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New .Aesir File Extension - What Is It

Posted: November 21, 2016, 2:20 pm
by 1dunn0
Hello, i am currently in the malware research field and I would like to inform about a new file extension, related to a very dangerous ransowmare type of virus, called Locky Ransomware. If your files have changed names and the .aesir file extension changed, you most likely have been visited by this threat. The files are no longer openable and the virus wants payment in BitCoin to download a decryptor for the files. Here is more information and some alternative methods to try and restore at least a small portion of the files:

Remove .aesir Files Virus (New Locky Ransomware)

Re: New .Aesir File Extension - What Is It

Posted: November 21, 2016, 3:42 pm
by Malric
Thanks for the report,
we have added it to a new file extension entry.

https://www.file-extensions.org/aesir-file-extension

Re: New .Aesir File Extension - What Is It

Posted: August 5, 2017, 2:34 pm
by BoNNo
Hi. Rate this article: http://privacy-pc.com/articles/ransomwa ... nicle.html
This is a comprehensive report on ransomware-related events covering a time frame of May 2016 – July 2017!

Re: New .Aesir File Extension - What Is It

Posted: August 8, 2017, 8:39 am
by Malric
Nice link, thank you.