Type
File Name
Location
El Dorado was first discovered in May 2024 in enterprise cloud environments. El Dorado is found in environments with a number of different names, including El-Dorado, Eldorado, El Dorado Doxware, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
El Dorado
First Seen
May 2024
El Dorado is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that El Dorado is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. El Dorado 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 El Dorado ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.00000001
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 El Dorado.
Type File Name Location file HOW_RETURN_YOUR_DATA.TXT UserFolders
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for El Dorado.
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 El Dorado.
External Pages
