RANSOM_HIDDENTEARSAD.A
Windows
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Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
This ransomware appears to be a testing program.
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.
However, due to errors in its code, it fails to perform its intended routine.
It encrypts files found in specific folders.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
20992 bytes
EXE
Yes
29 Aug 2017
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:
- %AppDataLocal%\GDIPFONTCACHEV1.DAT
(Note: %AppDataLocal% is the Application Data folder found in Local Settings, where it is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local on 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.)
Other Details
This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:
- .txt
- .doc
- .docx
- .log
- .msg
- .odt
- .pages
- .rtf
- .tex
- .wpd
- .wps
- .csv
- .dat
- .ged
- .key
- .keychain
- .pps
- .ppt
- .pptx
- .sdf
- .tar
- .tax2014
- .tax2015
- .vcf
- .xml
- .aif
- .iff
- .m3u
- .m4a
- .mid
- .mp3
- .mpa
- .wav
- .wma
- .3g2
- .3gp
- .asf
- .avi
- .flv
- .m4v
- .mov
- .mp4
- .mpg
- .rm
- .srt
- .swf
- .vob
- .wmv
- .3dm
- .3ds
- .max
- .obj
- .lay
- .onetoc2
- .dot
- .bmp
- .dds
- .gif
- .jpg
- .png
- .psd
- .tga
- .thm
- .tif
- .tiff
- .yuv
- .backup
- .ott
- .ai
- .eps
- .ps
- .svg
- .docb
- .indd
- .pct
- .sqlite3
- .sqlitedb
- .xlr
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .pfx
- .accdb
- .db
- .dbf
- .mdb
- .pdb
- .sql
- .dwg
- .dxf
- .asp
- .aspx
- .cer
- .cfm
- .csr
- .css
- .htm
- .html
- .js
- .jsp
- .php
- .rss
- .xhtml
- .mml
- .stc
- .7z
- .cbr
- .deb
- .gz
- .pkg
- .rpm
- .sitx
- .tar.gz
- .zip
- .zipx
- .rar
- .bin
- .cue
- .dmg
- .iso
- .mdf
- .toast
- .vcd
- .c
- .class
- .cpp
- .cs
- .dtd
- .fla
- .h
- .java
- .lua
- .m
- .pl
- .py
- .sh
- .sln
- .swift
- .vb
- .vcxproj
- .xcodeproj
- .bak
- .tmp
- .rar
- .crdownload
- .ics
- .msi
- .part
- .torrent
- .dll
- .sln
However, due to errors in its code, it fails to perform its intended routine.
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.)
NOTES:
This ransomware appears to be a testing program.
SOLUTION
9.850
13.624.08
13.625.00
Step 1
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_HIDDENTEARSAD.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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
Step 2
Search and delete this file
- %AppDataLocal%\GDIPFONTCACHEV1.DAT
Step 3
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 4
Before doing any scans, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 5
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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