Ransomware Research

About BTC-azadi

BTC-azadi

BTC-azadi was first discovered in January 2023 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name BTC-azadi
First Seen January 2023
Targeting

Behavior of BTC-azadi

BTC-azadi is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that BTC-azadi is known to infect.

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

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Characteristics of BTC-azadi

Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about BTC-azadi.

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 BTC-azadi ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes.BTC

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 BTC-azadi.

Typefile
File NameHow To Restore Files.txt
LocationEveryFolder

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 BTC-azadi.

External Pages
  • mailto:azadi33@smime.ninja
  • mailto:azadi33@keemail.me
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