Ransom.Linux.OIMAR.SMYNDFD
Linux
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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 encrypts files with specific file extensions. It drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
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.
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:
- .vmdk
- .ovf
- .ova
- .vmem
- .vswp
- .vmsd
- .vmsn
- .vib
- .vbk
- .vbm
It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .emario
It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:
- {Encrypted Directory}\How To Restore Your Files.txt
It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions:
- .mario
- .wmario
- .lmario
- .emario
- .nmario
- .mmario
SOLUTION
Step 1
Trend Micro Predictive Machine Learning detects and blocks malware at the first sign of its existence, before it executes on your system. When enabled, your Trend Micro product detects this malware under the following machine learning name:
- Troj.ELF.TRX.XXELFC1DFF038
Step 2
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Ransom.Linux.OIMAR.SMYNDFD. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
Step 3
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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