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Turkish Ransomware
Turkish 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
- Turkish
- First Seen
- March 1, 2017
How Turkish Ransomware Works
File Encryption Patterns
Turkish 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, Turkish displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
Beni Oku.txt
Ransom message:
notes/Beni Oku.txt
Note locations:
Desktop
Technical Indicators
Associated Executable Files
The following executable files are associated with Turkish ransomware:
FileEncryptor.exe
Mart_ayi_faturasi.exe
Islem Dekontunuz.exe
Trojan-Ransom.MSIL.Agent.yh-bab7af3306f66d5deaafda1f0cd57c20e42678451a7bc70c71255f6a7e1806be
Islem_Dekontunuz-KaMsndjaKqwoeKqjwdgAfGh.exe
comss test encoder type-1 (6).exe
executable.exe
Turkish.CTB-Faker.exe
AfGh.exe
Turkish
aa
pJ4KUZ_.xdp
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About This Analysis
This Turkish 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 Turkish.
Last updated: July 30, 2025