Ransomware Briefing – eking extension Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension: .eking (lowercase; a second iteration of Phobos family that previously used .phobos, .phoenix, .adage, .faust, etc.). Rename template: original_name.ext.id[< victim-ID >].[< attacker-e-mail >].eking Example: Project.docx → Project.docx.id[9ECFA84E-2275].[[email protected]].eking If the affiliate runs the “Mario” variant, a short random string may precede…

EKANS (also called SNAKE) Ransomware – Community Resource Last update: June 2024 TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .EKANS (older samples) or, more recently, a 5-character random string (e.g., .xh7r9, .qm8p2). Renaming Convention: original_name.ekans – no prefix/suffix is added. Note: in most victims’ reports the current folder, network shares…

Ransomware Dossier – “.eject” (Eject Ransomware) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact file marker: .eject (lower-case, appended directly after the original extension) Example: Invoice.xlsx ➔ Invoice.xlsx.eject No e-mail address or victim-ID is injected into the filename – the only change is the final extension. Ransom-note name: README_TO_RESTORE.txt (dropped in every folder and…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Extension Confirmed: eiur • Renaming Convention: Victim files are renamed in a consistent double-extension pattern – original name + 4-character random ID + “.eiur”, e.g.: – Budget2024.xlsx → Budget2024.xlsx.5K9D.eiur – Thesis.doc → Thesis.doc.7M2X.eiur The 4-character ID is unique per host, not per file, so every encrypted…

eijy-ransomware community brief (last updated: 2024-05-XX) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: Every encrypted file receives the suffix .eijy (lower-case, four characters, no second extension). Renaming convention: – Original name → <original_name>.<original_ext>.eijy – Example: “Invoice2024-Q1.xlsx” becomes “Invoice2024-Q1.xlsx.eijy” – If the file already has a long path, the ransomware keeps…

Ransomware Briefing for the Extension “.eight” Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .eight (lower-case) is appended to every encrypted file: e.g. Annual_Budget.xlsx.eight Renaming convention: The malware keeps the original file name + original extension, then tacks on “.eight”. No e-mail address, victim-ID, or random string is inserted, so a…

Technical Breakdown (The “Ehre”-branded ransomware that appends ehre) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of exact file extension: .ehre (always lower-case, never seen with additional subextensions). Renaming convention: Original filename → original_name.random-UUID.ehre Example: Q4-Budget.xlsx becomes Q4-Budget.45B827D4-901C-4123-A8E6-F2C1E0988D21.ehre. No e-mail or TOR URL inside the new name, but a desktop wallpaper is written (ehre.jpg) and every…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .ehiz Renaming Convention: Each affected file is appended with a second extension in lower-case → .ehiz Example: annual_report.xlsx → annual_report.xlsx.ehiz No e-mail, ID string, or random prefix is added—only the new extension. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First submissions to…

Ransomware Resource Sheet Variant tracked by extension: .ehehehx12 (updated 06-Dec-2024) Technical Breakdown 1. File-Extension & Renaming Pattern Confirmed extension: .ehehehx12 Renaming convention (observed in the wild 24–26 Nov 2024): VictimName-JobCode_IDRANDOM.r[TIMESTAMP UTC].ehehehx12 *Example:*AcmeCorp-Budget.xlsx.r2024-11-25T194125.ehehehx12` Deleted shadow copies / changes “boot execute” registry to prevent recovery 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Earliest VT sample analysed: 21 Nov 2024.…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .egmwvm (lower-case, no space or second extension). Renaming Convention: – Original name → <original_name>.<original_extension>.egmwvm – Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx becomes Quarterly_Report.xlsx.egmwvm – No e-mail address, victim ID, or random hex string is inserted, which distinguishes it from many “big-name” families that tag the filename with…