Type
File Name
Location
Alfa was first discovered in June 2016 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Alfa
First Seen
June 2016
Alfa is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Alfa is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Alfa unknown 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 Alfa ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.bin
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 Alfa.
Type File Name Location file README HOW TO DECRYPT YOUR FILES.HTML file README HOW TO DECRYPT YOUR FILES.TXT
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Alfa.
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 Alfa.
External Pages
