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Prestige

According to PCrisk, Prestige is ransomware - malware that prevents victims from accessing (opening) their files by encrypting them.

According to PCrisk, Prestige is ransomware - malware that prevents victims from accessing (opening) their files by encrypting them. Additionally, Prestige appends the ".enc" extension to filenames and drops the "README" file containing a ransom note. An example of how this ransomware modifies filenames: it renames "1.jpg" to "1.jpg.enc", "2.png" to "2.png.enc", and so forth.

Family metadata imported from Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).