RANSOM_ELFACRYPT.B
Linux
Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
It is capable of encrypting files in the affected system. It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
1,328,128 bytes
ELF
10 Nov 2017
Arrival Details
This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Other Details
This Ransomware is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.
It requires being executed with a specific argument/parameter, an additional component, or in a specific environment in order to proceed with its intended routine.
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .enc