Ransomware Profile – “ELDER” (also seen as .elder, elder444, elder666) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of extension: .elder (low-case). Renaming convention: Victim file: Project.docx → Project.docx.elder Folders receive an additional marker: inside every encrypted directory the dropper plants: HOW_TO_BACK_FILES elder.txt or elder444-readme.txt elder-key.lock (tiny hidden file; used by the decryptor to…

Eldaosla Ransomware – Community Defense Brief Encrypted-file extension observed: .eldaosla Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: All encrypted files receive the suffix .eldaosla. Example: Project.xlsx → Project.xlsx.eldaosla Renaming Convention: Extension is simply appended; no additional prefix or obfuscation is added. If the option “–rename” is passed to the binary,…

Ransomware Dossier Variant tracked by extension: .eldaolsa Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension appended: .eldaolsa (lower-case, 8 chars, no secondary extension) Renaming convention: [original_name]#[unique_victim_ID]@[attacker_email].eldaolsa Example: Project_gantt.xlsx → Project_gantt.xlsx#[email protected] 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First public submission: 21 Feb 2024 (ID-Ransomware & Any.Run) ** Peak distribution window:** late-Feb → mid-Mar 2024 (LockBit-supplied…

Ransomware Report – “.elctronic” (Compiled for the incident-response & DFIR community) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .elctronic (yes, the miss-spelling of “electronic” is intentional and constant) Renaming Convention: Plain append: document.xlsx → document.xlsx.elctronic No e-mail, no victim-ID, no bitcoin address inserted into file name (keeps the footprint low,…

Technical Briefing for the “.elbow” Ransomware Variant Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file receives the secondary suffix “.elbow” (example: Project.xlsx.elbow). Renaming Convention: No other fixed string is inserted in the file name; the malware preserves the original name and merely appends the new extension. 2. Detection…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the extension .elbie (lower-case) to every file it encrypts. Renaming Convention: Each file receives the victim’s unique ID (a 40-character hexadecimal string generated from the system) followed by the attacker’s “Tor-to-Tor” e-mail address [email protected] and finally the new .elbie suffix.…

Ransomware Intelligence Brief – “elbeecrypt” variant Extension seen in the wild: .elbeecrypt Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension appended: “.elbeecrypt” (lower-case, no space, no e-mail/ID prefix). Renaming convention: Original name → <original-name>.<original-ext>.elbeecrypt Example: Quarterly-Results.xlsx becomes Quarterly-Results.xlsx.elbeecrypt No obfuscation of the original file name or path; therefore forensic reconstruction is easier compared…

elopolocker Ransomware – Community Defense & Recovery Guide Disclaimer: This advisory is compiled from publicly reported artefacts, incident-response notes, and reverse-engineering publications available up to June 2024. IOCs (indicators of compromise) are supplied “as-is” for triage only—always validate in your own environment. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension added to every…

eky Ransomware – Community Resource Sheet (Last-updated: 2024-06) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact file-marker: “.eky” (lower-case, 3 letters, no spaces) Renaming convention: Original name → <original_name>.<original_extension>.id-<VictimID>.[attacker-email].eky Example: Budget2024.xlsx becomes Budget2024.xlsx.id-A12B3456.[[email protected]].eky Victim ID is an 8-byte hex string. One or two e-mail addresses (usually ProtonMail/Tutanota) appear between the ID and the final…

Technical Breakdown – ekvf Ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension added to every encrypted object: .ekvf Renaming convention: Original name → <original-name>.<original-extension>.ekvf – Example: Q4-Report.xlsx becomes Q4-Report.xlsx.ekvf – Files located in cloud-sync folders (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive) receive the same treatment; the sync client dutifully uploads the now-useless object, spreading it to…