Technical Breakdown – “Damacrypt” Ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Each encrypted file is given the extra suffix “.damacrypt” immediately after the original name and extension (e.g., 2024_budget.xlsx.damacrypt). Renaming Convention: Files keep their original stem + extension so forensic reconstruction is possible. NO renaming of folders has been observed, giving…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: {{ $json.extension }} = .dalle Every file encrypted by this ransomware ends with .dalle, appended after the original extension (e.g., report.docx.dalle, database.sql.dalle). Renaming Convention: – Absolute: no partial rename or prepended ID strings—original name remains immediately before .dalle. – In addition to the…

Technical Breakdown – “Dale” Ransomware (extension: .dale ) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dale (lowercase, appended to the original extension) Example: Report_Q3.docx → Report_Q3.docx.dale Renaming Convention: Keeps the original filename and the genuine extension (typical for STOP/DJVU derivatives). No prefix, extra ID string, or e-mail address is added at mid-file…

Compendium: daddycrypt Ransomware A security-service resource compiled for rapid response and defensive planning Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .daddycrypt Renaming Convention: Each encrypted file is appended with the static suffix .daddycrypt after the original extension. A single-line, UTF-8 note named DADDY RECOVERY MANUAL.txt is dropped into every folder…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dablio (note the lowercase spelling). Renaming Convention: Each encrypted file is appended “.dablio” as a secondary extension while leaving the original extension intact. Example: Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.dablio No base-name or UUID prefixing is used—only the new extension is added. 2. Detection & Outbreak…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: daaefc (all lowercase, no leading dot). Renaming Convention: Files are renamed from original.ext → original.ext.daaefc (the original extension is preserved and .daaefc is simply appended). There is no additional prefix or per-file ID. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: Active campaigns…

Community Resource Ransomware Variant: .davincicode Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file appends the exact, lower-case extension .da_vinci_code (e.g., Q4-Budget.xlsx.da_vinci_code). Renaming Convention: The malware does NOT prepend any ransom ID or attacker e-mail; the original filename and path remain intact until the very end of encryption. A…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: d7k Renaming Convention: Each affected file is truncated to its original name plus the new .d7k suffix only. Example: Quarterly_Financial_Report_Q1.xlsx becomes Quarterly_Financial_Report_Q1.xlsx.d7k No additional prefixes, brackets, or random strings are appended—this simple suffix change is one of the quickest visual giveaways that a…

Technical Breakdown: File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: .d4nk (always lower-case). • Renaming Convention: – Original filename and extension are left intact and the string .d4nk is appended, e.g.Report_2024Q1.xlsx.d4nk. – Hidden NTFS alternate data streams (ADS) are sometimes created with the same base name + .temp.d4nk during encryption, then removed on…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files encrypted by the D3G1D5 ransomware are consistently given the new extension .d3g1d5. Renaming Convention: Original file names remain intact with the new extension appended directly after the last dot e.g. 2024_financial_report.xlsx → 2024_financial_report.xlsx.d3g1d5 There is no additional ID string, email address, or…