Type
File Name
Location
Brick was first discovered in February 2020 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Brick
First Seen
February 2020
Brick is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Brick is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Brick updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Brick ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.brick
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Brick.
Type File Name Location file ID_GENERATE.TXT EveryFolder message OnceOnCompletion
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Brick.
Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Brick.
External Pages
