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Sekhmet

According to PCrisk, Sekhmet is ransomware.

Sekhmet is a Windows malware family.

Background

PCrisk identifies Sekhmet as ransomware. It works by encrypting a victim's data and then demanding a ransom in exchange for decryption. As it encrypts, every affected file receives an appended extension made up of random characters (for example ".HrUSsw", ".WNgh", ".NdWfEr", etc.).

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).