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WannaCry Fake was first discovered in September 2019 in enterprise cloud environments. WannaCry Fake is found in environments with a number of different names, including WannaCryFake, WannaFaker, WannaCryGeneric, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
WannaCry Fake
First Seen
September 2019
WannaCry Fake is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that WannaCry Fake is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. WannaCry Fake resets 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 WannaCry Fake ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.WannaCry, .Snc, .BlackRoot, .ccc, .AWT, .WannaScream, .harma, .FOB, .ADHUBLLKA, .NORD, .Bang, .H@RM@, .Cns
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 WannaCry Fake.
Type File Name Location screenshot Desktop file ReadMe.txt EveryFolder file README.txt Temp file WannaScream.hta StartUp, Temp file read_me.txt file info.hta Desktop file info.txt RootDiscs
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for WannaCry Fake.
Executables
Windows Defender.exe, Runtime Broker.exe, runtime broker.exe, _2_.exe, Wanna Scream.exe, RUNTIME BROKER.EXE.HARMA, defender.exe, executable.exe, File encryption.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 WannaCry Fake.
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