RANSOM_TELANATEAR.A

August 10, 2016
 Analysis by: Francis Xavier Antazo
 ALIASES:

MSIL/Filecoder.BV (ESET); Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Crypmodadv.wpb (Kaspersky); Trojan.Ransomcrypt.BC (Symantec);

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Trojan

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware

This Trojan arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

It connects to certain websites to send and receive information.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

78336 bytes

File Type:

EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Initial Samples Received Date:

18 Jul 2016

Payload:

Connects to URLs/IPs, Encrypts files, Displays graphics/image

Arrival Details

This Trojan 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 Trojan drops the following component file(s):

  • %Desktop%\LEIA.txt (ransom note)

(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:

  • Anatel, seus arquivos foram criptografados Exigimos o fim do bloqueio de
  • franquias Envie um email para anonbr7@protonmail.com para receber a senha
  • We are anonymous
  • Or
  • MP/MS, seus arquivos foram criptografados
  • Exigimos uma atua\x00e7\x00e3o que interrompa as a\x00e7\x00f5es paramilitares de fazendeiros
  • Envie um email para anonbr7@protonmail.com para receber a senha
  • We are anonymous

Information Theft

This Trojan gathers the following data:

  • username
  • computername

Other Details

This Trojan connects to the following website to send and receive information:

  • http://{BLOCKED}1.{BLOCKED}b.com/cloud.php?info=
  • http://{BLOCKED}1.{BLOCKED}b.com/mpms.php?info=

It encrypts files with the following extensions:

  • .asp
  • .aspx
  • .avi
  • .bat
  • .bk
  • .bmp
  • .css
  • .csv
  • .divx
  • .doc
  • .docx
  • .html
  • .index
  • .jpeg
  • .jpg
  • .lnk
  • .mdb
  • .mkv
  • .mov
  • .mp3
  • .mp4
  • .mpeg
  • .odt
  • .ogg
  • .pdf
  • .php
  • .png
  • .ppt
  • .pptx
  • .psd
  • .rar
  • .sln
  • .sql
  • .txt
  • .wav
  • .wma
  • .wmv
  • .xls
  • .xlsx
  • .xml
  • .zip

It renames encrypted files using the following names:

  • {original file name and file extension}.lok

NOTES:

This ransomware encrypts on the following file paths:

  • C:\Users\{username}\Desktop
  • C:\Users\{username}\Downloads
  • C:\Users\{username}\Documents
  • C:\Users\{username}\Pictures
  • C:\Users\{username}\Music
  • C:\Users\{username}\Videos

It then displays the following after encryption:

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

12.692.01

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

02 Aug 2016

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

12.693.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

03 Aug 2016

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

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.  
  • %Desktop%\LEIA.txt

Step 4

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_TELANATEAR.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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