Ransomware Research

Al-Namrood

Al-Namrood was first discovered in September 2016 in enterprise cloud environments. Al-Namrood is found in environments with a number of different names, including Al-Namrood 2.0, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

Al-Namrood

 

First Seen

September 2016

Targeting

Behavior of Al-Namrood

Al-Namrood is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Al-Namrood is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Al-Namrood unknown the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Al-Namrood

Suffixes

Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Al-Namrood ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.not_available, .ciphered, .access_denied

Ransomware Notes

Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.

Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Al-Namrood.

Type

File Name

Location

file

Infection.TXT

file

{origin_filename}.Read_Me.Txt

EveryFile

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Al-Namrood.

External Pages

Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Al-Namrood.

External Pages

  • mailto:decryptioncompany@inbox.ru
  • mailto:fabianwosar@inbox.ru
  • mailto:cryptservice@inbox.ru
  • mailto:cryptsvc@mail.ru
  • jabber:cryptservice@jabber.ua
  • mailto:crypt64@mail.ru
  • jabber:crypt32@jabber.ua
  • mailto:crypt32@mail.ru
  • mailto:kevinrobinson@inbox.ru
  • mailto:decryptgroup@inbox.ru
  • mailto:decryptgroup@india.com
  • jabber:decryptgroup@xmpp.jp
  • jabber:cryptsvc@securejabber.me

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