'.777 File Extension' Ransomware

Posted: May 18, 2016

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Threat Level:	10/10
Infected PCs:	52

First Seen:	May 18, 2016
Last Seen:	December 20, 2022
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The '.777 File Extension' Ransomware is a file encryption Trojan that encrypts potentially valuable data and then ransoms a decryption service back to any victims via e-mail communications. Data protection from this threat can include blocking its known infection vectors, which include disguised e-mail messages, as well as using backups or free decryption apps for file restoration. You should disinfect all affected PCs beforehand, and any removal of the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware also should include anti-malware scans of any network-accessible systems.

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There is a wide gap between the technological prowess put on display by threat authors frequently, as opposed to the facade their products present to any victims. This division is possibly most self-evident with file-encrypting threats like the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware. Although its authors have been known to demand fees of over one thousand USD in Bitcoin transactions for reversing this Trojan's attacks, the PC security industry only needed days to develop a working solution from appropriate samples.

The '.777 File Extension' Ransomware most likely is a derivative of a construction kit used for similar file encryptors, with its most visible changing variable being the e-mail address the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware inserts into the names of all affected data. Besides the e-mail address and the '.777' extension, the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware also uses a data-encrypting algorithm, making the target data uninterpretable by their programs. In a very unusual move, malware experts saw some samples of the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware even encrypting essential system files.

The above behavior, as well as the overall range of data under attack, has been inconsistent between samples. Some evidence points towards this unpredictable payload being caused by the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware's terminating the rest of its payload if its potentially long encryption routine is, for any reason, interrupted. Similarly, victims may or may not have their local and network-mapped backups encrypted, such as Windows Shadow Copies.

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The '.777 File Extension' Ransomware's campaign appears to use standard e-mail spam targeting business entities in South Africa, but this threat also has been seen attacking any network-accessible systems, including password-protected ones. PC users who may have opened a '.777 File Extension' Ransomware installer should reboot their machines and terminate all internet connectivity. Ideally, the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware's encryption routine will stop, and your anti-malware tools can deal with the aftermath.

For a prepared PC owner, partial or complete data restoration almost never requires paying con artists for their decryption services. Instead, malware experts recommend disconnected and otherwise inaccessible backups that can't be affected by these attacks. Another option is using public decryption programs that can reverse the encryption algorithm's changes, with at least one such application already verified for the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware.

The '.777 File Extension' Ransomware's decryption fees only impact the victim as much as their personal carelessness and lack of data protection allow it to do so. While you should take every effort to remove the '.777 File Extension' Ransomware through typical anti-malware strategies and tools, prevention always is the most expedient choice.

'.777 File Extension' Ransomware

Threat Metric

The Last Number You Want to See on Your Server

Slashing the Price of Your Data Restoration

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