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Security anti-ransomware volume attack generate-report output

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  • When generating a report for security anti-ransomware volume attack generate-report it will display a list of files that are suspected to be potential ransomware

Cluster_CLI::> security anti-ransomware volume attack generate-report -vserver <affected vserver> -volume <affected volume> -dest-path <data SVM>:<shared volume hosted by the data SVM>/

Report "report_file_vs1_vol1_30-03-2021_16-11-38" available at path "vs1:vol1/".

  • The file will be of a format as shown, with no actual column header names:

(File sequence) (Time and date of report)    (Extension)    (File Name)    (Report Indicator)
1               "7/30/2024 15:33:36"          5856          /file.5856     1
2               "7/30/2024 15:33:36"          5857          /file.5857     2
3               "7/30/2024 15:33:36"          5858          /file.5858     1
4               "7/30/2024 15:33:36"          5862          /file.5862     1
5               "7/30/2024 15:33:36"          5864          /file.5864     2

  • The Report Indicator resolves to:
    • 1 - that indicates: 'File extension type:  An extension that does not conform to the normal extension type'.
    • 2 - that indicates: 'Entropy: an evaluation of the randomness of data in a file'.
    • Any files in the report would then need to be examined for integrity from the corresponding host.
  • To display the report with the CLI:

Cluster_CLI::> run -node [nodename] rdfile /vol/vol1/report_file_vs1_vol1_30-03-2021_16-11-38

Output Example:

1 8/26/2025 03:03:24 csq_min=250 csq_avg=219 unsafe_extn=0 file_hdr=0 safe_extn=0 score=0.9999976787980708 lckd /file.tar.gz.lckd

Note:

  • lckd is the file extension used for files named file.tar.gz.lckd.
  • unsafe_extn=0 / safe_extn=0 indicate that the file does not match any extensions classified as unsafe or safe according to the system's extension classification list.
  • Other parameters such as csq_min, csq_avg, file_hdr, and score are system-generated metrics used internally for file scanning and classification, whose definitions are currently not publicly available.

Additional Information

Note: A 0 byte file will be created if there is nothing to report.
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