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Spora

ATP Sandbox Adv. HeuristicsAV

Spora is a ransomware family from 2017 that spread through Windows shortcut files, HTA infection vectors, and exploit kits. Its design included deliberate techniques for fooling antivirus products, and it functioned as both a shortcut worm and a ransomware strain.

First seen
October 2022
Last seen
October 2026
Alert Name
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.4064E64F
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.74F633AD
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.9108DE99
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.B28BD708
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.C08F87D6
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.DBBF6AF5
DeepScan:Generic.Ransom.Spora.E32E92FC
Dump:Generic.Ransom.Spora.002C792C
Dump:Generic.Ransom.Spora.01F280B9
Dump:Generic.Ransom.Spora.125F6BCE