Ransom_CRPTX.A
Windows

Threat Type: Ransom
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
Dropped by other malware, Downloaded from the Internet
This Ransom 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
504,320 bytes
EXE
No
15 Mar 2017
Connects to URLs/IPs, Encrypts files
Arrival Details
This Ransom 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 Ransom drops the following copies of itself into the affected system and executes them:
- %Application Data%\mtrea.exe
(Note: %Application Data% is the Application Data folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on 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 drops the following files:
- %User Startup%\decrypt.txt - ransom note
- %Desktop%\HOW_TO_FIX_!.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.. %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 Ransom adds the following registry entries to enable its automatic execution at every system startup:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\
Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Crptxxx = %Application Data%\mtrea.exe
Other Details
This Ransom connects to the following website to send and receive information:
- {BLOCKED}cojuswihof.onion
It encrypts files with the following extensions:
- .264
- .3g2
- .3gp
- .3gp2
- .3gpp
- .3gpp2
- .3mm
- .3p2
- .60d
- .6cm
- .787
- .890
- .8cm
- .8svx
- .a2b
- .a2i
- .a2m
- .a2p
- .a2t
- .a52
- .aa
- .aa3
- .aac
- .aaf
- .aax
- .abc
- .abm
- .ac3
- .acd
- .acd-bak
- .acd-zip
- .acm
- .acp
- .act
- .adg
- .adts
- .adv
- .aec
- .aep
- .aepx
- .aet
- .aetx
- .afc
- .agm
- .agr
- .ahx
- .aif
- .aifc
- .aiff
- .aimppl
- .ais
- .ajp
- .akp
- .al
- .alac
- .alaw
- .ale
- .all
- .als
- .am
- .amc
- .amf
- .amr
- .ams
- .amv
- .amx
- .amxd
- .amz
- .anim
- .aob
- .ape
- .apf
- .apl
- .aqt
- .arcut
- .arf
- .aria
- .ariax
- .ase
- .asf
- .asx
- .at3
- .atrac
- .au
- .aud
- .aup
- .avastsounds
- .avb
- .avchd
- .avd
- .avi
- .avp
- .avs
- .avv
- .awb
- .awlive
- .axm
- .ay
- .b4s
- .band
- .bap
- .bcs
- .bdd
- .bdm
- .bdmv
- .bidule
- .bik
- .bin
- .bix
- .bmml
- .bnp
- .bonk
- .box
- .brstm
- .bs4
- .bsf
- .bu
- .bun
- .bvr
- .bwf
- .bwg
- .bww
- .byu
- .c01
- .caf
- .caff
- .camproj
- .camrec
- .camv
- .cda
- .cdda
- .cdlx
- .cdo
- .cdr
- .ced
- .cel
- .cfa
- .cgrp
- .cidb
- .cine
- .cip
- .ckb
- .ckf
- .clpi
- .cmf
- .cmmp
- .cmmtpl
- .copy
- .cpr
- .csh
- .cts
- .cvc
- .cwb
- .cwp
- .cwt
- .cx3
- .d00
- .d01
- .d2v
- .d3v
- .dash
- .dat
- .dav
- .dce
- .dcf
- .dck
- .dcm
- .dct
- .ddat
- .ddt
- .df2
- .dfc
- .dif
- .dig
- .dir
- .divx
- .djr
- .dls
- .dlx
- .dm
- .dmb
- .dmf
- .dmsa
- .dmsd
- .dmsd3d
- .dmse
- .dmsm
- .dmsm3d
- .dmss
- .dmx
- .dnc
- .doc
- .docx
- .dpa
- .dpg
- .dra
- .dream
- .drg
- .ds2
- .dsf
- .dsm
- .dsp
- .dss
- .dtm
- .dts
- .dtshd
- .dv
- .dv4
- .dv-avi
- .dvf
- .dvr
- .dvr-ms
- .dvx
- .dw
- .dwa
- .dwd
- .dxr
- .dzm
- .dzp
- .dzt
- .ear
- .edl
- .efa
- .efe
- .efk
- .efq
- .efs
- .efv
- .emd
- .emp
- .emx
- .emy
- .eop
- .esps
- .evo
- .evr
- .expressionmap
- .eye
- .f2r
- .f32
- .f3r
- .f4a
- .f4f
- .f4p
- .f4v
- .f64
- .far
- .fbr
- .fbz
- .fda
- .fff
- .flac
- .flc
- .flh
- .fli
- .flp
- .fls
- .flv
- .flx
- .frg
- .fsm
- .ftc
- .ftmx
- .fzf
- .g721
- .g723
- .g726
- .gbs
- .gfp
- .gig
- .gl
- .gm
- .gom
- .gp5
- .gpbank
- .gpk
- .grasp
- .groove
- .gsm
- .gts
- .gvi
- .gvp
- .h0
- .h264
- .h3b
- .h3e
- .h4b
- .h4e
- .h5b
- .h5e
- .h5s
- .hbb
- .hbs
- .hdmov
- .hdv
- .hkm
- .hma
- .hmi
- .hsb
- .iaa
- .ics
- .iff
- .ifo
- .igp
- .imf
- .imovieproject
- .imp
- .infovid
- .ins
- .ircp
- .irf
- .isma
- .ismc
- .ismv
- .it
- .iti
- .itls
- .its
- .iva
- .ivf
- .ivr
- .ivs
- .izz
- .izzy
- .jam
- .jmv
- .jo
- .jo-7z
- .jpeg
- .jpg
- .jss
- .jts
- .jtv
- .k25
- .k26
- .k3g
- .kar
- .kfn
- .kin
- .kit
- .kmp
- .kmv
- .koz
- .kpl
- .krz
- .ksc
- .ksd
- .ksf
- .ksm
- .kt2
- .kt3
- .ktp
- .l
- .la
- .lof
- .lqt
- .lrec
- .lrv
- .lsf
- .lsx
- .lvix
- .lvp
- .lwv
- .m15
- .m1a
- .m1pg
- .m1v
- .m21
- .m2a
- .m2t
- .m2ts
- .m2v
- .m3u
- .m3u8
- .m4a
- .m4b
- .m4e
- .m4p
- .m4r
- .m4u
- .m4v
- .m75
- .ma1
- .mani
- .mbr
- .mdl
- .med
- .meta
- .mgv
- .mid
- .midi
- .mini2sf
- .minincsf
- .minipsf
- .minipsf2
- .miniusf
- .mj2
- .mjp
- .mjpg
- .mk3d
- .mka
- .mkv
- .mlp
- .mmf
- .mmm
- .mmpz
- .mmv
- .mnv
- .mo3
- .mob
- .mod
- .moff
- .mogg
- .moi
- .moov
- .mov
- .movie
- .mp_
- .mp1
- .mp2
- .mp21
- .mp2v
- .mp3
- .mp4
- .mp4
- .mp4v
- .mpa
- .mpc
- .mpd
- .mpdp
- .mpe
- .mpeg
- .mpeg1
- .mpeg4
- .mpf
- .mpg
- .mpg2
- .mpga
- .mpgindex
- .mpl
- .mpls
- .mpsub
- .mpu
- .mpv
- .mpv2
- .mqv
- .mscx
- .msdvd
- .msh
- .msv
- .mswmm
- .mt2
- .mt9
- .mte
- .mti
- .mtm
- .mtp
- .mts
- .mtv
- .mu3
- .mus
- .musa
- .musx
- .mux
- .muz
- .mvb
- .mvc
- .mvd
- .mve
- .mvex
- .mvp
- .mvy
- .mws
- .mx3
- .mx4
- .mx5
- .mx5template
- .mxf
- .mxmf
- .mxv
- .myr
- .mys
- .mzp
- .nap
- .ncor
- .nkb
- .nkc
- .nki
- .nkm
- .nks
- .nkx
- .nml
- .nmsv
- .nra
- .nrt
- .nsa
- .nsf
- .nst
- .nsv
- .ntn
- .nut
- .nuv
- .nvc
- .nvf
- .nwc
- .obw
- .odm
- .ofr
- .oga
- .ogg
- .ogm
- .ogv
- .ogx
- .okt
- .oma
- .omf
- .omg
- .omx
- .opus
- .orc
- .orv
- .otrkey
- .ots
- .pac
- .par
- .pat
- .pbf
- .pca
- .pcast
- .pcg
- .pcm
- .pds
- .peak
- .pek
- .pgi
- .pho
- .photoshow
- .phy
- .piv
- .pjs
- .pjunoxl
- .pk
- .pkf
- .pla
- .playlist
- .plproj
- .pls
- .plst
- .pmf
- .pmv
- .pna
- .png
- .pno
- .ppc
- .ppcx
- .ppj
- .prel
- .prg
- .pro
- .pro4dvd
- .pro5dvd
- .proqc
- .prproj
- .prtl
- .prx
- .psf1
- .psf2
- .psh
- .psm
- .pssd
- .psy
- .ptcop
- .ptf
- .ptm
- .pts
- .pva
- .pvc
- .pvr
- .pxv
- .q1
- .q2
- .qcp
- .qt
- .r
- .r1m
- .ra
- .ram
- .raw
- .rax
- .rbs
- .rcy
- .record
- .rex
- .rfl
- .rgrp
- .rip
- .rmf
- .rmi
- .rmj
- .rmm
- .rmx
- .rng
- .rns
- .rol
- .rsf
- .rsn
- .rso
- .rta
- .rti
- .rtm
- .rts
- .rvx
- .rx2
- .s3i
- .s3m
- .s3z
- .saf
- .sam
- .sap
- .sb
- .sbg
- .sbi
- .sbk
- .sc2
- .scs11
- .sd
- .sd2
- .sd2f
- .sdat
- .sdii
- .sds
- .sdx
- .seg
- .ses
- .sesx
- .sf
- .sf2
- .sfap0
- .sfk
- .sfl
- .sfpack
- .sgp
- .shn
- .sib
- .sid
- .slx
- .smf
- .smp
- .smpx
- .snd
- .sng
- .sns
- .snsf
- .sou
- .sph
- .sppack
- .spx
- .sseq
- .ssnd
- .stm
- .stx
- .sty
- .svd
- .svx
- .sw
- .swa
- .swav
- .sxt
- .syh
- .syn
- .syw
- .syx
- .tak
- .td0
- .tfmx
- .thx
- .tm2
- .tm8
- .tmc
- .toc
- .trak
- .tsp
- .tta
- .tun
- .txw
- .u
- .u8
- .ub
- .ulaw
- .ult
- .ulw
- .uni
- .usf
- .usflib
- .ust
- .uw
- .uwf
- .v2m
- .vag
- .val
- .vap
- .vc3
- .vdj
- .vgm
- .vlc
- .vmd
- .vmf
- .vmo
- .voc
- .voi
- .vox
- .voxal
- .vpl
- .vpm
- .vpw
- .vqf
- .vrf
- .vsq
- .vyf
- .w01
- .w64
- .wav
- .wave
- .wax
- .wem
- .wfb
- .wfd
- .wfp
- .wma
- .wow
- .wpk
- .wproj
- .wrk
- .wus
- .wut
- .wv
- .wvc
- .wve
- .wwu
- .wyz
- .xbmml
- .xfs
- .xi
- .xls
- .xlsx
- .xm
- .xmf
- .xmi
- .xmz
- .xp
- .xpf
- .xrns
- .xsb
- .xsp
- .xspf
- .xt
- .xwb
- .ym
- .yookoo
- .zab
- .zpa
- .zvd
- .zvr
It renames encrypted files using the following names:
- {original filename}.crptxxx
It does the following:
- Executes the following command to delete shadow copies:
- vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all
- Prevents to encrypt files containing any of the strings in its full pathname:
- Windows
- Program Files
- Internet Explorer
- Checks if VBoxService.exe is running. If so, it will perform infinite sleep.
- Has a decryption feature.
- To decrypt .crptxxx files, type "{malware name} -d {key}" in the command prompt.
- It removes .crptxxx extension after decrypting.
- Bypass UAC using Event Viewer
NOTES:
Decrypt.txt and HOW_TO_FIX_!.txt contain the following message:
The decryption routine displays the following messages:
SOLUTION
9.850
13.284.02
18 Mar 2017
13.285.00
19 Mar 2017
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
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_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- Crptxxx = %Application Data%\mtrea.exe
- Crptxxx = %Application Data%\mtrea.exe
Step 4
Search and delete these files
- %User Startup%\decrypt.txt - ransom note
- %Desktop%\HOW_TO_FIX_!.txt - ransom note
Step 5
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Ransom_CRPTX.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 6
Restore encrypted files from backup.
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