What kind of malware is Goba?
Goba is a ransomware variant that utilizes encryption to lock files, and as part of its process, it adds the "
.goba" extension to the filenames of all encrypted files. This malware also creates a ransom note, which is saved as "
_readme.txt". Goba is part of the
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Our team of malware analysts discovered Goba during their review of samples submitted to VirusTotal page. An illustration of how Goba modifies filenames: it changes "
1.jpg" to "
1.jpg.goba", "
2.png" to "
2.png.goba", and so forth.