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AES-NI: April Edition was first discovered in April 2017 in enterprise cloud environments. AES-NI: April Edition is found in environments with a number of different names, including AES-NI : April Edition, SPECIAL VERSION: NSA EXPLOIT EDITION, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
AES-NI: April Edition
First Seen
April 2017
AES-NI: April Edition is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that AES-NI: April Edition is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. AES-NI: April Edition resets 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 AES-NI: April Edition ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.aes_ni, .aes_ni_0day
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 AES-NI: April Edition.
Type File Name Location file !!! READ THIS – IMPORTANT !!!.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for AES-NI: April Edition.
Executables
malware03, AES-NI.exe, virus.exe, AES-NI.bin, Ransom_HPSOREBRECT.SM.EXE.bin, AES-NI.ex, Sorebrect Ransomware.exe, leaks.7z
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 AES-NI: April Edition.
External Pages
