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Aperfectday2018

Aperfectday2018 was first discovered in October 2018 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Aperfectday2018

 

First Seen

October 2018

Targeting

Behavior of Aperfectday2018

Aperfectday2018 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Aperfectday2018 is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Aperfectday2018 unknown the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Aperfectday2018

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 Aperfectday2018 ransomware is known to change.

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 Aperfectday2018.

Type

File Name

Location

file

aboutYourfiles.txt

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Aperfectday2018.

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 Aperfectday2018.

External Pages

  • mailto:aperfectday2018@protonmail.com

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