RANSOM_VCRYPT.A
Ransom:Win32/Veecrypt.A(Microsoft); Ransom.CryptXXX(Norton)
Windows
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Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: No
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 encrypts files found in specific folders. It drops files as ransom note.
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:
- doc
- docx
- xls
- xlsx
- ppt
- pptx
- mdb
- dwg
- dxf
- cdr
- ai
- psd
- jpg
- cdw
- mdf
- odt
- ods
- rtf
It encrypts files found in the following folders:
- C:\
- D:\
- E:\
- F:\
It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
- .vCrypt1
It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:
- %Desktop%\КАК_РАСШИФРОВАТЬ_ФАЙЛЫ.txt
SOLUTION
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
- %Desktop%\КАК_РАСШИФРОВАТЬ_ФАЙЛЫ.txt
Step 4
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_VCRYPT.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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