Ransomware Research

Gold Ransomware

Gold is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on April 1, 2023, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.

Quick Facts

Ransomware Family
Gold
First Seen
April 1, 2023

How Gold Ransomware Works

Targeted Files

Skips first 0x7D bytes

File Encryption Patterns

Gold modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:

File extensions added after encryption:

..gold

Ransom Note and Payment Demands

After encrypting files, Gold displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:

fileКАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt

Ransom message:

notes/КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt

Note locations:

Desktop
message

Ransom message:

notes/note.txt

Note locations:

OnceOnCompletion

Technical Indicators

Associated Executable Files

The following executable files are associated with Gold ransomware:

  • 2OM66SBQ1gMU3f5.exe

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About This Analysis

This Gold ransomware analysis is part of Elastio's comprehensive ransomware detection database. Elastio provides advanced ransomware protection and recovery solutions, helping organizations defend against and recover from ransomware attacks like Gold.

Last updated: July 30, 2025

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