DoNotChange is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on March 1, 2017, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.
Quick Facts
Ransomware Family
DoNotChange
First Seen
March 1, 2017
How DoNotChange Ransomware Works
Targeted Files
Full extension -> .id-7ES642406.cry
File Encryption Patterns
DoNotChange modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
File extensions added after encryption:
..Do_not_change_the_file_name.cryp..cry
Ransom Note and Payment Demands
After encrypting files, DoNotChange displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
fileHOW TO DECODE FILES!!!.txt
Ransom message:
notes/HOW TO DECODE FILES!!!.txt
Note locations:
EveryFolder
fileHOW TO DECODE FILES!!!.txt
Ransom message:
notes/HOW TO DECODE FILES!!!.txt
Note locations:
EveryFolder
Technical Indicators
Associated Executable Files
The following executable files are associated with DoNotChange ransomware:
donotchange ransomware.exe
DoNotChange ransomware.exe
1yv46k
Ransom.DoNotChange.exe
85a59166bcf510bc714318710b0621b0.
RANSOM.DONOTCHANGE.EXE
sample (9).exe%vir
d.exe
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