Ransomware Research

AnarchyRansom

AnarchyRansom was first discovered in May 2025 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

AnarchyRansom

 

First Seen

May 2025

Targeting

Behavior of AnarchyRansom

AnarchyRansom is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that AnarchyRansom is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. AnarchyRansom updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of AnarchyRansom

Suffixes

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 AnarchyRansom ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.ENCRYPTED

Ransomware Notes

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 AnarchyRansom.

Type

File Name

Location

file

READ-ME!.txt

EveryFolder

screenshot

Desktop

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for AnarchyRansom.

Executables

svchost.exe

External Pages

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 AnarchyRansom.

External Pages

  • mailto:anarchyransom@proton.me

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