Teslarvng Ransomware
Teslarvng is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on March 1, 2020, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide. Security researchers also track this malware under the aliases: Tesla Revenge, TeslaRVNG2, Yakuza.
Quick facts
How Teslarvng ransomware works
File encryption patterns
Teslarvng modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, Teslarvng displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/How To Recover.txt
notes/teslarvng2.hta
notes/DecryptFiles.txt
Technical indicators
Associated executable files
The following executable files are associated with Teslarvng ransomware:
- defrag.bin
- 1.exe
- TeslaRVNG2 Ransomware.exe
- msmpeng32.exe
- 3.38x64.exe
- Windows.exe
- svchost.zip
About this analysis
This Teslarvng 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 Teslarvng.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
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