RANSOM_HIDDENTEARVIPER.A
Ransom.HiddenTear (Malwarebytes); Ransom:MSIL/Ryzerlo.A (Microsoft); Ransom.HiddenTear!g1 (Symantec)
Windows
Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This Ransomware encrypts files found in specific folders. It drops files as ransom note.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
88,576 bytes
EXE
No
16 Oct 2017
Encrypts files
Installation
This Ransomware drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:
- %User Profile%\Videos\skype.exe -> used to decrypt files
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
It drops the following files:
- %User Profile%\Documents\decrpt.dll -> encryption key
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
Other Details
This Ransomware displays a pop-up window with the following message:
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware encrypts files found in the following folders:
- %User Profile%\Music
(Note: %User Profile% is the current user's profile folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name} on Windows 2000, XP, and Server 2003, or C:\Users\{user name} on Windows Vista and 7.)
It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .viiper
It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:
- %Desktop%\READ_ME_IMPORTANT.txt
(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.)
It leaves text files that serve as ransom notes containing the following text:
- Oops. Your Files has been encrypted and are useless now!
You just can recover them, if you pay the Amount wich is shown in the Window
Force Close the Program will result in losing Data forever!
SOLUTION
9.850
13.726.05
16 Oct 2017
13.727.00
17 Oct 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
Search and delete these files
- %User Profile%\Videos\skype.exe
- %User Profile%\Documents\decrpt.dll
- %Desktop%\READ_ME_IMPORTANT.txt
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_HIDDENTEARVIPER.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 5
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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