'.Nano File Extension' Ransomware
The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware Trojan is an encryption ransomware Trojan observed in November 2018. The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware is a variant of the Rapid Ransomware, a family of ransomware Trojans first observed in January, 2018. There isn't much to differentiate '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware from the many encryption ransomware Trojans active currently; the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware uses a strong encryption algorithm to make the victim's files inaccessible and then demand a ransom payment to restore access to the affected data.
How the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware can Infect a Computer
The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware, like most encryption ransomware Trojans today, is typically delivered to victims by attaching it to spam email messages, often using social engineering techniques to trick the victim into opening the email message and downloading its attachment. Once the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware has been installed, it will use the AES and RSA encryptions to make the victim's files inaccessible. The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware's attack targets a wide variety of the user-generated files, which may include files with the following file extensions:
.jpg, .jpeg, .raw, .tif, .gif, .png, .bmp, .3dm, .max, .accdb, .db, .dbf, .mdb, .pdb, .sql, .dwg, .dxf, .cpp, .cs, .h, .php, .asp, .rb, .java, .jar, .class, .py, .js, .aaf, .aep, .aepx, .plb, .prel, .prproj, .aet, .ppj, .psd, .indd, .indl, .indt, .indb, .inx, .idml, .pmd, .xqx, .xqx, .ai, .eps, .ps, .svg, .swf, .fla, .as3, .as, .txt, .doc, .dot, .docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm, .docb, .rtf, .wpd, .wps, .msg, .pdf, .xls, .xlt, .xlm, .xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm, .xlsb, .xla, .xlam, .xll, .xlw, .ppt, .pot, .pps, .pptx, .pptm, .potx, .potm, .ppam, .ppsx, .ppsm, .sldx, .sldm, .wav, .mp3, .aif, .iff, .m3u, .m4u, .mid, .mpa, .wma, .ra, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .3gp, .mpeg, .3g2, .asf, .asx, .flv, .mpg, .wmv, .vob, .m3u8, .dat, .csv, .efx, .sdf, .vcf, .xml, .ses, .qbw, .qbb, .qbm, .qbi, .qbr , .cnt, .des, .v30, .qbo, .ini, .lgb, .qwc, .qbp, .aif, .qba, .tlg, .qbx, .qby , .1pa, .qpd, .txt, .set, .iif, .nd, .rtp, .tlg, .wav, .qsm, .qss, .qst, .fx0, .fx1, .mx0, .fpx, .fxr, .fim, .ptb, .ai, .pfb, .cgn, .vsd, .cdr, .cmx, .cpt, .csl, .cur, .des, .dsf, .ds4, , .drw, .eps, .ps, .prn, .gif, .pcd, .pct, .pcx, .plt, .rif, .svg, .swf, .tga, .tiff, .psp, .ttf, .wpd, .wpg, .wi, .raw, .wmf, .txt, .cal, .cpx, .shw, .clk, .cdx, .cdt, .fpx, .fmv, .img, .gem, .xcf, .pic, .mac, .met, .pp4, .pp5, .ppf, .nap, .pat, .ps, .prn, .sct, .vsd, .wk3, .wk4, .xpm, .zip, .rar.
The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware connects to its Command and Control server after it has encrypted the victim's files, relaying information about the infected computer. The '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware attack will mark all the files it encrypts by adding the file extension '.Nano' to each file that has been compromised by the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware infection.
Protecting Your Data from Threats Like '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware
It is advised that computer users refrain from following any instructions left by '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware in its ransom note. Unfortunately, the files compromised by the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware attack are not recoverable, due to the strength of the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware encryption method. Because of this, the best way to ensure that your data is safe is to have the means to recover any files that become encrypted by '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware. This means having backup copies of your data and storing these copies in a secure location. This way, in the event of a '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware infection, computer users can replace the compromised files with the backup copies. A security utility that is fully up-to-date should be used to remove the '.Nano File Extension' Ransomware infection itself and intercept these threats before they manage to take over a computer.
