Exorcist
- First seen
- 2020-07-13 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:48:01
Targeted industries: financial-services healthcare-and-pharmaceutical technology-and-telecommunications
Context
Exorcist is a type of ransomware known for encrypting files on infected systems and demanding a ransom for decryption. It has been observed in attacks targeting various industries globally, without preference to specific regions.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- TRELLIX_ARC_RANSOM_Exorcist (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- medium.com — Exorcist Ransomware From Triaging To Deep Dive 5B7Da4263D81 (report)
- ransomlook.io — Exorcist (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Exorcist (report)