Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dxxd Renaming Convention: Files are simply re-appended with “.dxxd”; no e-mail address, counter, or random ID is inserted into the filename. Example: Quarterly-Report.xlsx → Quarterly-Report.xlsx.dxxd 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: Earliest customer submissions and underground forum chatter date to September-October…

dxjay Ransomware – Community Resource Sheet Last updated: 2024-06-XX Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension appended: .dxjay (lower-case) Renaming convention: [original_name].{[8-hex-chars]}.dxjay Example: Quarterly-report.xlsx → Quarterly-report.xlsx.{A1B2C3D4}.dxjay The 8-hex string is generated from the first 4 bytes of the victim-ID embedded in the key blob and therefore differs per machine, not per file.…

Ransomware Resource – “.dxen” (BigDT Ransomware Family) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension appended: .dxen (lower-case, four characters). Renaming convention: Original name kept intact, the string .dxen is simply suffixed. Example: Quarterly-Report.xlsx → Quarterly-Report.xlsx.dxen No e-mail address, victim-ID, or braces are inserted into the file name (unlike Dharma/Phobos). 2. Detection &…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dx31 Renaming Convention: – Files keep the original name but receive the new, second extension .dx31 (e.g. project.docx→ project.docx.dx31). – No e-mail address, random 8-byte ID, or “README” string is inserted into the filename itself; the ransom note supplies that information. 2. Detection…

DWQS Ransomware – Community Resource Sheet (Last revised: 2024-06-XX) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .dwqs (lower-case, four characters, appended as a SECOND extension – e.g. Report.xlsx.dwqs) Additional artefacts: – A second copy of the file with “.id-XXXXXXXX.[].dwqs” is sometimes dropped (XXXX = 8 random hex). – Desktop wallpaper…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The string “.dwmapi” is NOT a known, stand-alone ransomware file-extension. “dwmapi.dll” is a legitimate Windows component (Desktop Window Manager API). If you are seeing files that now end in “.dwmapi” it is almost always one of three scenarios: A screen-locker or wiper that…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dwbiwty (upper-case .DWBIWTY is also seen, but lower-case is default). Renaming Convention: – Original name → <original_name>.dwbiwty (no email, ID, or campaign tag appended). – Folders receive a plain text dropped note README.txt; individual files are NOT re-titled beyond adding the extension. 2.…

Ransomware Profile: The “.dwarf” Variant (Last reviewed: 2024-06-xx) TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dwarf (lower-case, no second extension). Renaming Convention: – Original name → <original_name>.<original_ext>.dwarf – Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx becomes Quarterly_Report.xlsx.dwarf – No e-mail or victim-ID string is added, making quick visual identification harder when “hide known extensions” is…

Community Resource – Ransomware “DVPN” (.dvpn) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension: .dvpn (lower-case, four letters, appended as a SECONDARY extension). Example: Quarterly-report.xlsx → Quarterly-report.xlsx.dvpn Additional artefacts left in every folder: README_TO_RESTORE.txt (sometimes HOW_TO_DECRYPT.hta dropped in %PUBLIC%). Typical note header: “>>>> Your network is ENCRYPTED with DVPN Locker <<<<” 2. Detection…

DVIIDE Ransomware Intelligence Report Community-use only – last updated 2024-06-XX Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: “.dviide” (lower-case, six letters). Renaming Convention: – Appends “.dviide” as a second extension, e.g. Project_Q2.xlsx.dviide – Leaves the original filename intact; no e-mail or victim-ID string is inserted. – Files in network shares…