Thanatos is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on February 1, 2018, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.
Quick Facts
Ransomware Family
Thanatos
First Seen
February 1, 2018
How Thanatos Ransomware Works
File Encryption Patterns
Thanatos modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
File extensions added after encryption:
..THANATOS..PICO
Ransom Note and Payment Demands
After encrypting files, Thanatos displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
fileREADME.txt
Ransom message:
notes/README.txt
Note locations:
Desktop
Technical Indicators
Associated Executable Files
The following executable files are associated with Thanatos ransomware:
5394473878.exe
2067153197.exe
3241478554.exe
Thanatos.exe
55a.exe
3793478590.exe
4057094551.exe
0330840083.exe
9291998826.exe
9960549608.exe
myfile.exe
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