Ransom.MSIL.CRYPONY.THBOHAI

March 29, 2019
 Analysis by: Jemimah Mae Molina
 ALIASES:

VirTool:MSIL/Obfuscator.BK [submit_sample] (MICROSOFT); MSIL/Injector.PE!tr (FORTINET)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Ransomware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: Yes

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

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 found in specific folders.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

176,128 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

Yes

Initial Samples Received Date:

08 Feb 2019

Payload:

Displays windows

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.

Installation

This Ransomware adds the following processes:

  • {malware directory}\{malware file name}.exe

Process Termination

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

  • OllyDbg
  • SbieCtrl
  • mbam
  • taskmgr
  • HijackThis
  • Virtual PC
  • TEMemoryScanner

Other Details

This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:

  • .rd4
  • .rd5
  • .rdb
  • .rdl
  • .rdx
  • .rec
  • .rgb
  • .rle
  • .rmi
  • .rpb
  • .rpd
  • .rpm
  • .rpt
  • .rtf
  • .aac
  • .a3w
  • .abk
  • .abr
  • .ace
  • .acr
  • .act
  • .adf
  • .adm
  • .adp
  • .adr
  • .aif
  • .ani
  • .ans
  • .ape
  • .apk
  • .arc
  • .arj
  • .asc
  • .asf
  • .asp
  • .ato
  • .aty
  • .avi
  • .axx
  • .b3d
  • .b64
  • .bak
  • .bas
  • .bat
  • .bfc
  • .bin
  • .bk2
  • .bmp
  • .bnk
  • .bps
  • .bpt
  • .brk
  • .btoa
  • .bv1
  • .bwp
  • .bz2
  • .cab
  • .cal
  • .cam
  • .cas
  • .cbl
  • .cbt
  • .cda
  • .cdr
  • .cdt
  • .cfb
  • .cfg
  • .cfl
  • .cfm
  • .cgm
  • .chk
  • .cl3
  • .cl4
  • .cla
  • .clg
  • .clk
  • .cll
  • .clo
  • .clp
  • .clr
  • .cls
  • .cmd
  • .cmv
  • .cnt
  • .cpl
  • .cne
  • .cnf
  • .cnv
  • .cob
  • .cod
  • .com
  • .cpe
  • .cpi
  • .cpp
  • .cpt
  • .cr2
  • .crd
  • .crt
  • .crw
  • .csv
  • .css
  • .cue
  • .cur
  • .cv5
  • .cvi
  • .cvs
  • .cvx
  • .cxf
  • .cxx
  • .daa
  • .daf
  • .dat
  • .db2
  • .dbc
  • .dbf
  • .dbk
  • .dbm
  • .dbo
  • .dbq
  • .dbt
  • .dbv
  • .dbw
  • .dbx
  • .dcm
  • .dcr
  • .dcx
  • .dds
  • .deb
  • .dev
  • .dib
  • .dif
  • .djvu
  • .dll
  • .dmo
  • .dmp
  • .dmd
  • .dmf
  • .dms
  • .dne
  • .dng
  • .doc
  • .docx
  • .dos
  • .dot
  • .drv
  • .drw
  • .dt_
  • .dta
  • .dtd
  • .dtf
  • .dtm
  • .dun
  • .dxf
  • .dxn
  • .dxr
  • .dyn
  • .dwf
  • .dwg
  • .ecw
  • .eeb
  • .eef
  • .eft
  • .ega
  • .elg
  • .emf
  • .eml
  • .emu
  • .enc
  • .end
  • .eng
  • .env
  • .epg
  • .eps
  • .eqn
  • .erd
  • .erm
  • .err
  • .esh
  • .evt
  • .ex3
  • .exc
  • .exd
  • .ext
  • .fcp
  • .fdf
  • .fes
  • .ffa
  • .fff
  • .ffl
  • .ffo
  • .fft
  • .ffx
  • .fits
  • .flac
  • .flv
  • .fnd
  • .fon
  • .fpb
  • .fpr
  • .fpx
  • .fqy
  • .fr3
  • .frc
  • .frm
  • .fro
  • .frp
  • .frs
  • .frt
  • .frx
  • .frz
  • .fsc
  • .fsh
  • .gho
  • .gif
  • .gr2
  • .gr3
  • .gra
  • .grb
  • .grf
  • .grp
  • .hbk
  • .hdl
  • .hdr
  • .hdx
  • .hex
  • .hfi
  • .hgl
  • .hhh
  • .hhp
  • .hlp
  • .hpgl
  • .hqx
  • .hsq
  • .hss
  • .hst
  • .hta
  • .htm
  • .html
  • .htt
  • .k2p
  • .ica
  • .icb
  • .icc
  • .ice
  • .icl
  • .icm
  • .icn
  • .ico
  • .ics
  • .idb
  • .idd
  • .ide
  • .idf
  • .idq
  • .idx
  • .iff
  • .ifo
  • .ima
  • .img
  • .inf
  • .ini
  • .ins
  • .ipd
  • .ipf
  • .iso
  • .iw44
  • .iwa
  • .j2k
  • .jar
  • .jas
  • .jef
  • .jng
  • .jp2
  • .jpg
  • .jpc
  • .jpeg
  • .jpm
  • .jsb
  • .jsd
  • .jse
  • .jsh
  • .jsl
  • .jsm
  • .jsp
  • .jss
  • .json
  • .jtf
  • .jtk
  • .jtp
  • .jwl
  • .jzz
  • .kar
  • .kbc
  • .kdc
  • .kdp
  • .kfx
  • .kye
  • .lbm
  • .ldf
  • .lgc
  • .lha
  • .lib
  • .log
  • .lnk
  • .lwf
  • .lwp
  • .lzh
  • .mac
  • .mbx
  • .mcd
  • .mda
  • .mdb
  • .mde
  • .mdf
  • .mdl
  • .mdm
  • .mdn
  • .mdp
  • .mdt
  • .mdw
  • .mdx
  • .mdz
  • .meb
  • .med
  • .mem
  • .mht
  • .mid
  • .mim
  • .mix
  • .mk3d
  • .mka
  • .mks
  • .mkv
  • .mme
  • .mng
  • .mod
  • .mov
  • .mp1
  • .mp2
  • .mp3
  • .mpp
  • .mpg
  • .mrw
  • .msc
  • .msi
  • .msn
  • .msp
  • .mtf
  • .mtm
  • .mtv
  • .mtw
  • .mul
  • .mup
  • .mus
  • .mvb
  • .mve
  • .mvf
  • .mwp
  • .mxd
  • .mxt
  • .myd
  • .n64
  • .na2
  • .nab
  • .nap
  • .ndf
  • .nds
  • .ndx
  • .nef
  • .nes
  • .neta
  • .nfo
  • .nil
  • .ngf
  • .ngg
  • .nhf
  • .nil
  • .nlb
  • .nld
  • .nlm
  • .nmi
  • .nol
  • .now
  • .nra
  • .nrb
  • .nrg
  • .ns2
  • .ns5
  • .nso
  • .num
  • .nzb
  • .oca
  • .ocx
  • .ogg
  • .ogm
  • .olb
  • .old
  • .ole
  • .oli
  • .orf
  • .ori
  • .qtif
  • .otl
  • .pab
  • .pak
  • .pbd
  • .pbf
  • .pbk
  • .pbl
  • .pbm
  • .pbr
  • .pbi
  • .pbo
  • .pbt
  • .pcd
  • .pcx
  • .pda
  • .pdb
  • .pdd
  • .pdf
  • .pdl
  • .pds
  • .pdv
  • .pdw
  • .pef
  • .pgm
  • .php
  • .pic
  • .pict
  • .pif
  • .pjf
  • .pkg
  • .plb
  • .plc
  • .pld
  • .plg
  • .pli
  • .pll
  • .plm
  • .pln
  • .plr
  • .pls
  • .plt
  • .ply
  • .png
  • .pot
  • .pp4
  • .pp5
  • .ppa
  • .ppb
  • .ppd
  • .ppf
  • .ppi
  • .ppl
  • .ppm
  • .ppo
  • .pps
  • .ppt
  • .ppz
  • .ps2
  • .psd
  • .psp
  • .pst
  • .pwa
  • .pwd
  • .pwf
  • .pwl
  • .pwp
  • .pwz
  • .pxl
  • .pyc
  • .pyd
  • .pyw
  • .pza
  • .pzd
  • .pzl
  • .pzo
  • .pzp
  • .pzs
  • .pzt
  • .pzx
  • .qic
  • .qxd
  • .qxl
  • .qxt
  • .raf
  • .ram
  • .rar
  • .ras
  • .rd1
  • .rd3
  • .rwz

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware encrypts files found in the following folders:

  • C:\Program Data
  • C:\Users

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

  • .crypted_pony_test_build_xxx_xxx_xxx_xxx_xxx

It leaves text files that serve as ransom notes containing the following text:

  • {Encrypted Directory}\IF_YOU_WANT_TO_GET_ALL_YOUR_FILES_BACK_PLEASE_READ_THIS.HTML

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.800.04

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

08 Feb 2019

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.801.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

09 Feb 2019

Step 1

Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete these files

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  
  • {Encrypted Directory}\IF_YOU_WANT_TO_GET_ALL_YOUR_FILES_BACK_PLEASE_READ_THIS.HTML

Step 5

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as Ransom.MSIL.CRYPONY.THBOHAI. 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 6

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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