DEcovid19 Ransomware
DEcovid19 is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on January 1, 2021, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide. Security researchers also track this malware under the aliases: Covid19, BitchLock, Noputana, RapidRunDll.
Quick facts
How DEcovid19 ransomware works
File encryption patterns
DEcovid19 modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, DEcovid19 displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/!DECRYPT_FILES.txt
notes/!!!_FILES_RECOVERY.txt
Technical indicators
Associated executable files
The following executable files are associated with DEcovid19 ransomware:
- svchost.com
- svchost1.com
- MSOHTMED.EXE
- neshta.bin
- wininst-9.0.exe
- LogTransport2.exe
- Au3Check.exe
- wow_helper.exe
- pingsender.exe
- AcroTextExtractor.exe
- kEpEnQq
- upx.exe
- maintenanceservice.exe
- svchost
- SVCHOST.COM
- 980bac6c9afe8efc_svchost.com
- svchost.com.2992.dr
- Neshta (2)
- neshta_pure
- avz00001.dta
- svchost002.exe
- d5c7b2e1fee30939f6de4ad22f6fcc3d_svchost.com.safe
- ooo.com
- file-4065521_dta
- нешта.dta
- WzHHHWUW.exe
- FTS.bin
- noputana.exe
- FTS.bin.exe
- RunAsDll.exe
- FileLocker.bin
About this analysis
This DEcovid19 ransomware analysis is part of Elastio's comprehensive ransomware detection database. Elastio provides advanced ransomware protection and recovery, helping organizations defend against and recover from ransomware attacks like DEcovid19.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
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