Type
File Name
Location
Flamingo was first discovered in September 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. Flamingo is found in environments with a number of different names, including LandSlide, Lizard,, DoNotWorry, Summon, VILKAS, HYDRA, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Flamingo
First Seen
September 2020
Flamingo is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Flamingo is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Flamingo 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 Flamingo ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.FLAMINGO, .LIZARD, .LANDSLIDE, .DoNotWorry, .Summon, .VILKAS, .HYDRA, .DRWEB
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 Flamingo.
Type File Name Location file #READ ME.TXT file #ReadThis.HTA file #FILESENCRYPTED.txt EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Flamingo.
Executables
Flamingo.exe, ConsoleApplication7A.exe, gwq6YRD8
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 Flamingo.
External Pages
