- Threat Encyclopedia
- Malware
- Ransom.Win32.DARKSIDE.YXAH-THA
Windows
Downloaded from the Internet
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 drops files as ransom note. It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions.
17,408 bytes
EXE
Yes
12 Aug 2020
Encrypts files, Displays message/message boxes, Terminates processes
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.
Installation
This Ransomware drops the following files:
Process Termination
This Ransomware terminates the following services if found on the affected system:
It terminates the following processes if found running in the affected system's memory:
Other Details
This Ransomware does the following:
Ransomware Routine
This Ransomware avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file name:
It avoids encrypting files with the following strings in their file path:
It appends the following extension to the file name of the encrypted files:
It drops the following file(s) as ransom note:
It avoids encrypting files with the following file extensions:
9.850
16.170.06
17 Aug 2020
16.171.00
18 Aug 2020
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:
Step 2
Before doing any scans, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 users must disable System Restore to allow full scanning of their computers.
Step 3
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 4
Identify and terminate files detected as Ransom.Win32.DARKSIDE.YXAH-THA
Step 5
Search and delete these files
Step 6
Restore encrypted files from backup.