RANSOM_CRYPAURA.N
Ransomware-FHS!67F54DDC0117 (McAfee), a variant of Win32/Filecoder.NFY (ESET)
Windows
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Threat Type: Trojan
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Downloaded from the Internet
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.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
114,688 bytes
EXE
Yes
25 May 2016
Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes, Encrypts files
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 copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:
- %System%\{malware filename}.exe
- %User 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.)
It drops the following component file(s):
- %User Startup%\How to decrypt your files.txt - ransom note
- %User Profile%\How to decrypt your files.jpg - ransom note image
- %User Startup%\How to decrypt your files.jpg - ransom note image
- %Desktop%\How to decrypt your files.txt - ransom note
(Note: %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.. %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.. %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.)
Autostart Technique
This Trojan adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
{random characters} = "%System%\{malware filename}.exe"
Other System Modifications
This Trojan modifies the following file(s):
- It encrypts files and adds the extension .id-{victim ID}.mahasaraswati@india.com.xtbl
Other Details
This Trojan does the following:
- It deletes shadow copies by executing the following command:
vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
NOTES:
This ransomware displays the following:
![](http://documents.trendmicro.com/images/RANSOM_CRYPAURA_N1.jpg)
It encrypts all files except with the following strings in the file or folder name:
- C:\WINDOWS
- boot.ini
- bootfont.bin
- ntldr
- ntdetect.com
- io.sys
- How to decrypt your files.txt
- How to decrypt your files.jpg
- {malware filename}
SOLUTION
9.800
12.548.08
25 May 2016
12.549.00
26 May 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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product and note files detected as RANSOM_CRYPAURA.N
Step 4
Restart in Safe Mode
Step 5
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
- {random characters} = "%System%\{malware filename}.exe"
- {random characters} = "%System%\{malware filename}.exe"
Step 6
Search and delete these files
- %Desktop%\How to decrypt your files.txt
Step 7
Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as RANSOM_CRYPAURA.N. 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 8
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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