RANSOM_EDA2LUXNUT.A
Ransom.HiddenTear (Symantec); Gen:Heur.Ransom.HiddenTears.1 (Bitdefender); Ransomware-FTD!216DE5A1AAF7 (McAfee)
Windows
Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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.
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
It encrypts files with specific file extensions. It encrypts files found in specific folders.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
213,504 bytes
EXE
No
27 May 2017
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.
Other System Modifications
This Ransomware changes the desktop wallpaper by modifying the following registry entries:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop
Wallpaper = "%User Profile%\ransom.jpg"
Download Routine
This Ransomware accesses the following websites to download files:
- http://wallpaper.sk/12/2699.kecso.net.jpg
It saves the files it downloads using the following names:
- %User Profile%\ransom.jpg
(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.)
As of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
Stolen Information
This Ransomware sends the gathered information via HTTP POST to the following URL:
- http://{BLOCKED}sempol.systems/handsome/savekey.php
- http://{BLOCKED}empol.systems/handsome/createkeys.php
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:
- .txt
- .doc
- .docx
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .ppt
- .pptx
- .odt
- .jpg
- .png
- .csv
- .sql
- .mdb
- .sln
- .php
- .asp
- .aspx
- .html
- .xml
- .psd
It encrypts files found in the following folders:
- %Desktop%
(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 appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .locked
SOLUTION
9.850
13.442.01
31 May 2017
13.443.00
01 Jun 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 this file
- %User Profile%\ransom.jpg
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_EDA2LUXNUT.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
Reset your Desktop properties
Step 6
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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