Paradise Ransomware
Paradise is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on September 1, 2017, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide. Security researchers also track this malware under the aliases: Paradise unencrypted, Paradise decrypted, Paradise .NET, Paradise 2020.
Quick facts
How Paradise ransomware works
File encryption patterns
Paradise modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, Paradise displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/#DECRYPT MY FILES#.txt
notes/#DECRYPT MY FILES#.html
notes/PARADISE_README_paradise@all-ransomware.info.txt
notes/#DECRYPT MY FILES# vN6YLGIr.html
notes/Instructions with your files.txt
notes/%= RETURN FILES =&.html
notes/---%$$$OPEN_ME_UP$$$---.txt
notes/-=###_INFO_you_FILE_###=-.txt
notes/$%%! NOTE ABOUT FILES -=!-.html
notes/---==%$$$OPEN_ME_UP$$$==---.txt
notes/A3QloxkZlkV7avmKdHILo5qUEQez.hta
notes/%%_WHERE_MY_FILES_=#.html
notes/nooode.txt
Technical indicators
Associated executable files
The following executable files are associated with Paradise ransomware:
- DP_Main.exe
- DP_Main.exe1
- dp_main.exe
- myfile.exe
- badfail.exe
- paradise.exe
- 726q.exe
- 8gfg.exe
- Paradise Ransomware.exe
- Paradise.exe
- Bg1B.exe
- v9_40_.exe
- TT.exe
- v4_40_.exe
- 1.EXE.QUARANTINE
- CLJTNAEPAXCDIWCQBJFGRWM6K.EXE
- Homeworkhelp
- Trojan.Ransom.Paradise.exe
- 4643.exe
- CV.exe
- vxjqig.exe
- uvulko.exe
- key.exe
- 4RH207OE.exe
- blofrWNV.exe
About this analysis
This Paradise 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 Paradise.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
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