Variant: ELPACO-TEAM (a.k.a. “.ELPACO-TEAM”, “elpaco-team”, “Team ELPACO Ransomware”) Last revision: June 2024 TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension appended: .ELPACO-TEAM (upper-case is typical; some samples use lower-case .elpaco-team). Renaming convention: original-name.jpg → original-name.jpg.ELPACO-TEAM The malware keeps the original file name + original extension, then simply concatenates the new…

Ransomware Spotlight ― Extension “.elons_recovery” (Elons-Help.txt campaign) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the literal string .elons_recovery to every encrypted file (e.g., Invoice.xlsx.elons_recovery). Renaming Convention: Original name is preserved, only the extra 14-byte suffix is added, so length checks or simple “*.elons_recovery” filters will catch everything.…

ELONS Ransomware – Community Defense Playbook (For the strain that appends “.elons” to every encrypted file) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension: .elons (lower-case, leading dot) Renaming convention: Original name is preserved; extension is simply appended. Example: Annual_Report.xlsx → Annual_Report.xlsx.elons No e-mail address, random bytes, or campaign ID inserted into the…

Ransomware Profile: elonmuskisgreedy* Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: elonmuskisgreedy* (asterisk is literally part of the suffix) Renaming Convention: Original file: photo.jpg After encryption: photo.jpg.elonmuskisgreedy* No e-mail, victim-ID or Tor URL is inserted into the name. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First submitted to public malware…

ELITTE87 (a.k.a. “Elitte 4.2.5”) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .elitte87 (lower-case, eight characters) Renaming Convention: Original file → original_name.[original_ext].elitte87 Example: 2024_budget.xlsx becomes 2024_budget.xlsx.elitte87 No e-mail, victim-ID, or random hex string is appended—just the single extra extension. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First public sighting: mid-October 2023 (phishing wave…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .elitte (note the trailing asterisk in your query is a wildcard; the actual extension is simply .elitte) Renaming Convention: Original file Budget2024.xlsx becomes Budget2024.xlsx.elitte Original file Vacation.jpg becomes Vacation.jpg.elitte The ransomware keeps the original file name intact and merely appends the extra 7-byte…

Ransomware Brief – “elibe” extension Last update: 24 Jun 2025 TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .elibe (lower-case, four letters). Renaming convention: Original name → <original_name>.<original_extension>.elibe Example: Report_Q2.xlsx becomes Report_Q2.xlsx.elibe No e-mail or ID-string is inserted between the original extension and .elibe. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First public…

Eldritch Ransomware Technical Dossier (Updated for every new campaign – last refresh: June-2024) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .eldritch (lower-case) is appended to every encrypted object. Example: Quarterly-Report.xlsx ➔ Quarterly-Report.xlsx.eldritch No second extension or random hex is inserted—the original name and extension are kept intact, only the extra…