Cyclone Ransomware

Posted: December 18, 2017

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Ranking:	18,579
Threat Level:	2/10
Infected PCs:	7

First Seen:	October 28, 2022
Last Seen:	September 12, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The Cyclone Ransomware is a software kit-generated Trojan that can keep you from opening your media files, including documents, music, pictures, archives or databases. The Cyclone Ransomware launches these attacks for extorting payment for a decryption solution from the victim, although users should prioritize any free recovery options. The Cyclone Ransomware delays any symptoms until after causing this damage, and you should have your anti-malware products intercept and remove the Cyclone Ransomware promptly.

A Storm that Arises from Generic Sources

Just like software can turn to illegal or legal uses, pre-made templates for software are equally flexible. Unfortunately, the origin of many of the threats that malware researchers examine traces back to application-generating tools that can facilitate the rapid deployment of different attacks along a similar theme. The Cyclone Ransomware, a Python kit-generated Trojan, exemplifies this well since it's nearly identical to the still-young Noblis Ransomware.

Like other participants in the family, the Cyclone Ransomware is Python-based. Its unusually large file size of nearly ten megabytes suggests that the threat actors either aren't distributing the Cyclone Ransomware without further obfuscation (such as a Trojan dropper that downloads and installs it) or are renaming it for the appearance of another content, such as a video. Whatever its infection method is, the Cyclone Ransomware's first, significant feature is scanning the PC's hard drives for media that it can encipher.

Malware experts are determining that the Cyclone Ransomware's encryption method, which locks the files from opening, uses AES with a key length of 256 bits. There is no evidence of the Cyclone Ransomware including the additional support for RSA that the Noblis Ransomware's code implied for future releases. The '.Cyclone' extensions that the Cyclone Ransomware adds (such as 'puppy.gif.Cyclone') may help any users sort the content that it's holding captive from any undamaged media quickly.

Settling Down the Weather that's Setting Up Versus Your Computer

File-locker Trojans created from this brand of ransomware builder run different features, depending on the presence or absence of the initial installation mutex. If the mutex exists and the Cyclone Ransomware has locked your files, the next time it loads, it will generate a pop-up window. This feature delivers a ransoming message with fake claims of 'military-grade' encryption, a timer, and a built-in Bitcoin wallet link. Malware experts always recommend that users try free decryption products before paying any threat actors for risky solutions, in addition to encouraging the use of backups for disabling this means of extortion.

Victims of the Cyclone Ransomware infections may be exposing themselves by opening e-mail attachments that include exploits for dropping this threat, which is a highly-prominent delivery method for Trojans of this category. Some Trojan campaigns also attack random targets via unsafe advertising scripts on widely-trafficked websites or compromising file-sharing networks, especially torrents. Updating your anti-malware protection is recommended for deleting the Cyclone Ransomware, which is avoiding identification from many AV brands, for now.

The Cyclone Ransomware isn't more or less hazardous than Noblis Ransomware or other, AES-wielding Trojans like Hidden Tear's large family notably. Its campaign is, however, just one, additional risk factor for users to manage, which makes habitual security protocols ever-important.

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