
An example of how this ransomware renames files: it changes " 1.jpg" to " 1.jpg.avast", " 2.png" to " 2.png.avast", and so forth. avast") to filenames, and drops the " RECOVERY INFORMATION.txt" file containing a ransom note. We analyzed the Avast ransomware and found that it encrypts files, appends its extension (". Cybercriminals behind the Avast ransomware probably chose this name to avenge the Avast company for creating a decryption tool. Avast's developers have created a decryption tool for other variants of the TargetCompany ransomware.


Our team has discovered a TargetCompany ransomware variant called Avast (named after Avast cybersecurity software company) while examining the samples submitted to VirusTotal.
