Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware now universally renames every encrypted file with the extension .crimson. Renaming Convention: Original files lose their extension entirely and receive a short, six-character random lowercase string as the new base filename, followed by .crimson. Example: Report-Q1-final.xlsx → af3m9q.crimson 2. Detection &…

Crime Ransomware (“.CRIME”) – Technical Breakdown & Response Guide 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .crime (lowercase) – appended verbatim to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Victim file → original_name.extension becomes original_name.extension.crime Example: Q4-Finance.xlsx → Q4-Finance.xlsx.crime No obfuscation of the original name; path / folder structure remains intact. 2. Detection &…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: CRIK ransomware appends the literal extension .crik to every encrypted file (e.g., Contract_2024.docx → Contract_2024.docx.crik). Renaming Convention: Unlike some more complex schemes, CRIK does not change the original file name, prepend a contact e-mail, or insert serial numbers. It simply tacks .crik at…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the literal suffix .crh8 to every file it encrypts (e.g., AnnualReport.xlsx → AnnualReport.xlsx.crh8). Renaming Convention: Files are not renamed beyond this single extension. Directory trees are preserved; backups on mapped drives are processed first, followed alphabetically by volume label. 2.…

Technical Breakdown for the crfile2 Ransomware Family 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files that have been encrypted by crfile2 are given the literal second-level extension .crfile2. Example: Document.docx.crfile2, Budget.xlsx.crfile2 Renaming Convention: Original file names and internal folder structures are preserved. The ransomware simply appends .crfile2 to the very end of…

Ransomware Brief: crfile* (a.k.a. “Cuba-based CringLocker”) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: crfile The malware drops .crfile immediately after the original extension, e.g. Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.crfile Renaming Convention: – No randomised filename component – No additional e-mail or ransom ID string appended—just the straight append 2. Detection & Outbreak…

Below is a consolidated threat‐intelligence brief that incident-response teams, SOC analysts, and everyday defenders can use to quickly understand and neutralize the strain known to append the extension “.creepy” to encrypted data. Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every successfully encrypted file receives a secondary extension of “.creepy” (for…

Creeper Ransomware – Comprehensive Mitigation & Recovery Guide Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: All encrypted files receive the suffix “.creeper” placed after the original file name and extension. Document.docx ⟶ Document.docx.creeper Renaming Convention: No transposition, prefix, or case changes occur—only the additional extension. Drives are enumerated alphabetically (A:\…

Extended Community Threat Dossier Ransomware Variant: CREDO (associated with the .CREDO file extension) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────── File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: All encrypted files are appended with “.CREDO” (upper-or lower-case depending on build). • Renaming Convention: Original file name → ..CREDO Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx → QuarterlyReport.xlsx.CREDO The ransom note simultaneously…

Ransomware Resource: Creampie (.creampie) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Verified as .creampie (note the lowercase, no preceding dot when appended to an existing extension). Renaming Convention: Files keep their original base name and original primary extension, then receive a second, additional extension. Examples: • report-Q3.xlsx.creampie • db_backup_2024-05.sql.creampie In…