Type
File Name
Location
Bitpaymer was first discovered in July 2017 in enterprise cloud environments. Bitpaymer is found in environments with a number of different names, including WPEncrypt, FriedEx, Bitpaymer NextGen, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Bitpaymer
First Seen
July 2017
Bitpaymer is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Bitpaymer is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Bitpaymer updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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 Bitpaymer ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.locked, .LOCK, .lmtgr0up
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 Bitpaymer.
Type File Name Location file {origin_filename}.readme_txt EveryFile file {origin_filename}.lmtgr0up_readme EveryFile file HOW_TO_DECRYPT.txt RootDiscs, Desktop
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Bitpaymer.
Executables
apisetstub, mafgvag, Xrj.exe, yZj:exe, 0Wk7JMR:exe, AFPtT:exe, SjwFY.exe, 3IkZZ0:exe, ZZi2x:exe, 841913.exe, Bit Paymer.exe, BitPaymer.exe, Ransomware 1.exe, DUe1bLM.exe, 5MgqQ.exe, EqMz:exe, YpoiVa:exe, U7zj:exe, NlsData081a, NlsData081a.dll, 2EwLi.exe, NONLMB~1.EXE, W0MJTB~1.locked:bin, TieringEngineService.exe, 3AQAQH~1:bin, BAG9LA~1.EXE, mzj8Si:bin, N6F1OD~1.EXE, VMNRG2~1:bin, WASpotLife.DLL, msdtc.exe, 2PMa:exe, PrkgN:exe, Fqj9g5v:exe, 351:exe, 4RnuBxi:exe
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 Bitpaymer.
External Pages
