Type
File Name
Location
Balaclava was first discovered in February 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. Balaclava is found in environments with a number of different names, including DavesSmith, JerryGlanville, KEY0004, Michael, Coryell, PuckettJeffrey, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Balaclava
First Seen
February 2020
Balaclava is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Balaclava is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Balaclava 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 Balaclava ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.jerry_glanville_data@aol.com, .KEY0004, .michael, .coryell, .puckett_jeffrey, .daves.smith@aol.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 Balaclava.
Type File Name Location file RECOVERY FILE.txt file HOW_TO_RECOVERY_FILES.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Balaclava.
Executables
OUT_CLEANED+TSTDEL.EXE, Lock.exe1, C620F33063425F3.exe, puckett_jeffrey.exe, Lock.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 Balaclava.
External Pages
