Ransomware Research

Go Zone

Go Zone was first discovered in October 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Go Zone

 

First Seen

October 2024

Targeting

Behavior of Go Zone

Go Zone is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Go Zone is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Go Zone updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Go Zone

Suffixes

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 Go Zone ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.d3prU

Ransomware Notes

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 Go Zone.

Type

File Name

Location

file

READ ME !.txt

Desktop

file

user_GUI.html

Desktop

file

/^README_S+.txt$/

EveryFolder

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Go Zone.

Executables

External Pages

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 Go Zone.

External Pages

  • mailto:sendmykey@duck.com

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