RANSOM_HAKKED.A

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.

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:

• %Desktop%\{malware name}.lnk
• %Desktop%\hacked.jpg

(Note: %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.)

It adds the following processes:

• cmd.exe /C schtasks.exe /Create /sc minute /mo 10 /tn Microsoftfix /TR {malware path}

Autostart Technique

This Ransomware starts the following services:

• Microsoftfix

Other Details

This Ransomware encrypts files with the following extensions:

• .mx0
• .cd
• .pdb
• .xqx
• .old
• .cnt
• .rtp
• .qss
• .qst
• .fx0
• .fx1
• .ipg
• .ert
• .pic
• .img
• .cur
• .fxr
• .slk
• .m4u
• .mpe
• .mov
• .wmv
• .mpg
• .vob
• .mpeg
• .3g2
• .m4v
• .avi
• .mp4
• .flv
• .mkv
• .3gp
• .asf
• .m3u
• .m3u8
• .wav
• .mp3
• .m4a
• .m
• .rm
• .flac
• .mp2
• .mpa
• .aac
• .wma
• .djv
• .pdf
• .djvu
• .jpeg
• .jpg
• .bmp
• .png
• .jp2
• .lz
• .rz
• .zipx
• .gz
• .bz2
• .s7z
• .tar
• .7z
• .tgz
• .rar
• .ziparc
• .paq
• .bak
• .set
• .back
• .std
• .vmx
• .vmdk
• .vdi
• .qcow
• .accd
• .db
• .sqli
• .sdf
• .mdf
• .myd
• .frm
• .odb
• .myi
• .dbf
• .indb
• .mdb
• .ibd
• .sql
• .cgn
• .dcr
• .fpx
• .pcx
• .rif
• .tga
• .wpg
• .wi
• .wmf
• .tif
• .xcf
• .tiff
• .xpm
• .nef
• .orf
• .ra
• .bay
• .pcd
• .dng
• .ptx
• .r3d
• .raf
• .rw2
• .rwl
• .kdc
• .yuv
• .sr2
• .srf
• .dip
• .x3f
• .mef
• .raw
• .log
• .odg
• .uop
• .potx
• .potm
• .pptx
• .rsspptm
• .aaf
• .xla
• .sxd
• .pot
• .eps
• .as3
• .pns
• .wpd
• .wps
• .msg
• .pps
• .xlam
• .xll
• .ost
• .sti
• .sxi
• .otp
• .odp
• .wks
• .vcf
• .xltx
• .xltm
• .xlsx
• .xlsm
• .xlsb
• .cntk
• .xlw
• .xlt
• .xlm
• .xlc
• .dif
• .sxc
• .vsd
• .ots
• .prn
• .ods
• .hwp
• .dotm
• .dotx
• .docm
• .docx
• .dot
• .cal
• .shw
• .sldm
• .txt
• .csv
• .mac
• .met
• .wk3
• .wk4
• .uot
• .rtf
• .sldx
• .xls
• .ppt
• .stw
• .sxw
• .dtd
• .eml
• .ott
• .odt
• .doc
• .odm
• .ppsm
• .xlr
• .odc
• .xlk
• .ppsx
• .obi
• .ppam
• .text
• .docb
• .wb2
• .mda
• .wk1
• .sxm
• .otg
• .oab
• .cmd
• .bat
• .h
• .asx
• .lua
• .pl
• .as
• .hpp
• .clas
• .js
• .fla
• .py
• .rb
• .jsp
• .cs
• .c
• .jar
• .java
• .asp
• .vb
• .vbs
• .asm
• .pas
• .cpp
• .php
• .plb
• .asc
• .lay6
• .pp4
• .pp5
• .ppf
• .pat
• .sct
• .ms11
• .lay
• .iff
• .ldf
• .tbk
• .swf
• .brd
• .css
• .dxf
• .dds
• .efx
• .sch
• .dch
• .ses
• .mml
• .fon
• .gif
• .psd
• .html
• .ico
• .ipe
• .dwg
• .jng
• .cdr
• .aep
• .aepx
• .123
• .prel
• .prpr
• .aet
• .fim
• .pfb
• .ppj
• .indd
• .mhtm
• .cmx
• .cpt
• .csl
• .indl
• .dsf
• .ds4
• .drw
• .indt
• .pdd
• .per
• .lcd
• .pct
• .prf
• .pst
• .inx
• .plt
• .idml
• .pmd
• .psp
• .ttf
• .3dm
• .ai
• .3ds
• .ps
• .cpx
• .str
• .cgm
• .clk
• .cdx
• .xhtm
• .cdt
• .fmv
• .aes
• .gem
• .max
• .svg
• .mid
• .iif
• .nd
• .2017
• .tt20
• .qsm
• .2015
• .2014
• .2013
• .aif
• .qbw
• .qbb
• .qbm
• .ptb
• .qbi
• .qbr
• .2012
• .des
• .v30
• .qbo
• .stc
• .lgb
• .qwc
• .qbp
• .qba
• .tlg
• .qbx
• .qby
• .1pa
• .ach
• .qpd
• .gdb
• .tax
• .qif
• .t14
• .qdf
• .ofx
• .qfx
• .t13
• .ebc
• .ebq
• .2016
• .tax2
• .mye
• .myox
• .ets
• .tt14
• .epb
• .500
• .txf
• .t15
• .t11
• .gpc
• .qtx
• .itf
• .tt13
• .t10
• .qsd
• .iban
• .ofc
• .bc9
• .mny
• .13t
• .qxf
• .amj
• .m14
• ._vc
• .tbp
• .qbk
• .aci
• .npc
• .qbmb
• .sba
• .cfp
• .nv2
• .tfx
• .n43
• .let
• .tt12
• .210
• .dac
• .slp
• .qb20
• .saj
• .zdb
• .tt15
• .ssg
• .t09
• .e
• .dat

Ransomware Routine

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

• %Desktop%\@Leggimi_decrypt_Italian.txt
• %Desktop%\@readme_English.txt
• %Desktop%\@Readme_Spanish.txt
• %Desktop%\@Readme_turkish.txt
• %Desktop%\How_to_decrypt_files.txt

(Note: %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.)

NOTES:

This ransomware sets the desktop wallpaper to:

It also opens the following window:

The ransom note %Desktop%\@readme_English.txt and %Desktop%\How_to_decrypt_files.txt contains: