RANSOM_HAKUNA.A

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 deletes itself after execution.

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.

Other System Modifications

This Trojan adds the following registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.HakunaMatata
(Default) = "Crypted!"

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.HakunaMatata\DefaultIcon
(Default) = "%System%\shell32.dll,47"

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.HakunaMatata\shell\
open\command
(Default) = "cmd /s/c\"(ECHO {random note})|MSG *\""

Dropping Routine

This Trojan drops the following files:

• {folders containing encrypted files}\Recovers files yako.html

Other Details

This Trojan renames encrypted files using the following names:

• {original path and filename}.HakunaMatata

It deletes itself after execution.