Restart Manager API Abuse (rstrtmgr.dll) to Unlock Files Pre-Encryption

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated 21 days ago•0•0•1

Detects the loading of rstrtmgr.dll by processes other than known Windows installers, update services, or explorers. The Restart Manager API is often abused by ransomware to terminate processes holding file locks, facilitating the encryption of files that would otherwise be in use.