Type
File Name
Location
Gopher was first discovered in March 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. Gopher is found in environments with a number of different names, including Bad-Gopher, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Gopher
First Seen
March 2021
Gopher is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Gopher is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Gopher 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 Gopher ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.gopher, .NASAcry, .LOCKEDmanager04@protonmail.com
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 Gopher.
Type File Name Location file BAD_GOPHER.txt Desktop file READ_TO_DECRYPT.html Desktop file HELP-ME-RESTORE-MY-FILES-BACK.html Desktop file HELP-ME-RESTORE-MY-FILES.html Desktop file IMPORTANT-FILES_ENCRYPTED.html Desktop screenshot Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Gopher.
Executables
Restore Your Files.exe, restore your files.exe, yyt.bin, ransomw.exe
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 Gopher.
External Pages
