Ransomware Research

Eternity

Eternity was first discovered in December 2017 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Eternity

 

First Seen

December 2017

Targeting

Behavior of Eternity

Eternity is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Eternity is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Eternity updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Eternity

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 Eternity ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.eTeRnItY, .ecrp

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 Eternity.

Type

File Name

Location

message

OnceOnCompletion

message

Login

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Eternity.

Executables

7zipInstall.exe, lbcr.exe, 123.exe

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 Eternity.

External Pages

  • telegram:@sungodkey
  • mailto:getyourfilesback_s@protonmail.com
  • telegram:@RecoverdataU

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