Petya NSA EE Ransomware
Petya NSA EE is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on May 1, 2017, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide. Security researchers also track this malware under the aliases: Petya : NSA Exploit Edition (NSA EE), Petna, NotPetya, NonPetya, Nyetya, Petya.A, ExPetya.
Quick facts
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, Petya NSA EE displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/note.txt
Technical indicators
Associated executable files
The following executable files are associated with Petya NSA EE ransomware:
- NotPetya%20DLL.dll.exe
- perfc.dat
- freetp.exe
- NotPetya.bin
- pet.exe
- weird.dll
- NotPetya DLL.dll.exe
- binary
- Petya病毒样本.exe
- Ransom.Petya.dll
- petwarp.exe
- 2A5AB806.vsc
- A.exe
- not_petya.exe
- petya.dll
- petrwrap20210227202552.exe
- ransomware.exe
- Petya.exe
- Trojan.Ransom.Petya.exe
- Ransomware GoldenEye.exe
- Ransomware GoldenEye.B.exe
- Ransomware Petya 2.exe
- user-thumbnail.png
- notpetya
- myfile.exe
- 674.json
- pt2.exe
- NotPetya.exe
- Petya.dll
- Nyetya.exe
- NotPetya-Ransomware
- petya.exe
- content_117915.dll
- notpetya.exe
- PetyaA.dat
- noa.exe
- 281552
- Petya_[AT]_ParsingTeam.exe
- petwrap.exe
- Petya Ransomware.exe
- 171362
- Sample 2.bin
- 7.Petya-GoldenEye.bin
- 1.exe
- Ransomware.NotPetya
- exxor.dll
- petwrap.dll
- code2.bin
- ZvitPublishedObjects.dll
- ZvitPublishedObjects1.dll
- ZvitPublishedObjects_284.dll
- A0428015.dll
- zvitpublishedobjects.dll
About this analysis
This Petya NSA EE 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 Petya NSA EE.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
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