Type
File Name
Location
PolskiRansom was first discovered in August 2017 in enterprise cloud environments. PolskiRansom is found in environments with a number of different names, including Polski, Gadu-Gadu, AESxWin, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
PolskiRansom
First Seen
August 2017
PolskiRansom is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that PolskiRansom is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. PolskiRansom 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 PolskiRansom ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.aes, .ZABLOKOWANE
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 PolskiRansom.
Type File Name Location file ### – ODZYSKAJ SWOJE DANE – ###.TXT EveryFolder file #$# JAK-ODZYSKAC-PLIIKI.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for PolskiRansom.
Executables
AESxWin.exe, s500.exe
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 PolskiRansom.
External Pages
