Type
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Location
Epsilon Red was first discovered in March 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. Epsilon Red is found in environments with a number of different names, including EpsilonRed PowerShellScript, EpsilonRed PSS-Ransomware, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Epsilon Red
First Seen
March 2021
Epsilon Red is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Epsilon Red is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Epsilon Red updates 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 Epsilon Red ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.epsilonred
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 Epsilon Red.
Type File Name Location file HOW_TO_RECOVER.EpsilonRed.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Epsilon Red.
Executables
1.ps1, 2.ps1, 4.ps1, 5.ps1, 6.ps1, 7.ps1, 8.ps1, 9.ps1, 10.ps1, 11.ps1, 12.ps1, C.ps1, S.ps1, P.exe, rutserv.exe, sJbJxCq, dJhTeZjF, r_install.exe, RED.exe
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 Epsilon Red.
External Pages
