Sage 2.0 Ransomware
Sage 2.0 is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on January 1, 2017, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.
Quick facts
How Sage 2.0 ransomware works
File encryption patterns
Sage 2.0 modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, Sage 2.0 displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/!HELP_SOS.hta
notes/!Recovery_DQv.html
notes/dbE.png
notes/d1T.png
Technical indicators
Associated executable files
The following executable files are associated with Sage 2.0 ransomware:
- myvtfile.exe
- 22044.js.bin
- Ingqoqoyzeyy
- read.php.exe.SAGE
- read.php.vir.HSvir
- read.php.exe
- read.php
- read.phpf0.dat.exe
- 0.dat
- read.php?f=0.dat
- 7diqkcxx.exe
- nlXdum1l.exe
- 13029.js
- Afjhivfgx
- Tempequcuh.exe
- GuaranteesHindsight
- Sage.exe
- Transactions_Report__by_users_from_2017-01-13_to_2017-01-20.exe
- 506582.exe
- D74FDXMk.exe
- Dartmouth Hence.exe
- xwU6h1MX.exe
- Hence.exe
- Ransom.Sage.exe
- DOCUMENT_182930194821.pdf.exe
- sage.exe
- doc_1928419212.exe
- doc_1928419212.exe.bin
- vgPnm6ba.exe
- Adobe Service Manager
- spam1.exe
- AssumeAffects
- AssumeAffects.exe
- user.phpf1.gif.exe
- Sage2-2.exe
- AdobeIPCBroker.exe
- install_flash_player.exe
About this analysis
This Sage 2.0 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 Sage 2.0.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
Elastio detects Sage 2.0 inside your data and backups.
The Hunt Engine uses Deep File Inspection to identify Sage 2.0 across live data, replicated data, and backups. If this family is in your environment, Elastio finds it before encryption completes. Run a scan against your recovery points to confirm.
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