Ransomware Security

Attackers use AI to get in.Is one already inside your systems?

Elastio AI investigates machine images and snapshots for evidence of compromise. It follows leads through code and system records, explains the findings, and gives your team evidence to act on. No host agent required.

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42 of 500 public marketplace machine images carried malicious persistence.Elastio research · 2026

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An illustrative attack and recovery sequence.

Before deployment

Pursuit inspects machine images without starting them.

See the evidence

01Initial accessStolen credentials, a zero-day, or AI-led entry.

02ExecutionPayloads run on the endpoint.

03PersistenceA foothold is set. The attacker blends in with normal activity.

04Lateral movementThe attacker spreads across hosts.

05Data theftData is collected and transferred out.

06EncryptionRansomware encrypts files. Inspect copies for damage.

ResponseRecovery reviewReview Pursuit and Hunt findings for the same supported recovery copy.

EDR / XDR · RuntimeObserve activity, detect threats, and support response across the attack.

Pursuit · Off-hostInvestigate evidence in system copies. Guide response and examine new copies after remediation.

Hunt · Data and recoveryAnalyze live data, replicas, and backups for malware, ransomware damage, and corruption.

Elastio Pursuit / Agentic compromise investigation

Understand the foothold. See the evidence.

A Windows snapshot contained registry settings that redirected accessibility tools to a command shell at the login screen.

Pursuit connected the settings to their source records and explained the persistence mechanism. The assessment distinguishes what the evidence establishes from what remains unconfirmed.

Explore the investigation

F-IFEO-001High confidence

Windows accessibility tools

Redirected to a command shell.

The mechanism is present. Execution was not established in the examined time windows.

Persistence report

i-007021bb2f6d6e74a·f2a28438-7c71-5c22-92a6-0dc879e27f27HIGH suspicionHIGH confidence

Export FindingsStatus: Open Add exception...

Anchor: 2019-10-08T18:15:37Z
Detected: 2026-10-04T00:25:00Z
Report: pursuit-EC2AMAZ-SMASCMC-20261004

Gate 3 high: two validated IFEO debugger persistence entries set magnify.exe and sethc.exe Debugger to C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe. This is an attacker-relevant accessibility-backdoor mechanism. No execution telemetry was found in the bounded process/Security sources, so operational corroboration is limited. The separate EC2 password-rotation task and startup wallpaper scripts were inspected and remain low/benign context. No suspicious user-writable loaded driver or usable offensive framework was found.

AnalysisFindings3Attack Path4Evidence16CoverageRecovery

E-IFEO-001registry_persistence

type

registry_persistence

source_table

reg_autoruns

summary

IFEO Debugger values: sethc.exe -> C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe and magnify.exe -> C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe.

record_locator

SYSTEM\ControlSet001\ControlSet001\...\Image File Execution Options

key_fields

sethc_write_utc: 2019-10-08T16:46:45Z
magnify_write_utc: 2019-10-08T18:15:37Z

The Elastio platform

Make investigation routine. Guide response through recovery.

Pursuit investigates attacker footholds and builds a guided response plan. Hunt analyzes live data, replicas, and backups for ransomware, malware, and corruption.

Investigate before deployment, during operation, after remediation, and before recovery. Give security and recovery teams evidence for the next decision.

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Start with the critical estate

Start with the five systems you can least afford to lose.

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Tell us about your systems. We will schedule a session to define the scope and review the findings.