cryptinfinite – Comprehensive Community Resource The following breakdown is based on real-time threat-intel feeds, incident-response case notes from responders in the US, EU, and LATAM, plus the most recent @JohnMasonShadow_intel tweestorm dated 15-Jun-2024 08:46 UTC. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cryptinfinite Renaming Convention: Original file name ⟶ BaseName.<hash-of-original-path-32-chars>.cryptinfinite…

Crypticsociety Ransomware Intelligence Report Author: [Redacted], Senior Malware Analyst & Incident Response Lead Revision: 1.2 | Date: 2024-06-13 Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of file extension: The ransomware appends the literal string   .crypticsociety in lower-case and never changes the characters. • Renaming convention: ‑ Original: Quarterly_Report.xlsx ‑ After encryption: Quarterly_Report.xlsx.crypticsociety No prefix,…

CRYPTGH0ST Ransomware Reference Guide (Updated June 2024 – distilled from incident-response notes, CERT bulletins, reverse-engineering work, and private-sector telemetry) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Encrypted files receive the double extension .cryptgh0st — e.g. Q3-Report.xlsx.cryptgh0st. Renaming Convention: The malware keeps the original file name and prepends a 10-character random…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirme File Extension: Each file is given the unmistakable suffix .cryptfuck (example: Document_2024.xlsx → Document_2024.xlsx.cryptfuck). Renaming Convention: The ransomware does not alter the original filename or path; only the new extension is appended at the end. This makes infected drives easy to spot simply by sorting the…

CryptFile Ransomware – Technical Breakdown (Focus on the malware observed in the wild with the .cryptfile extension) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmed extension: .cryptfile (sometimes lower-case .cryptFILE). Renaming convention: The malware appends the suffix to the end of the original name and extension. Example: – Original → Annual-Budget.xlsx – After encryption → Annual-Budget.xlsx.cryptfile…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends .cryptevex in lowercase letters. No versioning suffix or multiple dots are used—only one consistent extension per victim. Renaming Convention: OriginalFilename.ext → OriginalFilename.ext.cryptevex Examples: Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.cryptevex, readme.txt → readme.txt.cryptevex. The malware preserves the original name and existing extension instead of…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: cryptes Renaming Convention: Each encrypted file is appended with a second-level extension .cryptes, after the original file extension. Example: FinancialReport.xlsx becomes FinancialReport.xlsx.cryptes Unlike “move-and-replace” families, cryptes keeps the full original name intact—only the final .cryptes string is added. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: crypterdodo – victims observe every encrypted file appended with the literal string “.crypterdodo”, e.g., Project_Report.xlsx.crypterdodo. Renaming Convention: The launcher first halts the original file-system call, then copies each target file into an encrypted container. After successful encryption it deletes the plaintext file; the…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Crypter appends “.crypter” to every encrypted file. Document.docx → Document.docx.crypter Renaming Convention: It keeps the original file name intact and prepends no additional strings or hexadecimal IDs—rarely seen metadata such as attack timestamps or campaign codes is stored inside encrypted payloads, but not…

Ransomware Resource: .cryptedx Compiled by: CyberSec Collective Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every affected file is appended with .cryptedx (lower-case, no spaces). Renaming Convention: Original file invoice.docx becomes invoice.docx.cryptedx. The ransomware overwrites (does not relocate) the original file, so shadow copies, recycle bins, or volume-level undelete tools will…