Analysis by: Charles Adrian Marty

ALIASES:

TR/Ransom.pgzct (ANTIVIR)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

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

  • Threat Type: Ransomware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

Infection Channel: Dropped by other malware, 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.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 42,802,820 bytes
File Type: EXE
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 19 Apr 2023
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Drops files, Encrypts files

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 adds the following folders:

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

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It drops the following files:

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

(Note: %User Temp% is the current user's Temp folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

It adds the following processes:

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

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

Other Details

This Ransomware connects to the following URL(s) to get the affected system's IP address:

  • http://{BLOCKED}fy.org

It connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}74-c405-4db5-a89f-72c8a7bac3bf.id.repl.co

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: 18.383.96
FIRST VSAPI PATTERN DATE: 14 Apr 2023
VSAPI OPR PATTERN File: 18.383.00
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

Search and delete this file

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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.
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_asyncio.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_bz2.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_cffi_backend.cp311-win_amd64.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_ctypes.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_decimal.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_hashlib.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_lzma.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_multiprocessing.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_overlapped.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_queue.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_socket.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\_ssl.pyd
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • %User Temp%\_MEI{5 random numbers}\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
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Step 4

Search and delete this folder

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Step 5

Scan your computer with your Trend Micro product to delete files detected as Ransom.Win64.DONOTRUN.B. 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:

Step 6

Restore encrypted files from backup.


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