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Ransom.Win64.CONTI.AA

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Gen:Variant.Lazy.326686 (BITDEFENDER)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

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 drops files as ransom note.




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Trojan.W97M.EMOTET.SMI

Threat type: Trojan

Aliases: HEUR:Trojan.Script.Generic (KASPERSKY); TrojanDownloader:O97M/Emotet.S!MTB (MICROSOFT)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

Overview:

This is a generic detection for all cases and instances of Emotet.

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.




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Ransom.Win32.CRYPTOLOCK.E

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Trojan-Ransom.FileCrypter (IKARUS)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

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 terminates itself if it detects it is being run in a virtual environment.




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Ransom.Win32.LOCKBIT.EOD

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases:

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.




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Ransom.Win32.NOKO.YPDFA

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases:

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.




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Ransom.Win32.NOKO.THDABBC

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Ransom:Win32/Nokonoko.PB!MTB (MICROSOFT); Win32:Nokoyawa-A [Trj] (AVAST)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: Low

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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.




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Ransom.Win32.SPOOSH.THGAGBC

Threat type: Ransomware

Aliases: Generic.Ransom.DCRTR.7E80656D (BITDEFENDER)

Platforms: Windows

Overall Risk Rating: Low

Damage Potential: Medium

Distribution Potential: Low

Reported Infection: Low

Information Exposure: High

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 connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.





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