Ransomware Research

32aa

32aa was first discovered in October 2020 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

32aa

 

First Seen

October 2020

Targeting

Behavior of 32aa

32aa is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that 32aa is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. 32aa unknown the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of 32aa

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 32aa ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.32aa

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 32aa.

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for 32aa.

Executables

shell.bin, shell.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 32aa.

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