RANSOM_WHOOPSIE.THGAOAH

July 18, 2018
 Analysis by: Maureen Reyes
 ALIASES:

RDN/Ransom (McAfee), Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!plock (Microsoft), HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.gen (Kaspersky)

 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:

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 found in specific folders.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

25,088 bytes

File Type:

, EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

26 Jun 2018

Payload:

Terminates processes, Displays message/message boxes, 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.

Installation

This Ransomware drops the following files:

  • %Desktop%\key.txt - contains key displayed in message box

(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)

Process Termination

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

  • Explorer.exe

Other Details

This Ransomware displays the following message boxes:


It does the following:

  • Displays the following as a ransom note:

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware encrypts files found in the following folders:

  • %System Root%\Users\

(Note: %System Root% is the Windows root folder, where it usually is C:\ on all Windows operating system versions.)

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

  • .enc

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.850

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

14.370.07

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

10 Jul 2018

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

14.371.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

11 Jul 2018

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

Search and delete this file

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  • %Desktop%\key.txt

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_WHOOPSIE.THGAOAH. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:

Step 5

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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