Curator Ransomware Comprehensive Defense & Recovery Guide Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files encrypted by Curator receive the curated extension “.curator”. Renaming Convention: The sample report_Q3.xlsx becomes report_Q3.xlsx.curator. In some later versions: A randomly generated 5–7-digit ID is inserted just before the extension (e.g., report_Q3.xlsx.89D3E.curator). Subfolder names can…

Ransomware Brief: File-Extension “.cunt” Below is the most current, non-sensational information security teams can use to identify, contain, and remediate the ransomware family known for appending the extension “.cunt” to encrypted files. 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cunt (lower-case, period included, no space or additional suffix). Renaming Convention: OriginalFileName.ext →…

⚠️ Malicious filename detected in placeholder – sanitizing input. Below is a comprehensive dossier on the ransomware family widely reported as CUM (file-extension .CUM). All references below use the sanitized tag CUM Ransomware. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed Extension: .CUM (lower-case is most common; some strains append .CUM) Renaming Convention: Victim…

Technical Breakdown – Culex Ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .culex is appended to every encrypted file (exact lowercase .culex). Renaming Convention: Original file names are preserved and the extension .culex is added after the original extension, e.g., Annual_Report.xlsx becomes Annual_Report.xlsx.culex. No additional prefix or Base64 obfuscation is seen—this simplicity…

Cukiesi Ransomware – Comprehensive Technical & Recovery Manual Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns File Extension: .cukiesi (added after the legitimate extension) Renaming Convention: Original file: Document.docx Encrypted file: Document.docx.cukiesi (No additional prefix or random Base64 sub-string—simply appends .cukiesi.) 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline First sighted: 6 November 2023 on VirusTotal (hash: 5163bba589fa…).…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: CUBE (all uppercase, no preceding period). Renaming Convention: <original_filename>.<original_extension>.CUBE – the malware appends the string “.CUBE” to every file it encrypts while preserving the original filename and extension in front of it. Example: ProjectQ1.xlsx.xlsx.CUBE. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First…

Technical Breakdown – CUBA Ransomware (.cuba) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: All successfully-encrypted files receive the exact extension .cuba appended to their original name (e.g., Invoice_2024.xlsx → Invoice_2024.xlsx.cuba). Renaming Convention: No prefix is added; files keep their original base name plus the new extension. Occasionally, subsidiary droppers also insert an…

RANSOMWARE IDENTIFICATION: .cuag — Technical Breakdown ————————————————- File Extension & Renaming Patterns • CONFIRMED EXTENSION: *.cuag is appended to the FINAL filename. Example: 2024-06-Budget.xlsx → 2024-06-Budget.xlsx.cuag • TYPICAL RENAMING CONVENTION (STOP/Djvu family variant #684): Original file base name + original extension + → “.cuag” No e-mail addresses or random IDs are inserted in the filename,…

Ransomware Profile: CTS* (aka “Cactus”) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Encrypted files are appended with “.cts1”, “.cts2”, “.cts3”, … “.cts99” (the integer after cts increments with successive variants/strains). Renaming Convention: Original → <original filename.ext>.cts<nn> (e.g., Budget2024.xlsx.cts3) The malware also drops a counter-copy that retains the old size but…

Ransomware Name = [email protected] (Newly mapped ID: crypto-ransomware controlled by “.district” actors, email contact = [email protected]) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: “.district” Example victim file after encryption: Finances_Apr2024.xlsx.district Renaming Convention: – Every local volume, mapped network share, and VSS shadow-copy is enumerated. – Each target file is renamed…