Donald Trump is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on August 1, 2016, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.
Quick Facts
Ransomware Family
Donald Trump
First Seen
August 1, 2016
How Donald Trump Ransomware Works
Targeted Files
Fake
Only renames files -> Biblio.mdb -> QmlibGlvLm1kYg==.ENCRYPTED
Encrypts files only in "encrypt" folder on the Desktop
File Encryption Patterns
Donald Trump modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
File extensions added after encryption:
..ENCRYPTED
Ransom Note and Payment Demands
After encrypting files, Donald Trump displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
message
Ransom message:
notes/note.txt
Note locations:
OnceOnCompletion
Technical Indicators
Associated Executable Files
The following executable files are associated with Donald Trump ransomware:
CRPT-TRX.exe
Trojan.Ransom.Drump.exe
myfile.exe
Donald Trump Ransomware.exe
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