Xorist Ransomware

Quick facts

Ransomware Family

Xorist

First Seen

March 1, 2011

Known Aliases

• Xorist (2011-2019)

How Xorist ransomware works

File modification behavior

Xorist resets file modification timestamps after encryption.

File encryption patterns

Xorist modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:

Ransom note and payment demands

After encrypting files, Xorist displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:

notes/HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.txt

notes/HOW TO DECRYPT FILES.html

notes/Como descriptografar seus arquivos.txt

notes/ДЕШИФРАТОР.txt

notes/КАК РАСШИФРОВАТЬ ФАЙЛЫ.txt

Technical indicators

Associated executable files

The following executable files are associated with Xorist ransomware:

• 1.exe
• 111.exe
• myfile.exe
• XX.exe
• Start.exe.bin
• iji.exe
• X8Bmw05oX0B1C65.exe
• VBoxDTrace.exe
• Tax Refund notification.exe
• Instructions.exe
• dawdawd.exe
• 0j1fdos3kkk97ol.exe
• Xorist (2).exe
• dllhost.exe
• recibo.pdf.exe
• .exe
• IVEDUPGJ.exe
• Nhfys52
• Oigys63.exe
• asdofbuasdif.exe
• wef346645.exe
• BCL8UUX5.exe
• QE8DBOFU.exe
• wef346645
• vkOTWqaQvab.exe
• xorist_mcafee.exe
• Mcafee.bin
• Xorist.exe
• Mcafee.exe

Recovery and decryption tools

Decryption tools may be available for Xorist. Review the resources below:

• Xorist decryptor

About this analysis

This Xorist 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 Xorist.

Last updated: January 6, 2026