RANSOM_WCRY.DAM
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Wanna.d(Kaspersky)
Windows

Threat Type: Ransomware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted: Yes
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 does not have any propagation routine.
It does not have any backdoor routine.
This is the Trend Micro detection for files that exhibit certain behaviors.
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.
Propagation
This Ransomware does not have any propagation routine.
Backdoor Routine
This Ransomware does not have any backdoor routine.
Other Details
This is the Trend Micro detection for:
- Damaged samples of RANSOM_WCRY variants.
- Samples detected by this pattern contains code errors, thus they fail to exhibit their intended routines.
SOLUTION
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
Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as RANSOM_WCRY.DAM. 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 the following Trend Micro Support pages for more information:
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