RANSOM_CRYSIS.KRS
Windows
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Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
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 is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.
It drops files as ransom note.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
94,720 bytes
EXE
No
13 Feb 2018
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 copies of itself into the affected system:
- %System%\{malware filename}.exe
- %User Startup%\{malware filename}.exe
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\{malware filename}.exe
(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.)
Autostart Technique
This Ransomware adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{malware filename}.exe = %System%\{malware filename}.exe
Other System Modifications
This Ransomware adds the following registry entries:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
%System%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%System%\Info.hta"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
%Application Data%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%Application Data%\Info.hta"
Other Details
This Ransomware is capable of encrypting files in the affected system.
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .id-{ID}.[amodeus@{BLOCKED}ta.com].java
It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:
- %Application Data%\Info.hta
- %System%\Info.hta
- %User Startup%\Info.hta
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Info.hta
- {Public User Desktop}\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
- {All Drives}\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
- %Desktop%\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming 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.. %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.. %User Startup% is the current user's Startup folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows 2000 and XP, and C:\Documents and Settings\{User name}\Start Menu\Programs\Startup on Windows Vista, 7, and 8.. %All Users Profile% is the All Users folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\All Users on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\ProgramData 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.. %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.)
SOLUTION
9.850
13.964.04
13 Feb 2018
13.965.00
14 Feb 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
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 4
Delete this registry value
Important: Editing the Windows Registry incorrectly can lead to irreversible system malfunction. Please do this step only if you know how or you can ask assistance from your system administrator. Else, check this Microsoft article first before modifying your computer's registry.
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- {malware filename}.exe = %System%\{malware filename}.exe
- {malware filename}.exe = %System%\{malware filename}.exe
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- %System%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%System%\Info.hta"
- %System%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%System%\Info.hta"
- In HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- %Application Data%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%Application Data%\Info.hta"
- %Application Data%\Info.hta = mshta.exe "%Application Data%\Info.hta"
Step 5
Search and delete these files
- %User Startup%\{malware filename}.exe
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\{malware filename}.exe
- %Application Data%\Info.hta
- %System%\Info.hta
- %User Startup%\Info.hta
- %All Users Profile%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Info.hta
- {Public User Desktop}\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
- {All Drives}\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
- %Desktop%\FILES ENCRYPTED.txt
Step 6
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as RANSOM_CRYSIS.KRS. 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 7
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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