A file extension will be added to every saved file. You can customize this file extension. The default extension is ‘encrypted’. You can change this to whatever you want.

New TeslaCrypt version adds .VVV extension to encrypted filenames A new version of the TeslaCrypt ransomware has been released that for the most part is identical to previous versions. The most ...

This means that a file named 1.png would be encrypted and named something like as E87091F1-D24A-922B-00F6B112-72BB7EA6EADF.ykcol.

Once the tool is operational, it gives the attacker the choice to encrypt certain files or even the entire device. The encrypted files then use the extension “.sophos.” BleepingComputer ...