Type
File Name
Location
Scarab-Recovery was first discovered in July 2018 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Scarab-Recovery
First Seen
July 2018
Scarab-Recovery is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Scarab-Recovery is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Scarab-Recovery updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Scarab-Recovery ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.BD.Recovery, .rsalive
Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.
Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Scarab-Recovery.
Type File Name Location file HOW TO RECOVER FILES.TXT file HOW TO RECOVER ENCRYPTED FILES.TXT EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Scarab-Recovery.
Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Scarab-Recovery.
External Pages
