Type
File Name
Location
ShivaGood was first discovered in August 2018 in enterprise cloud environments. ShivaGood is found in environments with a number of different names, including Mimicry, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
ShivaGood
First Seen
August 2018
ShivaGood is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that ShivaGood is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. ShivaGood 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 ShivaGood ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.good
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 ShivaGood.
Type File Name Location file HOW_TO_RECOVER_FILES.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for ShivaGood.
Executables
frost.exe, frost.bin, out
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 ShivaGood.
External Pages
