Ransom.Win64.DONOTRUN.A

 Analysis by: Rojan Dela Cruz

 ALIASES:

Python/Filecoder.EK trojan, Python/Filecoder.EK trojan (NAI)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Ransomware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel:

Downloaded from the Internet, Dropped by other malware


This ransomware locks the user out of their devices by locking the screen.

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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size:

42,802,317 bytes

File Type:

, EXE

Memory Resident:

No

Payload:

Disables desktop, Connects to URLs/IPs, Displays message/message boxes

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:

  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi\cacert.pem
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi\py.typed
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer\md.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer\md__mypyc.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_ARC4.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_chacha20.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_pkcs1_decode.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_aes.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_aesni.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_arc2.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_blowfish.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cast.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cbc.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cfb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ctr.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_des.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_des3.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ecb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_eksblowfish.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ocb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ofb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_Salsa20.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_BLAKE2b.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_BLAKE2s.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_ghash_clmul.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_ghash_portable.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_keccak.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD2.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD4.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD5.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_poly1305.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_RIPEMD160.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA1.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA224.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA256.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA384.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA512.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Math\_modexp.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Protocol\_scrypt.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ec_ws.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ed448.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ed25519.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_x25519.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util\_cpuid_c.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util\_strxor.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\libEGL.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\libGLESv2.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\MSVCP140.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\MSVCP140_1.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\opengl32sw.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Core.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5DBus.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Gui.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Network.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Qml.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5QmlModels.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Quick.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Quick.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Quick.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Widgets.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Widgets.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\generic\qtuiotouchplugin.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qico.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qsvg.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qminimal.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qoffscreen.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qwebgl.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platforms\qwindows.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platformthemes\qxdgdesktopportal.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_ar.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_bg.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_ca.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_cs.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_cs.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_de.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_en.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_es.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_fi.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_fr.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_gd.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_gd.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_hu.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_it.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_it.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_ko.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_lv.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_pl.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_ru.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_sk.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_tr.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_uk.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations\qtbase_zh_TW.qm
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\QtCore.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\QtGui.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\QtWidgets.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\entry_points.txt
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\INSTALLER
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\LICENSE
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\METADATA
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\RECORD
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\REQUESTED
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\top_level.txt
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info\WHEEL
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_asyncio.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_bz2.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_cffi_backend.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_ctypes.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_decimal.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_hashlib.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_lzma.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_multiprocessing.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_overlapped.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_queue.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_socket.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\_ssl.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\base_library.zip
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\libcrypto-1_1.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\libffi-8.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\libssl-1_1.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\pyexpat.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\python3.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\python311.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\select.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\ucrtbase.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\unicodedata.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\VCRUNTIME140.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\VCRUNTIME140_1.dll

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

It adds the following processes:

  • {Malware Path}\{Malware File Name}.exe
  • %System%\cmd.exe /c sc stop WinDefend
  • %System%\sc.exe /c sc stop WinDefend
  • %System%\cmd.exe /c "ver"
  • %System%\conhost.exe 0xffffffff –ForceV1
  • %System%\conhost.exe 0xffffffff –ForceV1

(Note: %System% is the Windows system folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\System32 on all Windows operating system versions.)

It creates the following folders:

  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Math
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Protocol
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\generic
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\iconengines
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\imageformats
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platforms
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platformthemes
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\styles
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info

(Note: %Temp% is the Windows temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Windows\Temp on all Windows operating system versions.)

Other Details

This Ransomware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • discord.com:{BLOCKED}3
  • api.ipify.org:{BLOCKED}3

It does the following:

  • It locks the screen and displays the following image:

Ransomware Routine

This Ransomware drops the following file(s) as ransom note:

  • %Desktop%\readme.txt

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine:

9.800

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN FILE:

18.380.52

FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE:

14 Apr 2023

VSAPI OPR PATTERN File:

18.381.00

VSAPI OPR PATTERN Date:

15 Apr 2023

Step 1

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 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

Restart in Safe Mode

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Step 4

Search and delete these files

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There may be some files that are hidden. Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the "More advanced options" option to include all hidden files and folders in the search result.
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi\cacert.pem
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi\py.typed
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer\md.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer\md__mypyc.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_ARC4.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_chacha20.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_pkcs1_decode.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_aes.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_aesni.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_arc2.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_blowfish.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cast.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cbc.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_cfb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ctr.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_des.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_des3.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ecb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_eksblowfish.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ocb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_raw_ofb.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher\_Salsa20.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_BLAKE2b.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_BLAKE2s.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_ghash_clmul.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_ghash_portable.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_keccak.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD2.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD4.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_MD5.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_poly1305.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_RIPEMD160.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA1.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA224.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA256.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA384.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash\_SHA512.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Math\_modexp.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Protocol\_scrypt.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ec_ws.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ed448.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_ed25519.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\PublicKey\_x25519.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util\_cpuid_c.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util\_strxor.pyd
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\libEGL.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\libGLESv2.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\MSVCP140.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\MSVCP140_1.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\opengl32sw.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Core.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5DBus.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Gui.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Network.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5Qml.dll
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin\Qt5QmlModels.dll
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Step 5

Search and delete these folders

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Please make sure you check the Search Hidden Files and Folders checkbox in the More advanced options option to include all hidden folders in the search result.
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\certifi
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\charset_normalizer
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  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Cipher
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Hash
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  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\Crypto\Util
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5
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  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\bin
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\translations
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\generic
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  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\platformthemes
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\PyQt5\Qt5\plugins\styles
  • %Temp%\_MEI{random 5 characters}\setuptools-65.5.0.dist-info

Step 6

Restart in normal mode and scan your computer with your Trend Micro product for files detected as Ransom.Win64.DONOTRUN.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.


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