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The final version of the ransomware was released on 4 March 2017 to the ransomware subreddit. Researchers at SecureList state that the developer of the ransomware was a 17 year-old high school student, who had been active since 2015.[150] The extension suffix of the file name remained \".rm,\" an indication that the file was compressed using 7-Zip, a Windows program.

A ransom note and a video were released during the first version development phase, with the first static file actually being released on 30 October 2015, and the video being uploaded to YouTube on 27 November 2015.[84] The first version of the ransomware was released around 12 February 2016, at which time it spread widely. It was identified as diffused by the security vendor Proofpoint with the help of the Kaspersky Security Network API.[85] The scale of the variant's worldwide activity was less than that of earlier targeted ransomware.[106] A website domain registered in the Netherlands was associated with the distribution of that version of the ransomware.[86] 7211a4ac4a