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RANSOM_HIDDENTEARWHY.A

September 05, 2017
 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Ransomware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It encrypts files with specific file extensions.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

440,320 bytes

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

06 Aug 2017

Payload:

Terminates processes, Displays graphics/image, Encrypts files

Arrival Details

This Ransomware arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Process Termination

This Ransomware terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:

  • taskmgr
  • explorer

Other Details

This Ransomware does the following:

  • Displays the following window as a fake update:

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:

  • .txt
  • .doc
  • .docx
  • .xls
  • .xlsx
  • .ppt
  • .pptx
  • .pst
  • .ost
  • .msg
  • .eml
  • .vsd
  • .vsdx
  • .csv
  • .rtf
  • .123
  • .wks
  • .wk1
  • .pdf
  • .dwg
  • .onetoc2
  • .snt
  • .jpeg
  • .jpg
  • .docb
  • .docm
  • .dot
  • .dotm
  • .dotx
  • .xlsm
  • .xlsb
  • .xlw
  • .xlt
  • .xlm
  • .xlc
  • .xltx
  • .xltm
  • .pptm
  • .pot
  • .pps
  • .ppsm
  • .ppsx
  • .ppam
  • .potx
  • .potm
  • .edb
  • .hwp
  • .602
  • .sxi
  • .sti
  • .sldx
  • .sldm
  • .vdi
  • .vmdk
  • .vmx
  • .gpg
  • .aes
  • .ARC
  • .PAQ
  • .bz2
  • .tbk
  • .bak
  • .tar
  • .tgz
  • .gz
  • .7z
  • .rar
  • .zip
  • .backup
  • .iso
  • .vcd
  • .bmp
  • .png
  • .gif
  • .raw
  • .cgm
  • .tif
  • .tiff
  • .nef
  • .psd
  • .ai
  • .svg
  • .djvu
  • .m4u
  • .m3u
  • .mid
  • .wma
  • .flv
  • .3g2
  • .mkv
  • .3gp
  • .mp4
  • .mov
  • .avi
  • .asf
  • .mpeg
  • .vob
  • .mpg
  • .wmv
  • .fla
  • .swf
  • .wav
  • .mp3
  • .sh
  • .class
  • .jar
  • .java
  • .rb
  • .asp
  • .php
  • .jsp
  • .brd
  • .sch
  • .dch
  • .dip
  • .pl
  • .vb
  • .vbs
  • .ps1
  • .bat
  • .cmd
  • .js
  • .asm
  • .h
  • .pas
  • .cpp
  • .c
  • .cs
  • .suo
  • .sln
  • .ldf
  • .mdf
  • .sql
  • .sqlitedb
  • .sqlite3
  • .asc
  • .lay6
  • .lay
  • .mml
  • .sxm
  • .otg
  • .odg
  • .uop
  • .std
  • .sxd
  • .otp
  • .odp
  • .wb2
  • .slk
  • .dif
  • .stc
  • .sxc
  • .ots
  • .ods
  • .3dm
  • .max
  • .3ds
  • .uot
  • .stw
  • .sxw
  • .ott
  • .odt
  • .pem
  • .p12
  • .csr
  • .crt
  • .key
  • .pfx
  • .der
  • .exe

It avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file name:

  • .whycry

It avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file path:

  • Windows
  • Program Files
  • Program Files(x86)
  • Boot
  • Cache
  • System volume information

It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:

  • .whycry

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

13.580.08

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

07 Aug 2017

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

13.581.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

08 Aug 2017

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.

Step 2

Note that not all files, folders, and registry keys and entries are installed on your computer during this malware's/spyware's/grayware's execution. This may be due to incomplete installation or other operating system conditions. If you do not find the same files/folders/registry information, please proceed to the next step.

Step 3

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_HIDDENTEARWHY.A. If the detected files have already been cleaned, deleted, or quarantined by your Trend Micro product, no further step is required. You may opt to simply delete the quarantined files. Please check this Knowledge Base page for more information.

Step 4

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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