Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends each encrypted file with “.deathofshadow” Example: report.xlsx → report.xlsx.death_of_shadow Renaming Convention: The original filename and extension are kept intact—only the new ransom extension is appended. Folders that contain at least one encrypted file also receive a ransom note named HOW_TO_RECOVER_FILES.txt,…

dealemail RANSOMWARE – COMPREHENSIVE INTELLIGENCE REPORT For SOC teams, incident responders, and home users Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file receives the secondary extension .dealemail appended after the original extension. Example: Project_DB.xlsx → Project_DB.xlsx.dealemail Renaming Convention: The ransomware does not alter the base name of the…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the exact extension “.deal” (lowercase, no leading dot or random ID) to every file it encrypts. Renaming Convention: Encrypted files are renamed by appending the four-letter extension directly to the original filename without any delimiter, e.g., QuarterlyReport.xlsx → QuarterlyReport.xlsxdeal 2.…

Technical Breakdown: deadnet26 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .deadnet26 (all lowercase, appended once). Renaming Convention: The ransomware keeps the original filename and directory structure, injecting its marker before the final dot. Example: Budged_Q3_2024.xlsx → Budged_Q3_2024.deadnet26 No prefix or random string is added—fully preserving the original name until the trailing extension.…

DeadNet Ransomware Survival Guide (at-the-gate analysis – last updated May-2024) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: each encrypted file is suffixed with .deadnet (case-insensitive; Windows reports it as “DEADNET File”). Renaming Convention: Original platform separator is preserved (\ on Windows, / on *nix/ESXi). The ransomware prepends the original filename…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: 7-letter suffix `.deadmin appended to every encrypted file.** Renaming Convention: The malware renames files as original_name.original_extension + .deadmin. Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx becomes QuarterlyReport.xlsx.deadmin. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: The first public incidents were logged around mid-January 2024. A second, intensified wave…

Technical Breakdown – Deadly (.deadly) Ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: After encryption, Deadly strictly appends the extension .deadly to every affected file. No capitalisation variants (.DEADLY) or secondary markers (e.g., victim ID prefixes) have been observed. Renaming Convention: Original filename: Annual_Report_2024.docx After encryption: Annual_Report_2024.docx.deadly Deadly does not prepend an…

Deadline Ransomware Community Resource (last updated May 2024) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: Every encrypted file is appended with “.deadline” in lower-case. Renaming convention: Original name + “.deadline”. The ransomware performs in-place renaming, so vacation2024.jpg → vacation2024.jpg.deadline DecemberSales.xlsx → DecemberSales.xlsx.deadline A ransom note named HOWTORECOVER_FILES.txt or ReadMe.deadline.txt is…

DEADFILES RANSOMWARE – COMMUNITY RESOURCE SHEET Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: .deadfiles Each affected file is simply suffixed with “.deadfiles”, keeping the original base name and pre-existing extension unchanged. Example: Budget_Q3_2025.xlsx → Budget_Q3_2025.xlsx.deadfiles 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline • Approximate First Detection: 14 November 2023 (initial telemetry…

Comprehensive Guide to DEADBOLT Ransomware (.deadbolt) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .deadbolt Renaming Convention: Appends the .deadbolt extension to encrypted files (e.g., AnnualReport.docx → AnnualReport.docx.deadbolt) Entire filename may also be overwritten with a 40-character hexadecimal hash in newer variants (e.g., 3fa4bb781a3c…deadbolt), making manual identification of original files harder.…