Ransom.Win64.MORPHUES.THAOCBE

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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.

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:

• dsa-connect.exe
• nginx.exe
• dsvp.exe
• dsuam.exe
• dsa-wrs-app.exe
• dsc.exe
• EndpointBasecamp.exe
• CloudEndpointService.exe
• dsa.exe
• ds_monitor.exe
• tm_netagent.exe
• Notifier.exe
• WSCommunicator.exe
• coreFrameworkHost.exe
• coreServiceShell.exe
• tm_netagent.exe
• TMLoader32.exe
• TMLoader64.exe

Other Details

This Ransomware does the following:

• This ransomware was commonly executed by "er.bat" (Trojan.BAT. MORPHUES.THAOCBE) together with termination of listed processes.
• It does not append extension on encrypted files.

It accepts the following parameters:

• ww → Required
• {Path to Encrypt} → specific path to encrypt

Ransomware Routine

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

• \Windows\System32

It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:

• {Encrypted Directory}\_README_.txt
  

It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions:

• .dll
• .sys
• .exe
• .drv
• .com
• .cat